Lightroom 2.4 Is Too Slow To Use As A Professional Product

Hello -
I would like to know how to get Lightroom to respond in less than 4-8 seconds for almost any task.
From returning to Grid mode (4.5 seconds) to adjusting a routine crop and angle (5-7 seconds per move, 60-90 seconds total) to simply shift-selecting three to fifty photos (4-9 seconds) no matter what I do in Lightroom, it is worse that Photoshop 1.0 on a Mac Plus. Really.
Returning to Lightroom from another app - 7 seconds.
Getting the menus to drop down - 4 seconds.
My lightroom settings:
standard preview size: 1680
Quality: High
Discard 1:1: Never
write changes to XMP: off
Catalog: 127 mb on F drive (24 gig free)
Catalog: 13.5k photos, 95 gig on F drive
Cache: 6 gig on F drive
NVIDIA settings: performance over quality
My computer:
HP 8730 elitebook
4 gig ram
XP Pro, SP2
Proc: Core 2 Duo T9400, 2666 MHz (10 x 267)
DirectX 4.09.00.0904 (DirectX 9.0c)
Chipset: Cantiga PM45
Video: NVIDIA Quadro FX 3700M (1024 MB)
(2x) 250 gig 7200 rmp HD
Before anyone says to export to a new catalog and re-import, etc, use a smaller catalog, etc, be advised that I have done all of that. I have imported only 250 images to a new catalog, on a newly installed OS, with Lightroom as the ONLY application. Still it acts this sluggish.
I have scoured the boards for solutions, and having tried all the varied fixes to no avail, I really quite strongly feel that a person should not EVER be in the position or running some of the most powerful available hardware and STILL have to wait interminable seconds for Lightroom to respond.
This software, as it stands now on the PC platform (unless I am missing something quite obvous) is absolutely unusable in its present state.
Can someone from Adobe or a board guru please respond in kind to my request for help?

Photo_op8 wrote:
BradKaye wrote:
I'd have to agree with the subject of this 100%, even though I'm not experiencing anywhere near the levels of lag ellsworth is on any of my primary workhorses.
1st-Gen 17" MacBook Pro 2.4Ghz Intel Core 2 Duo with Hi-Rez Screen (about 2 years old)
1st-Gen MacPro (Dual Twin-Core 3Ghz, 3x, 10k-RPM 150GB Raptor RAID-0, partitioned to System/Scratch/Files (in that order) 16GB RAM...blah blah (about 2.2 years old)
3 week old MacPro 2x2.66 Quad-Core MacPro, 16GB RAM, Multiple Partitioned (System/Scratch/Files) Internal 4x-1.5TB RAID-0, 4x 1.5TB eSATA RAID-0, 2x NVIDIA GT 120's, 30" NEC 3090WQXi, 26" LaCie 526, 24" Apple LED Display
OS 10.5.8 on all machines.
Let me repeat-
Partitioning ONE drive to contain system files, application, cache, catalog and photos=SLOW.
It really doesn't matter that the drive is 7200 or 10k rpm if ALL items reside on the same drive. The MacPro has four bays. One drive for system and catalog, second for cache, third for photos=FAST.
Wow, I'm glad you repeated that, and used capitalized text so that I would be sure to understand.
Clearly, the benchmarks I have off of the various evolutions of my last 3, $10k computers must be in error. (single system disk, RAID-0 system disk, 10k RPM system disk, RAID-0 3x -10K rpm system disks, multiple scratch volumes on different drives, singular scratch volumes on RAIDed drives, tested via benchmark programs and application specific batch tests, etc.etc.)
More importantly as an issue of forum protocol, you didn't actually read my post.
Brad Kaye wrote:
I partition about 10% of the outside of a drive as separate and put the information I need to get to most quickly which tends to be the system folder then scratch disk in a another separate partition and then I leave the rest on that drive as gobs of 'B' space for media and other crap files, reserving the first 10%-30% of the outside of a different drive (or RAID-0 sets) for my files and Lightroom catalogs.
I'm throwing 370 mb/sec between two individual sets of 4 drive RAID-0 sets. Single 7200rpm drives sling about 80 mb/sec. My drive arrangement isn't the reason Lightroom IS TOO SLOW TO USE AS A PROFESSIONAL PRODUCT.
Also, since I referenced and linked the former software engineer turned photo FREAK in my post, whose blog I started reading last year corroborating the decisions I've made in my previous system setups with immaculate documentation and testing procedure your response even more seems like the entire reason I rarely bother posting in community forums. You seem to be here to spout, not to contribute and learn.
Take a look at all of the info contained here: (I've already read it, all of it, and more)
Diglloyd Mac Performance Guide
and if you still think I'm wrong, lets have an informed debate about it. Really.
Otherwise, lets please keep this topic moving forward with the issues Adobe needs to address next to make Lightroom a better product for professional photographers, and specifically, help out ellsworth999 who started this topic, who seems to have a big helping of problems on his plate. I can't speak to him directly of his problems since I'm not using the Windows version of the software.

