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Import takes so long; normal?

NNN634256955469043515
Is it normal to import 360 NEF and DNG and consume over 1/2 hour?
Ok, an hour now. My CPU says 98% idle for this, the boot drive shows random read/writes, but the
destination drive for the catalogue is idle, no ram devoted to ME2, and every 5 or so minutes i get
an additional thumbnail and media preview.
I'm not even importing the media, just cataloguing stuff.

media rendering: Using apple, use embedded preview;
thumbnails: size variable, Q = medium, use built in for thumbs.
Previews: full screen, large 1280, Q= HIgh

Mac Octo 2.26 16GB Ram
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  • Drew Altdo
    Importing to...?
    Importing from...?
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  • rmoorlag
    Hello ?,

    Is it the first time using EM?
    In other words, did this happen before?
    360 NEF and DNG's normaly are catalogued much quicker on these kind of hardware.

    What happens with (a fresh catalog) importing JPG's of DNG's only? (maybe EM does have difficulties with your type of NEF's. My D90 NEF's don't give any problems however).

    Quote "I'm not even importing the media, just cataloguing stuff. "
    What do you mean by this? You are not copying the images from one location to another i think?
    Regards,

    You could also try the EM section of the thedambookforum:
    Regards, Roelof
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  • NNN634256955469043515
    This is close to the first time using EM2. I have been reading, studying, and practicing
    off and on since Jan. No similar hang ups, but never a full dvd catalogue.
    Now I am really doing it. First import was from dvd. Import sounds like the wrong word.
    I really want to build a catalogue to reference all my dvd's. So the verb form "catalogue"
    ought to be the word somewhere on your menu items, but it is not there. By the way,
    how come file>import items>(import) from disk is not a choice.
    import & download from disk is a choice, but not import from disk?

    Anyway, first dvd, I used the menu File>import items>from disk. Big Mistake !!
    All the files were copied too ! I only want to build a reference catalogue.
    Instead, now I drag and drop dvd items to the window. First time, great.
    Drag/Drop from Bridge CS5 works too, which helps reduce cataloging similars.
    2d time, the lag. Even now, 4 hours later, and relaunch EM2, the spinner is
    still going, and 34 of 200 thumbnails are 1%. The full size previews are fully rendered.

    [quote="Drew " wrote:
    Importing to...?
    Importing from...?


    Importing from DVD to a named .ivc catalogue on a local disk of my choosing.

    Also, "subscription notify me of reply" does not work.
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  • macsrock
    microsoft messed up things when it comes to cataloging from CDs or DVDs.
    EM2 reads the disks (CDs or DVDs) as if they were a hard drive (it tries to import multiple files at the same time).
    Hard drives or servers can handle this...CDs or DVDs freak out and work at a glacial pace.
    4 hours is about average for CDs or DVDs.

    This was reported by microsoft, as well as myself, to Phase One ....be patient and open a support case!
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  • NNN634256955469043515
    8 hours and counting, just to make thumbs.
    34 to go same as 4 hours ago.
    What should I do? I have been waiting to
    learn this stuff so I can catalogue 200+ disks.

    Drew, any comments please?

    uh oh, What do you think of this?
    I clicked rebuild items and everything popped, complete, done. ???

    ok 12 never completed, tiny thumbs, tiny previews.
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  • rainerfrey
    One thing I'd try if I had that problem:

    • copy the DVD to disk

    • import from disk

    • reset folder path to DVD
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  • NNN634256955469043515
    is this really my best route?
    I kinda was hoping a cataloguing software could do this.
    Seems fundamental. I migrated from evaporated MediaDex.
    It could do this in a minute or 3, from dvd.
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  • Dave Heap
    Is this a Windows specific problem? I've never seen it on the Mac version. But then I'm usually importing TIFFs or JPEGs, not NEF files. Next time I'm booted into Windows I'll give it a try.

    Import from Files/Folders is what you want. A Disk is treated as a folder. On the Mac you can just drag the whole DVD.

    Import speed also depends on whether images have built-in thumbnails & whether you choose to use them, or rebuild from scratch.

    The only time I have occasionally seen multiple simultaneous import happening on the Mac version is when you drag multiple items in separate drags, rather than in one big drag, or if you have auto-update enabled on a directory which is changing slowly (i.e. over longer than one auto-update interval) or multiple directories. Then you sometimes get slowdowns due to disk thrashing. But even then, EM mostly seems to do only one at a time.

    Click the little "+" button that appears below the vertical scroll bar to see what is happening while importing.
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  • mister z
    Well, the ultimate intent was to move dvd contents to hdd for safe keeping, easier access.
    Cataloguing from hdd is working nicely, quickly, easily. I drag the folder of interest into
    the window. I'm afraid to use the import feature cuz last time it copied everything too,
    to some unwanted location.
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  • Dave Heap
    Only if you use "Download and Import:". Not if you use "Import:"
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  • mister z
    Is there any difference between your recommended and drag to window?
    I'd hate to find out later upon finishing this task.
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  • mister z
    OK using the import menu was a mistake. Things take as
    long as using the disk, all the thumb views are little white icons,
    image rotations are not coming in corrected, changing the
    rotation does nothing, spinning spinners, etc etc., this is gonna
    be another 4 hour import. I hope "rebuild" fixes these or then what?
    So, drag & drop is the route for me.
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  • Dave Heap
    [quote="mister z" wrote:
    Is there any difference between your recommended and drag to window?
    I'd hate to find out later upon finishing this task.


    Shouldn't be if you are not using "Download and Import:". Both work fine for me. If you want to copy DVD to HDD I'd Option-Drag DVD to your preferred location on HDD then drag the resultant HDD folder to EM.
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  • mister z
    agreed, tho in theory, I'm sure they designed this to work
    the same way either way, but...
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