How to stop loading RAW files in Library view

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July 14, 2021
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I have a collection of about 500 photos from a trip. All shot and imported in RAW.

I would like to quickly review them, rate 1-5, delete some etc, so I need to edit only the best ones. However in the library Loupe view it takes about 6-10 seconds to switch from one photo to another as it is "loading". After that loading pictures seem to have slightly different color profile. I assume at first the lightroom shows the JPEG that is embeded within the RAW file, and after loading it shows the actual RAW photo (is it?). But I don't need to see the actual RAW to rate the photos, the JPEGs are enough. Is it possible to temporarily disable this loading and speed up scrolling?

Example:

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Correct answer JohanElzenga

Your assumption is correct, Lightroom generates previews and that takes time. When you import the photos, select "Embedded & sidecar" as previews. In that case Lightroom will use the camera-generated previews for the time being, just like you asked for.

JohanElzenga

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Your assumption is correct, Lightroom generates previews and that takes time. When you import the photos, select "Embedded & sidecar" as previews. In that case Lightroom will use the camera-generated previews for the time being, just like you asked for.

-- Johan W. Elzenga

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KaRolthasAuthor

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Is it possible to apply those changes to already existing collection?

JohanElzenga

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@KaRolthas wrote:

Is it possible to apply those changes to already existing collection?

No, this only works for newly imported photos.

-- Johan W. Elzenga

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