Thumbnail images slow to develop

I'm using a new 24" iMac with 4 gig RAM. I'm working to import photos into Lightroom version 1.4.1, deleting photos as I go. Typically, the folders I'm importing into the Library contain 10-60 photos.
For some reason, as I scroll through thumbnails, it sometimes takes as long as 15 seconds (or more) for the thumbnails to clearly appear. Is there any way to speed up this process? The only other program I have open is Safari.

This seems to be an issue that affects a lot of people. rebuilding the standard and 1:1 previews doesn't seem to make it much better.
There are other threads you can follow for tips to improve performance:
http://www.adobeforums.com/webx/.59b61eb6/0
I'm hoping that Adobe addresses this in a future patch.

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How to I get high res thumbnail images?

Just discovered once I've imported images into my library Aperture 3.2.2 (running under 10.7.3) doesn't render high res thumbnail images (when the Browser Thumbnail Resize slider is set to the far right/maximum), even though my "Previews" preference settings are as follows:
"Use embedded JPEG from camera when possible" is unchecked
"Don't Limit" for Photo Preview is selected
Photo Preview quality set to 10
Deleting and regenerating thumbnails doesn't solve the issue. However, if I delete the photo from the referenced library, then reimport the image, the browser thumbnail image renders sharp. The low res thumbnail is at left; high res thumbnail (after re-import) is at right. Both thumbnails images are sharp when the Browser Thumbnail Resize slider is positioned in the middle. Photos render sharp in the Viewer, regardless.
Going back through my images, it seems Aperture stopped providing a sharp thumbnail image since around July 2010. Other than updating Aperture, my workflow or supported camera hasn't changed. Couldn't find a reference to this issue in the User Manual. Am I missing something a setting somewhere?
Thanks,
Eric

Its unclear if the command Generate Thumbnails actually does anything if the thumbs already exist and as there isn;t a Delete Thumbnails command like there is a Delete preview command there are only two ways to force a new thumb to be generated.
One is to import the image again and two is to delete the Thumbnail folder in the Aperture library. I don;t know for sure if this will fix you problem but as I said it is the only way to force the generation of the thumbs.
If you try this make sure you have a good working backup of the library. Nothing here will normally cause data loss but it is always a good idea before messing with the library.
Quit Aperture, Highlight the library in the Finder and right click, Select show package contents. One fo the folders you'll see is Thumbnails, delete it. Open Aperture.
Also be aware that the regeneration of the thumbs will take some time. Depending on the size of the library it could be an all day affair. Aperture is usable while this is going on but it will be slower.

Thumbnail images in Forms6 client/server

Hello,
Some help would be greatly appreciated on this matter. I would like to be able to display a thumbnail image of a picture on the web in an oracle, NON-WEB enabled form.
For example, when I open a form dealing with product details, I would like a piece of magic to retrieve a thumbnail image of the product from somewhere on the web, and display it on the form. Please note, in my situation it is not viable to store a scaled down version of the image int he database. The image must be located somewhere on the web.
Some research into this has pointed me to OLE, but I can't seem to find anythng relating OLE to images in forms.
Any ideas?
- A Developer Scorned.

Denis,
I followed the instructions in the link you gave (how to put animated icons in forms in which you instructed how to use an activeX control to display images in client/server forms.
I would like to thank you as it works beutifully, however there is one more question - Is there a way to get to image to scale or 'fit' to the size of the activeX control on the form
- A Developer Scorned.

