Image import still very slow
Hi,
I am trying V12 and I found one issue that was already present in V11. When I want to import new images from a folder on my drive with the option "exclude duplicates" checked, this import is extremely slow. C1 scans for duplicates with a rate of 1-2 images per second, which means, that if a collection already has 1000 images, it will take 10-15 minutes to do the job. It was the same in V11. I had contacted the support in summer and they answered that the developers would look into it. Apparently, they could not fix this issue until now.
When I started V12 for the very first time, the import was much faster, but then slowed down. Re-installation did not help. I created a new catalog from scratch - same result. I use V11 in parallel (catalogs are separated), can this cause a conflict?
Does anybody else have the same trouble? Is there a trick or am I missing something to accelerate the import?
I am running Win10 1803, the hardware has enough power and the images are stored on an external SSD that is really fast. So imo it is not a question of hardware but of data base handling. And, for comparison, LR did the same job in a couple of seconds.
Kind regards,
Ingo
I am trying V12 and I found one issue that was already present in V11. When I want to import new images from a folder on my drive with the option "exclude duplicates" checked, this import is extremely slow. C1 scans for duplicates with a rate of 1-2 images per second, which means, that if a collection already has 1000 images, it will take 10-15 minutes to do the job. It was the same in V11. I had contacted the support in summer and they answered that the developers would look into it. Apparently, they could not fix this issue until now.
When I started V12 for the very first time, the import was much faster, but then slowed down. Re-installation did not help. I created a new catalog from scratch - same result. I use V11 in parallel (catalogs are separated), can this cause a conflict?
Does anybody else have the same trouble? Is there a trick or am I missing something to accelerate the import?
I am running Win10 1803, the hardware has enough power and the images are stored on an external SSD that is really fast. So imo it is not a question of hardware but of data base handling. And, for comparison, LR did the same job in a couple of seconds.
Kind regards,
Ingo
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I was hoping this was resolved in ver 12. I am still on 11 and will be waiting for 13 now. Perhaps this fall?
It seems unduly hard to find software for Windows 10 that will just compare two folders (on an SD card and the Capture folder of a session) to see if all the files have been transferred. Seems like a simple request, but....
Some mentioned WinDiff might work on Windows 10, but it was last updated in 2016 and started originally in 1992 and I don't think it is under further development. Seems like this should be a built in feature for an OS as old as Windows.0 -
I cannot speak to C1's speed on excluding duplicates since it is a problem I just do not have - import form a CF card after back up card gets reformatted so there are never duplicates.
But I have used WinDiff since 1992 and continue to use it to this day. Does a fine job even with its 1990s UI. But I did find there are some alternatives that you might prefer (heck I might đ. I found this list of alternatives:
https://www.winhelponline.com/blog/comp ... fferences/
Win Merge looks promising: https://winmerge.org0 -
Another thing you can try as an alternative to the "exclude duplicates" option is to apply a filter in the import dialog. You can click on the ... to the right of the search field at the top right of the import dialog, and add a search criterion of the date being later than the existing most recent file so [Date] [is after] [appropriate date here].
Ian1 -
I also have been experiencing slow down import for several month now on Windows 10. I am using latest capture one and windows. đ âšī¸ 0
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