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Oi vay! a mac thats too slow to use DVDs, quicktime, imovi,

OI VAY!!I believe I was sold a mac, by a mac expert nonetheless, that is far too slow and lacking in memory to watch videos in any form, dvd, file, with quicktime, etc.
And it seems too old for the updates available.
its a iBook G4
version 10.4.11
processor: 800 mhz (slow!)
memory: 640 mhz (low!)
Can anyone pls confirm or tell me otherwise please!?
thank u all or any replies most appreciated!
m in berlin

The computer should be able to play DVDs, if it has the correct Combo optical drive,
(and not a CD-RW basic drive) and the RAM can be increased to 1.12GB by adding
a chip under the keyboard in the upgrade slot there.
All in that series should have been able to play DVD media and record/play CD media.
You can find more specifications about portable Mac and others by getting the
Mactracker download from http://mactracker.ca and note the iBook (G4) info.
According to this ^ database (free download) the RAM max is over 1024MB.
Early iBook G4 tech specs: http://support.apple.com/kb/SP89
The software updates for Tiger 10.4.11 should appear when you run Software Update
from the menu which appears when you click on the Blue Apple in left side menubar.
You could also get the items which appear in there, direct as stand-alone installers
from Apple Support downloads online (good for later re-installs, if necessary, if saved.)
Not sure what the problem really is, in regard to the computer. There is a DVD Player
which should launch automatically on insertion of DVD media; in System Preferences
you can choose how media discs are handled in the appropriate Preference panel.
Note, you may have to buy an iLife version suitable for the computer you have, and
due to technical differences in the older 800MHz iBook G4 vs some latest models,
the iLife 09 may have specifications unsupported in the hardware of that computer.
iLife 06 is better suited for older G4 Macs, and that is a retail installer disc. You may
be able to get one in the second-hand market. Tiger 10.4 retail disc itself does not
contain an iLife version, as that was a separate disc. Computers that shipped with
Tiger 10.4.x included extra software and they had an iLife version, plus AppleWorks.
You can see a DVD without iLife installed, DVD Player should be in Applications folder.
iLife '09 Support: http://www.apple.com/support/ilife/
So, perhaps the alleged expert may have omitted something or the other in discussion
of the computer; ideally, the best iBook G4 would be the last edition 1.33/1.42GHz 12/14".
Hopefully this helps a bit.
Good luck & happy computing!
edited.

Macbook Air is too slow to use

My Macbook Air takes nearly 30 minutes to start up, and often even when I am just running 1-2 applications takes 10 minutes to respond to a key or click.
OS X 10.6.8, 1.86 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo, 2 GB memory.
For a while, running permission repairs weekly helped.
I have cleared the cache form Firefox, stopped using Safari b/c it was too bulky.
Activity monitor shows I still have 33 GB memory, and that the percent of processes running is low, even when the computer is slow.
Sometimes everything freezes for 10 mintues, other times, I see the spinning disc for a long time.
The worst is that each time the computer goes to sleep, it can take me 10-20 minutes to wake it up.
Please tell me the hard drive isn't dying again--the first one that came with the machine died only 4 months after I'd had it, and this one is barly 2.5 years old.

Apple Support Communities contributor etresoft wrote a very useful app to quickly gather certain system information that may help point to a cause of this problem. Go to his website, download and run EtreCheck:
http://www.etresoft.com/etrecheck
Etrecheck will be in your Downloads folder. Open it from there. You may see the following dialog box:
Click Open - etresoft contributes to this forum frequently and can be considered a trustworthy developer.
It will take a moment to run as it collects its data.
Copy and paste its output in a reply.
Do not be concerned about anything that says "Problem" or "failed".
EtreCheck was designed to remove any personal information (such as your computer's name and serial numbers) but if you see anything that looks like an email address or any other personal information that should not be divulged to others, please delete or obscure that information when you post the reply.
When you are finished with EtreCheck, quit the program. It occupies very little space, and you can keep it or drag it to the Trash as you wish.

Itunes running too slow to use

I recently uploaded a lot of content into my itunes and moved it to an external hard drive. All of a sudden Itunes runs so slow it periodically freezes as I scroll down through my library. I uploaded about 60,000 songs to bring the total to about 67,000 and change. Do you think its the number of songs coupled with the fact that this is an old computer I am using (even though its a brand new external drive) that is causing the problem or could it be something else?

Apple Support Communities contributor etresoft wrote a very useful app to quickly gather certain system information that may help point to a cause of this problem. Go to his website, download and run EtreCheck:
http://www.etresoft.com/etrecheck
Etrecheck will be in your Downloads folder. Open it from there. You may see the following dialog box:
Click Open - etresoft contributes to this forum frequently and can be considered a trustworthy developer.
It will take a moment to run as it collects its data.
Copy and paste its output in a reply.
Do not be concerned about anything that says "Problem" or "failed".
EtreCheck was designed to remove any personal information (such as your computer's name and serial numbers) but if you see anything that looks like an email address or any other personal information that should not be divulged to others, please delete or obscure that information when you post the reply.
When you are finished with EtreCheck, quit the program. It occupies very little space, and you can keep it or drag it to the Trash as you wish.