XML scrolling thumbnail, image loader, & Buttons [halfway works]

Intro:
I started a flash-based website a few years ago. Back in 2006 I was able to get a xml scrolling thumbnail, image loader to work without a glitch.
For numerous reasons I had to put the project on hold until now. [one was that my 30 day trial of flash expired and only recently was I able to purchase the Adobe Web Suite CS4 as well as a new computer which could run the apps.]
Last Friday saw a bump in the road in the development of my site as two, rather straightforward task, turned into something short of a nightmare as I have been unable to get past these two, seemingly, relatively simple task.
I have posted in 4 other flash forums the issues, in detail, that I am facing - and have quite a bit of interest/views in the topic as the numbers suggest - yet no response/answer as of yet. [Which confirms other messages I have seen which seem to state that working with buttons has become increasingly difficult with the newer version of flash - something Im a bit surprised with actually from Adobe. - I would have thought there would be a palette where you could set parameters...]
Screenshot of Site/Timeline:
Before getting into the two questions I have, I would like to post an image of the site as it looks whenever an swf file is saved out, as well as a piece of the timeline in the back for reference.
Issue #1
As of now when the swf file is saved out you get exactly what you see above:
a: A scrolling thumbnail
b: ...which loads a large image when clicked on it - PEFECT...
BUT...
1a: I need for the buttons to load in this action, not for it to just load on its own.
[i.e., the silk_paintings gallery is what is open, so I need the "silk_paintings" button to call up this action]
note: Initially I had attacked this problem by taking out the actions layer you see above and applying it directly to the individual buttons with some crude MouseEvent Listener/Handerls... that did not work - at all.
Im sure it may be "easier" to make an array out of it, but with my coding level it may be "easier" to apply it to the buttons.
1b: How I currently see it, I would take the xml-list and duplicate it for the number of galleries I have.
[I would then re-name the xml-list to reflect the name of the galleries they are to represent, i.e. "silk_paintings"]
[also, I would have to rename the folders to "thumbnails1,2,3, etc., & "images 1,2,3, etc"
From there I would duplicate the actions and paste it into the buttons, changing the xml-list name to that of "silk_paintings", etc., as well as write in the MouseEvent listener Handler to make it work. [ah, ha, but what is that magic phrase, I have tried to implement various code from other tutorials, and all in vein.]
Issue #2
At this point I would be tickled pink just to get this to basic function to work.
However, once the buttons are working and calling up the xml, etc., then I need the buttons to stay on the semi-transparent blue color it is whenever in the 'hit' state. [note: NOT pictured above.]
With the way the buttons are currently set up, and with wanting to use scripting to get them to interact with the thumbnail gallery, it will have to be some miraculous code to tell that button what color to stay as whenever its clicked, and of course it going back to white when another button is clicked.
Conclusion:
Since this is an Adobe Forum I would like to make a few additional statements in hopes that the developers, etc. may take heed.
Adobes products are not cheap, and when I went to purchase the websuite I went in as a designer needing a program as not to need to program.
I understand the flexibility that coding gives, but something as simple as linking buttons should not be in the realms of rocket science. [yes, for many its not...but my brain just does not operate that route despite all the tutorials thrown at me.]
Again, it would seem that there would be a button panel where you could drag options like scrolling thumbnail slider, loader, and then parameters would come up. [much like Apples iWeb. - but before the argument of one being pro and the other for non-pros, I see it differently. Software should not be the limiting factor in how flexible you can design, or rather ones lack of programming shouldnt be. With all the talented, and I say this in all humility and honesty, programmers working for Adobe, Im sure something could be programmed like what Im asking for.]
note: Director is a good example, back in 1997 I knew nothing of multimedia and in one week I had assembled a portfolio, clicking buttons, speech, movies, and all. - and no, I dont have the money to buy more software!
At this moment I am at the mercy of someone who reads code like its a nighttime tale they are telling their kids, and who can see the exact issue I have and can share the appropriate, correct code. [as I have noticed, it has to be on target - naturally - but this target changes with just a slight change in the design.]
