Using the catalog with filters is slow and inconsistent
I've imported 220 000 (aprox 4.4 tb) photos/videos into a catalog (system: win 10 x64, 24gigs, 4th gen i7, GTX 970, C1 11.1.1 catalog on an SSD). That took a few hours to import and 24 hours to make 900x previews.
There are major issues when attempting to use the catalog.
- It's inconsistent. When selecting a filter of f1.4, for example, where alongside the filter it states there are 15 000 images, perhaps 2000 images appear (slowly). Switching to other filters does not show the correct amount of photos in the browser vs the amount alongside the filter. Sometimes, when changing from one filter to another, nothing happens.
- It's slow. It takes a long time to import photos, and after you import them, the system appears to review every photo when populating the filter figures.
- When selecting one filter eg. 35mm (though the system doesn't show the correct amount of photos) and another filter eg f1.4 (using CTRL), the second filter selection does not refine the results ie. nothing happens.
On paper the filter system appears powerful. In practice, IMHO, it is inconsistent and slow and thus unusable.
If you have any recommendations on how to improve performance, I'd appreciate it.
There are major issues when attempting to use the catalog.
- It's inconsistent. When selecting a filter of f1.4, for example, where alongside the filter it states there are 15 000 images, perhaps 2000 images appear (slowly). Switching to other filters does not show the correct amount of photos in the browser vs the amount alongside the filter. Sometimes, when changing from one filter to another, nothing happens.
- It's slow. It takes a long time to import photos, and after you import them, the system appears to review every photo when populating the filter figures.
- When selecting one filter eg. 35mm (though the system doesn't show the correct amount of photos) and another filter eg f1.4 (using CTRL), the second filter selection does not refine the results ie. nothing happens.
On paper the filter system appears powerful. In practice, IMHO, it is inconsistent and slow and thus unusable.
If you have any recommendations on how to improve performance, I'd appreciate it.
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Also, when selecting f1.4, for example, which apparently has 15000 photos, why does it only show 2 photos?
After waiting 30 seconds or so, slowly photos are added.
I try another aperture - nothing happens for 30 seconds. Then it starts at 30 photos and slowly adds them (maybe 10 - 20 photos per second, though it pauses every 2 -5 seconds, then adds more). Apparently the new aperture has 10 000+ photos. How long will it take to show all the photos that I have selected?
This is after it spent 24+ hrs importing the photos in the first place.
It's unusable. Perhaps it is due to the size of the catalog. In which case, it's unusable with catalogs above a certain size on moderately powerful systems.
Oh, and as it's searching the disk and populating the filter I chose, it's now using 3 gigs in memory and 20% CPU. LR would have accomplished this within 10 seconds.0 -
Hi,
It's simple:
Search the forum for my name then you will find some threads to Windows Catalog and whats all wrong with the Windows version (OSX Version is much better)
So that the search runs fast and confidently you must select after the start of C1 as the first "All pictures", then wait with so many pictures until the orange circle which is indicated closes and disappears. This can take about 2 hours by ~220000 pictures (after every start!!!).
But you chose the wrong tool for this 😄.0 -
I would be very interested how long it takes that "All Images" with 220k images but without filter show up (orange circle closed), alongside with your hardware specs. 0 -
[quote="NN635462462375053713UL" wrote:
That took a few hours to import and 24 hours to make 900x previews.
What do you mean by "900x" previews?0 -
[quote="NN635462462375053713UL" wrote:
Also, when selecting f1.4, for example, which apparently has 15000 photos, why does it only show 2 photos?
After waiting 30 seconds or so, slowly photos are added.
I try another aperture - nothing happens for 30 seconds. Then it starts at 30 photos and slowly adds them (maybe 10 - 20 photos per second, though it pauses every 2 -5 seconds, then adds more). Apparently the new aperture has 10 000+ photos. How long will it take to show all the photos that I have selected?
This is after it spent 24+ hrs importing the photos in the first place.
It's unusable. Perhaps it is due to the size of the catalog. In which case, it's unusable with catalogs above a certain size on moderately powerful systems.
Oh, and as it's searching the disk and populating the filter I chose, it's now using 3 gigs in memory and 20% CPU. LR would have accomplished this within 10 seconds.
Clearly C1's database does not implement some persistent sort of "page caching".0
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