The simplest solution for building previews is simply to let them build overnight, or at another time when you don’t need the computer. So, it’s worth keeping an eye on Resource Monitor (Windows) / Activity Monitor (Mac) to see which computer components are reaching their limits. If you’re running low on RAM and having to use temp files, this may slow you down further. Improving preview build times frequently requires a newer CPU, so it’s not an easy fix. The time it takes to build previews is largely dependent on your computer’s processing power, but also the drive speed for the catalog and original images. Just take care that the photos are on a hard drive, not a memory card.įinally, the additional work you ask Lightroom to do immediately after import can prolong the import time, especially conversion to DNG format or building previews. If you choose to add the photos at their current location, this is a lot quicker than moving/copying the files. Many photographers send their second copies to a NAS, which can reduce the speed further. If these are on external drives, the connection speed (USB2 vs USB3, etc.) is usually the main issue. USB 3) are available to help improve the import speed.įor the destination, there are potentially two drives in play: the main Destination folder and also the Second Copy location. This includes the speed of the source – whether that’s a camera cable, card reader or hard drive – and the speed of the destination drive(s).įor the source, card readers are usually more reliable than direct camera connections, and faster USB card readers (e.g. Importing photos is also primarily limited by file transfer rates. However, we wouldn’t recommend breaking the catalog up into smaller catalogs to solve this, as this causes more problems than it solves for most people. Load time is also affected by the size of the catalog. If you’re finding it slow to load, replacing your spinning drive with an SSD can help, and is a relatively inexpensive upgrade. This affects both the OS/program files and also the catalog. Loading the Lightroom program is primarily dependent on your drive speeds. In this final post, we’ll summarize the main places to look for improvement, based on what specifically is slow.
In the first post, we said simply saying “Lightroom is slow” doesn’t help, because different areas of the program benefit from different optimizations.
Over the past 7 weeks, we’ve learned the pros and cons of non-destructive editing, how different computer components affect different areas of the program, and the ways you can adjust your Lightroom workflow to get the best performance.
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