Safari 6.1 is too slow to use on my Macbook Pro... Simple Fixes?

Safari 6.1 on my Macbook Pro (Lion 10.7.5) is so slow I can't even use it. My wireless is fine, and Firefox is fine but.. all my important bookmarks (as messed up looking as they have become) are on Safari. It's unuseable for anything, and as far as watching video, forget it, youtube won't even load it's content. Is there a simple fix to this?

YouTube
1. System Preferences > Other/ Flash Player > Advanced > Delete All
     Press the "Delete All" button
     Install Adobe Flash Player.
    http://get.adobe.com/flashplayer/
    http://get.adobe.com/flashplayer/?PID=7105813
    Follow the prompts.
    Quit Safari.
    Restart computer. Relaunch Safari.
2. Enable Plug-ins
    Safari > Preferences > Security
    Internet Plug-ins > "Allow plug-ins"
    Enable it.
    Press " Manage Website Settings" button for more options.
Safari
1.Reset Safari.
   Click Safari in the menu bar.
   From the drop down select "Reset Safari".
   Click "Reset".
2. Empty Caches
   Safari > Preference > Advanced
   Checkmark the box for "Show Develop menu in menu bar".
   Develop menu will appear in the Safari menu bar.
   Click Develop and select "Empty Caches" from the dropdown.
3. Turn off Extensions if any, and launch Safari.
    Safari > Preferences > Extensions

Lenovo N585 too slow to use

I have recently purchased a Lenovo N585 and am more than dissatisfied with the quality of this unit. I am a Lenovo certified network engineer and have had my hands on literally thousands of Lenovo products, this being the worst of all time. I have a seven year old HP latop that outperforms this unit by far. I have run all possible tests on the hard drive, system board, memory, CPU, and all available bus diagnostics. I changed the hard drive for a SSD drive with no improvement. I have found nothing that will make this unit perform at the level a new laptop should perform.
I have removed Windows 8 from the laptop and installed Windows 7 with the latest drivers from the Lenovo support site with no improvement.
If there is no resolution for this issue, I expect that the unit should be replaced or able to be returned to Lenovo for a full refund.

Well.... that depends on the reason for the connection problems.
If the issue is too much RF interference in your home, then you may need to eliminate some of it. Or move. Or get your own WiFi Access Point or WiFi Router that supports the 5.0 GHz frequency use that instead of the AT&T Residential Gateway's (RG) built-in WiFi. Or use a utility such as SSIDinsider (or the mobile phone equivilent) to find a free WiFi channel and configure the RG to use only that channel.
If the issue is that your PC's drivers are out of date or suspect, you may need to upgrade them, or get a USB Wi-Fi adapter and try it.
If the issue is that your RG's Wi Fi signal is poor, then you may wish to purchase your own equipment (as above) or ask AT&T to replace your RG. (If you purchased your RG from AT&T, you may not want to do the latter, as there is now no way to avoid a monthly equipment fee if your replace your RG).

Lightroom CC is far too slow. What to do other than go back to LR 5

I've read quite a bit on the net and in these forums. Having un-ticked the CPU acceleration, I still think LR CC is slow and gluggy. Anyone have any suggestions to speed it up?
I will go back to LR5 until it's better
Thanks

web-weaver wrote:
I see no point in keeping any backup older than a month.
If my "working" catalog went bust in Jan 2013, would I want to open a backup of - say - May 2012? What would that help me?
BTW: The catalog backups done via Lr are not incremental, each backup contains the full catalog, not only recent changes.
Reminder: you don't have to fall back to the older catalog for *all* things/photos. You can judiciously import from older catalog if need be.
Put another way: backups are full, but restoral can be "selective".
Also, don't forget the role of xmp for augmenting a catalog backup - one can get some stuff from an old backup, then overlay recent xmp to restore recent edits. Not only that, but it's also possible to selectively restore some things from xmp, whilst leaving other things - granted it takes a text editor (if sidecar) or exiftool (if embedded) and some know-how.
No question: you burn less bridges by keeping old catalog backups too, regardless of who you are or what you like. How important that is to you (or whether it's important at all) is a personal thing.
Cheers,
Rob

IMovie too slow when using with iPhoto videos

Dear Geniuses
I do have several videos into iPhoto, many of them ... and using iMovie to edit video is INCREDIBLY slow ...
The only "solution" is to move the iPhoto videos into iMovie?
Any ideas if iMovie 10 or 11 or 12 will be better at this?
Is Aperture or Final Cut Pro X an alternative solution?
tx in advance

Hi Beppe,
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http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/home?category=embeddedwindows.
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After update yesterday v 38 firefox is too slow to use it

After a firefox update yesterday the browser is slow, in opening, in typing, in loading just everything...
I have tried a reset - doesnt do anything...
Can i just go back to the earlier version??

A earlier Beta version of Firefox 38.0 ? (as 38.0b3 is current) or the 37.0.1 Release ?
The current Release is at www.mozilla.org/firefox/all

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