Thank you,
peace
Dalen
p.s.
The actionscript: [note: This is only the current working/good code that Im trying to get the buttons to call up.]
stop();
fscommand("allowscale", false);//keep SWF display at 100%
var x:XML = new XML ();//Define XML Object
x.ignoreWhite = true;
var fullURL:Array = new Array;//Array of full size image urls
var thumbURL:Array = new Array;//Array of thumbnail urls
var thumbX:Number = 25;//Initial offset of _x for first thumbnail
x.onLoad = function(){ //Function runs after XML is loaded
    var photos:Array = this.firstChild.childNodes;//Defines variable for length of XML file
     for (i=0;i<photos.length;i++) {//For loop to step through all entry lines of XML file
          fullURL.push(photos[i].attributes.urls);//Each loop, adds URL for full sized image to Array fullURL
          thumbURL.push(photos[i].attributes.thumbs);//Each loop, adds URL for thumbnails to Array thumbURL
          trace(i+". Full Image = "+fullURL[i]+" Thumb Image = "+thumbURL[i]);
          var t = panel.attachMovie("b","b"+i,i);//Each loop, Define local variable 't' as a new instance of 'b' movie clip, given unique instance name of 'b' plus the index number of the For loop
          t.img.loadMovie(thumbURL[i]);// Each loop, load thumbnail image from XML data into variable movie clip
          t._y = 0;//Set Y coordinate of variable movie clip
          t._x = thumbX;//Set X coordinate of variable movie clip based on variable thumbX
          t.numb = i;//Set sub-variable 'numb' inside variable t to hold index number
          t._alpha = 75;//Set the Alpha value of the variable movie clip to 75% - for onRollOver highlight action
          thumbX += 55;//Increment thumbX value so next thumbnail is placed 125 pixels to the right of the one before
          t.onRollOver = function () {//define onRollOver event of the variable movie clip
               this._alpha = 100;//Set thumbnail alpha to 100% for highlight
          t.onRollOut = function () {//define onRollOut event of the variable movie clip
               this._alpha = 75;//Reset thumbnail alpha to 75%
          t.onPress = function () {//define onPress event of the variable movie clip
               this._rotation += 3;//rotates thumbnail 3 degrees to indicate it's been pressed
               this._x += 3;//Offset X coordinate by 3 pixels to keep clip centered during rotation
               this._y -= 3;//Offset Y coordinate by 3 pixels to keep clip centered during rotation
          t.onReleaseOutside = function () {//define onRelease event of the variable movie clip
               this._rotation -= 3;//rotate thumbnail back 3 degrees
               this._x -= 3;//Reset X coordinate by 3 pixels to keep clip centered during rotation
               this._y += 3;//Reset Y coordinate by 3 pixels to keep clip centered during rotation
               this._alpha = 75;//Reset thumbnail alpha to 75%
          t.onRelease = function () {//define onRelease function to load full sized image
               this._rotation -= 3;//rotate thumbnail back 3 degrees
               this._x -= 3;//Reset X coordinate by 3 pixels to keep clip centered during
               this._y += 3;//Reset Y coordinate by 3 pixels to keep clip centered during
               this._alpha = 75;//Reset thumbnail alpha to 75%
               holder.loadMovie(fullURL[this.numb]);//Load full sized image into holder clip based on sub-variable t.numb, referenced by 'this'
     holder.loadMovie(fullURL[0]);//Initially load first full size image into holder clip
x.load ("silk_paintings.xml");// path to XML file
panel.onRollOver = panelOver;
function panelOver() {
     this.onEnterFrame = scrollPanel;
     delete this.onRollOver;
var b = stroke.getBounds(_root);
function scrollPanel() {
     if (_xmouse<b.xMin||_xmouse>b.xMax||_ymouse<b.yMin||_ymouse>b.yMax) {
     this.onRollOver = panelOver;
     delete this.onEnterFrame;
     if (panel._x >= 740) {
     panel._x = 740;
if(panel._x <= (thumbX-10)) {
          panel._x = (thumbX-10)
     var xdist = _xmouse - 830;
     panel._x += -xdist / 7;
The xml:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?>
<slideshow>
<photo thumbs="thumbnails/i_brown_fairy.jpg" urls="images/brown_fairy.jpg" />
<photo thumbs="thumbnails/i_blonde_fairy.jpg" urls="images/blonde_fairy.jpg" />
<photo thumbs="thumbnails/i_flower_fairy.jpg" urls="images/flower_fairy.jpg" />
<photo thumbs="thumbnails/i_red_fairy.jpg" urls="images/red-fairy.jpg" />
</slideshow>
Attached is a link to the file I made named "index".
https://rcpt.yousendit.com/706233226/5e7b4fe0973dacf090b5cbae32c47398
I would have liked to have included the following files but was limited due to "you-send-it" not uploading folders. Files not included: [but functioning] : xml list - images [folder] - thumbnails [folder]
Again, Thank you
Dalen

