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<blockquote data-quote="BackdoorArts" data-source="post: 379237" data-attributes="member: 9240"><p>LR imports in two phases, each with an associated status bar that moves across the top of the import dialog: </p><p></p><p>1) Importing the photo to the catalog, which may include a move from the card to the storage medium, and conversion to DNG.</p><p></p><p>2) Creating the preview and applying default presets and metadata. You said that it's not the preview portion that is taking a long time, so I'm assuming it's taking you a long time to physically move the photos from the card to the storage medium, right?</p><p></p><p>You say that you have a USB 3 drive, but in my experience computers and laptops may come with multiple USB ports but not all of them may be USB 3. Are you sure the drive is plugged into a USB 3 port? Are you sure the lag time is in the first phase? Are you importing directly from an SD card reader or are you attaching the camera? In your conversion to DNG are the settings such that it retains the original RAW file within the DNG structure (in Preferences under File Handling), and was it this way before (embedding the original file takes longer)? Is the <strong>Embed Fast Load Data</strong> box checked? Have you tried just importing the RAW file without conversion to see if that's where the problem is?</p><p></p><p>In my experience, the first phase has always been the quickest, though the DNG conversion <em>can</em> slow things down, but not to the extent you're seeing. I suspect that it has something to do with moving the data ... <em>if</em> the slowness is happening in the first phase. I heartily recommend removing the SD card from the camera and using a good reader to import, and most newer computers have a slot already in them which <em>should</em> ensure your fastest read speeds. Again, make sure that the USB drive is in a USB 3 port. </p><p></p><p>Instead of using LR, as a test just try copying files from the card to the source drive with nothing else different (i.e. if the camera is connected then simply access the files from that attached resource). If the copy speeds are very fast then your issue is definitely in LR, so if it's in the first phase then it's probably in the DNG conversion piece, so check those options. </p><p></p><p>Is there a particular reason you're using DNG? I know a lot of Adobe scholars recommend it for "better software compatibility", and I used to do it. But I've since stopped because I've found that some products (i.e. DxO Optics Pro) will not read the Adobe DNG format (at least the files I have), and some contest sites will not accept DNG's as proof of original photo unless the RAW file is embedded, and that just makes for BIG files. If data transfer isn't your problem remove the conversion step and test again.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BackdoorArts, post: 379237, member: 9240"] LR imports in two phases, each with an associated status bar that moves across the top of the import dialog: 1) Importing the photo to the catalog, which may include a move from the card to the storage medium, and conversion to DNG. 2) Creating the preview and applying default presets and metadata. You said that it's not the preview portion that is taking a long time, so I'm assuming it's taking you a long time to physically move the photos from the card to the storage medium, right? You say that you have a USB 3 drive, but in my experience computers and laptops may come with multiple USB ports but not all of them may be USB 3. Are you sure the drive is plugged into a USB 3 port? Are you sure the lag time is in the first phase? Are you importing directly from an SD card reader or are you attaching the camera? In your conversion to DNG are the settings such that it retains the original RAW file within the DNG structure (in Preferences under File Handling), and was it this way before (embedding the original file takes longer)? Is the [B]Embed Fast Load Data[/B] box checked? Have you tried just importing the RAW file without conversion to see if that's where the problem is? In my experience, the first phase has always been the quickest, though the DNG conversion [I]can[/I] slow things down, but not to the extent you're seeing. I suspect that it has something to do with moving the data ... [I]if[/I] the slowness is happening in the first phase. I heartily recommend removing the SD card from the camera and using a good reader to import, and most newer computers have a slot already in them which [I]should[/I] ensure your fastest read speeds. Again, make sure that the USB drive is in a USB 3 port. Instead of using LR, as a test just try copying files from the card to the source drive with nothing else different (i.e. if the camera is connected then simply access the files from that attached resource). If the copy speeds are very fast then your issue is definitely in LR, so if it's in the first phase then it's probably in the DNG conversion piece, so check those options. Is there a particular reason you're using DNG? I know a lot of Adobe scholars recommend it for "better software compatibility", and I used to do it. But I've since stopped because I've found that some products (i.e. DxO Optics Pro) will not read the Adobe DNG format (at least the files I have), and some contest sites will not accept DNG's as proof of original photo unless the RAW file is embedded, and that just makes for BIG files. If data transfer isn't your problem remove the conversion step and test again. [/QUOTE]
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