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Tiboine
Tiboine
Inspiring
April 24, 2017
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LR CC VERY slow on hi-end PC

  • April 24, 2017
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My PC: i7 6700k, 32GB DDR, Samsung SSD, GTX 1070 Windows 10

Lightroom is very slow at basic tasks like select images, change module, write caption title etc.

Can take up to 10 seconds just to select a few images. small jpgs as well as hires raws. LR freezes for some seconds (not responding).

What I have tried:

uncheck/check gpu acc.

reset preferences.

removed all plugins

disabled all plugins

uninstall and reinstall LR

made a new catalog with just 130 images. Same response as catalog with 100k images.

When browsing images, the cpu usage goes up to 10-15%

It's been like this since last fall when I built this PC. On my macbook pro 2011 it is just regular slow. Not ridiculous slow like this.

But tasks like editing images with the sliders in dev module, import and export seems to run like normal.

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Correct answer Tiboine

This is definitely not normal behavior for ANY system. It appears you have a resource bottle-neck somewhere. I suggest running the following benchmark test and check the CPU, Disk, and Memory performance numbers:

PassMark PerformanceTest - PC benchmark software


Ok. So I ran the benchmark. First i got only 3800 (total. the 11k number you refer to is cpu only. I got 11500 there). And noticed that the 2D performance was really low. like GT 630 low.

So I reinstalled the graphics driver, and what do you know, the graphics performance went up to over GTX980 scores. (5800 points total)

So that fixed Lightrooms lag.

I didn't think of reinstalling the graphics driver since it was only LR that lagged. And I have been updating the graphics drivers several times without noticing any improvement in LR.

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shelbirenea
Participant
January 25, 2020

I know this is a really old thread but I'm in a similar situation. 
I'mrunning an

Asus extreme Maximus iii motherboard

i76700k skylake

32 gb of 3200 megahertz Corsair RGB ram 

radeon 7 gpu

m.2 ssd 970 pro evo 1tb Samsung 

in a case with proper airflow. 
I know my cpu is a bit dated but I was having no issues what so ever before. 
For the last few years I have ran a hackinsosh build with this very system with high Sierra and Mojave. With little to no issues with premier pro and Lightroom. 
I ran this system with another normal sata ssd to run windows for gaming and such 

as of late I wanted to fully switch over to windows  so did a clean install on the m.2 1tb drive and did some test edits with a folder of 4 raw images from my Sony a7iii everything ran pretty fine as far as normal develop stuff but any cropping or rotating it lags like crazy. I never had this issue with my Mac side ever. Switching from photo to photo seems to be quite slower too. I have tried every normal thing that's recommended on here.  Even did another clean install of windows 

My gpu is updated to the latest drivers. 
I tried new ram

tried a different m.2 ssd 

changed my cache size to 50 gb 

tured on and off gpu acceleration with little to no effect. 
Using standard color profile 

I have plenty or storage on the c drive and that's where the catalog is and the raw images are on there too. 

All changing nothing. Same consistent lag across the board. 
Plus premier pro is making me render 1080p footage every time I do so much as add a cross fade or extend a clip. At a 1/4th preview 

never had this issue on my Mac side. 
I pay over 50 bucks a month for these programs 

the hardware I'm using is more than adequate to to run edit 24 megapixel raw images & edit 1080p footage in a single clip timeline. 
come on adobe. Just because you have pretty much a Monopoly on the market at the moment doesn't mean you should slack off this much. 
I'm about fed up and thinking of switching to da Vinci resolve and capture one. 

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crystalk25160498
Participant
March 29, 2020

I'm convinced Adobe just doesn't care anymore.  We are running LR classic on a Windows 10 PC with a Ryzen 3600X overclocked with 32 GB of fast RAM, an AMD Radeon Vega 64 (overclocked and undervolted), and only fast SSDs with the OS on a M.2 NVME SSD.  STILL LR Classic is slow to switch between modules, slow to open, slow to develop, etc.  Windows 10 Home version 10.0.18362 Build 18362 and the most up to date driver for the Vega 64.  GET IT TOGETHER ADOBE!

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dustink21948763
Participant
June 22, 2020

Adobe is the worst company I have ever worked with.  Broken software even with excellent hardware.  