The issues with the buttons calling up the scrolling thumbnail panel have been resolved, as well as keeping the buttons in their hit state once clicked, thanks to Rob.
Those that have been following this thread, or stumble upon it in their searches later, may appreciate to see the final solution to this particular issue.
[Hopefully I will be able to update this thread with a url in the future to show the site in operation, which may help somebody with their project in the future if its set up similarly.]
Alas, it would be nice if future versions of flash had a more direct, flexible, user friendly method for creating navigation.
[We may see development beyond the flash ads which everyone seems to loathe... and more creativity with flash in terms of games, web interactivity, & animation.
Below are 2 sets of code:
a] the first is located within the first frame of the first button, and has some extra variables in it that the additional buttons call upon...
b] the second is the code applied to every other button.
stop();
fscommand("allowscale", false);//keep SWF display at 100%
var x:XML = new XML();//Define XML Object
x.ignoreWhite = true;
var fullURL:Array = new Array();//Array of full size image urls
var thumbURL:Array = new Array();//Array of thumbnail urls
// ....... CHANGE
var thumbX:Number;// = 25;//Initial offset of _x for first thumbnail
// make an array of all of the instance names of each button object...
// only do this once
var buttonsList:Array = new Array(shadesOfGrey, silkPaintings);
shadesOfGrey.isLatched = false;
// the rollover function... repeat for each button
shadesOfGrey.onRollOver = shadesOfGrey.onDragOver=function ():Void {
     if (!this.isLatched) {
          this.gotoAndStop(2);
// the rolloff function... repeat for each button
shadesOfGrey.onRollOut = shadesOfGrey.onDragOut=shadesOfGrey.onReleaseOutside=function ():Void {
     if (!this.isLatched) {
          this.gotoAndStop(1);
// the mouse press function... repeat for each button
shadesOfGrey.onPress = function():Void {
     resetAllButtons();
     this.isLatched = true;
     this.gotoAndStop(3);
shadesOfGrey.onRelease = function():Void {
     x.load("shadesOfGrey.xml");// path to XML file
     thumbX = 25;
function resetAllButtons():Void {
     for (b in buttonsList) {
          buttonsList[b].isLatched = false;
          buttonsList[b].gotoAndStop(1);
x.onLoad = function() {//Function runs after XML is loaded
     // resets the position of the panel on each new load
     panel._x = 740;
     // ....... CHANGE removes the existing movieclips from the panel before any new load...
     for (c in panel) {
          if (typeof (panel[c]) == "movieclip") {
               removeMovieClip(panel[c]);
     var photos:Array = this.firstChild.childNodes;//Defines variable for length of XML file
     for (i=0; i<photos.length; i++) {//For loop to step through all entry lines of XML file
          fullURL.push(photos[i].attributes.urls);//Each loop, adds URL for full sized image to Array fullURL
          thumbURL.push(photos[i].attributes.thumbs);//Each loop, adds URL for thumbnails to Array thumbURL
          //trace(i+". Full Image = "+fullURL[i]+" Thumb Image = "+thumbURL[i]);
          var t = panel.attachMovie("b", "b"+i, i);//Each loop, Define local variable 't' as a new instance of 'b' movie clip, given unique instance name of 'b' plus the index number of the For loop
          t.img.loadMovie(thumbURL[i]);// Each loop, load thumbnail image from XML data into variable movie clip
          t._y = 0;//Set Y coordinate of variable movie clip
          t._x = thumbX;//Set X coordinate of variable movie clip based on variable thumbX
          t.numb = i;//Set sub-variable 'numb' inside variable t to hold index number
          t._alpha = 75;//Set the Alpha value of the variable movie clip to 75% - for onRollOver highlight action
          thumbX += 55;//Increment thumbX value so next thumbnail is placed 125 pixels to the right of the one before