 

Lightroom Classic version: 9.3 [ 202005281810-476e492c ]
License: Creative Cloud
Language setting: en
Operating system: Windows 10 - Home Premium Edition
Version: 10.0.18362
Application architecture: x64
System architecture: x64
Logical processor count: 12
Processor speed: 4.1 GHz
SqLite Version: 3.30.1
Built-in memory: 32701.3 MB
Real memory available to Lightroom: 32701.3 MB
Real memory used by Lightroom: 5370.8 MB (16.4%)
Virtual memory used by Lightroom: 23673.7 MB
GDI objects count: 1647
USER objects count: 2862
Process handles count: 4450
Memory cache size: 500.0MB
Internal Camera Raw version: 12.3 [ 493 ]
Maximum thread count used by Camera Raw: 5
Camera Raw SIMD optimization: SSE2,AVX,AVX2
Camera Raw virtual memory: 3420MB / 16350MB (20%)
Camera Raw real memory: 2809MB / 32701MB (8%)
System DPI setting: 96 DPI
Desktop composition enabled: Yes
Displays: 1) 1920x1200
Input types: Multitouch: Yes, Integrated touch: Yes, Integrated pen: No, External touch: No, External pen: No, Keyboard: No

Graphics Processor Info:
DirectX: Radeon RX Vega (26.20.15029.27016)



Application folder: C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Lightroom Classic
Library Path: D:\Crystal Lightroom\Crystals Lightroom Catalog\Crystal's Lightroom Catalog\Crystal's Lightroom Catalog-2.lrcat
Settings Folder: C:\Users\dustinkeffer\AppData\Roaming\Adobe\Lightroom

Installed Plugins:
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Despite all this the develop module frequently freezes, it takes forever to navigate the library and switch modules.  TERRIBLE.  

Tiboine
TiboineAuthor
Inspiring
November 27, 2017

After the Classic "update", LR is still slow as poop. can take upto 5 seconds to mark a few images in grid.

Techgeek22
Techgeek22
Participant
November 3, 2019

I know this is an old thread and I was doing research as I was also finding slowness and was in search of a solution... This thread was helpful and it also made me thing of trying another parameter... Windows Power Plan... as I noticed when benchmarking and measuring power comsumption there is a big difference... If you use High performance or Ultimate Performance... LR will hum along nicely. but in Power Saver plan CPU and GPU are clock limited and you will have terrible performance.  This might be why when you initially reinstalled the driver (removing an power plan settings) it was good and then after some time or updates those setting could have been reinserted in (see the Advanced setting for power plans to see what is being changed in each plan...) here is an App I use to quickly switch power plans   

Clemzy
Clemzy
Inspiring
May 29, 2017

Hi there,

I've got the same problem... Hi end PC working station for video editing.

Since I've got my sony alpha 7rii, now my DNG fils are more than 20 mo, when it was 4 mo evrything was fast and smooth...

Can may be the dev team can work on multi cpu used with Lightroom. We all feel that the code/software is for dslr more than 2/3 years...

This can't go like this for ever...

Tiboine
TiboineAuthor
Inspiring
May 3, 2017

Ok. Looks like I have found the issue. After I reinstalled the driver, I also re calibrated the monitor using the spyder pro. And after I did that, LR started lagging again. So I deleted the monitor profile made by spyder. And then LR worked as normal.

This isn't a good solution. Any idea why that happens?

Rikk Flohr_Photography
Community Manager
Rikk Flohr_PhotographyCommunity Manager
Community Manager
May 3, 2017

Which version of the Spyder device?

What is your software version currently in use from Datacolor?

Rikk Flohr: Adobe Photography Org
Tiboine
TiboineAuthor
Inspiring
September 3, 2017

Tiboine  wrote

deleted the profile.

used spyder 5 pro

latest software

3440x1440.

I have a dual monitor setup.

Did you use the Advanced or Expert mode that let's you select ICC Version 2 and Matrix type profile? Are you calibrating both displays. What resolution is the 2nd display?

Tiboine  wrote

Can't say I notice any difference with GPU acc on or off. except from when doing GPU heavy tasks like transform.

Are you using LR with dual monitors? There is currently no GPU support for the Secondary display. If using a 3440x1440 monitor for the Secondary Loupe display it will be dog slow!

Regardless if you're using dual-displays with LR or NOT–How does LR behave if you shutdown, disconnect the 2nd display, and reboot?


no such options available in spyder as far as I can see.  second display is 1920x1200. I don't use it for LR.

no change when disconnecting the monitor.

any word on the next LR update?

Rikk Flohr_Photography
Community Manager
Rikk Flohr_PhotographyCommunity Manager
Community Manager
April 24, 2017

Can you give us a complete description of your storage attached to this machine?

Where are images stored?

Where is the catalog stored?

Where is the Lightroom program file stored?

Rikk Flohr: Adobe Photography Org
    Tiboine
    TiboineAuthor
    Inspiring
    April 24, 2017

    ah yeah sorry. all on SSD via Sata3

    Rikk Flohr_Photography
    Community Manager
    Rikk Flohr_PhotographyCommunity Manager
    Community Manager
    April 24, 2017

    All on the same SSD?

    Rikk Flohr: Adobe Photography Org
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