          t.onRollOver = function() {//define onRollOver event of the variable movie clip
               this._alpha = 100;//Set thumbnail alpha to 100% for highlight
          t.onRollOut = function() {//define onRollOut event of the variable movie clip
               this._alpha = 75;//Reset thumbnail alpha to 75%
          t.onPress = function() {//define onPress event of the variable movie clip
               this._rotation += 3;//rotates thumbnail 3 degrees to indicate it's been pressed
               this._x += 3;//Offset X coordinate by 3 pixels to keep clip centered during rotation
               this._y -= 3;//Offset Y coordinate by 3 pixels to keep clip centered during rotation
          t.onReleaseOutside = function() {//define onRelease event of the variable movie clip
               this._rotation -= 3;//rotate thumbnail back 3 degrees
               this._x -= 3;//Reset X coordinate by 3 pixels to keep clip centered during rotation
               this._y += 3;//Reset Y coordinate by 3 pixels to keep clip centered during rotation
               this._alpha = 75;//Reset thumbnail alpha to 75%
          t.onRelease = function() {//define onRelease function to load full sized image
               this._rotation -= 3;//rotate thumbnail back 3 degrees
               this._x -= 3;//Reset X coordinate by 3 pixels to keep clip centered during
               this._y += 3;//Reset Y coordinate by 3 pixels to keep clip centered during
               this._alpha = 75;//Reset thumbnail alpha to 75%
               holder.loadMovie(fullURL[this.numb]);//Load full sized image into holder clip based on sub-variable t.numb, referenced by 'this'
     holder.loadMovie(fullURL[0]);//Initially load first full size image into holder clip
// this one function scrolls the panel for all of the buttons, it gets the
// size of the panel when the images are loaded by any given button...
stroke.onEnterFrame = function() {
     if (this.hitTest(_xmouse, _ymouse, false)) {
          if (panel._x>=740) {
               panel._x = 740;
          if (panel._x<=740-panel._width+mask._width) {
               panel._x = 740-panel._width+mask._width;
          if ((panel._x<=740) && (panel._x>=740-panel._width+mask._width)) {
               var xdist = _xmouse-830;
               panel._x += -xdist/7;
Of note is the change to how the movie clips are measured... this change in and of itself has really helped to make the thumbnail panels operation more efficient.
Below is the script for each additional button: [Having issues with the forums not letting me post additional code, so I will put the remaining code in a reply below.]
cont.

PSE9: No thumbnail images of PSD files in Windows Explorer

Win7 x64 SP1
PSE 9.0.3
When using Windows Explorer to view a directory, *.psd files are shown with a generic PSE icon rather than as thumbnail images. PSE9 is set as the default program for *.psd files.
Is there any way to get thumbnail images to display in Explorer?
Ken

Yeah, I've heard that too, but I'm not buying that excuse:
It's not MicroSoft's responsibility for making someone's thumbnails work. MS provides the documentation (I assume) for developers to write code for a DLL to display thumbnails in Windows Explorer. It's up to the developer to do it.
Other software programs which use a proprietary image format do supply those DLLs. Three examples that I use on my PC are:
    a. Corel's CorelDraw and PhotoPaint install the appropriate shell DLLs to display their native files as thumbnails.
    b. Xara also provides a 64-bit DLL which, when manually registered, displays their native file format as thumbnails.
    c. The open-source Paint.Net group registers the DLL to display their native format as thumbnails.
God knows that those three, and especially the Paint.Net group, don't have the hundreds of millions of dollars and hundreds of developers that Adobe does, yet those three chose to do the right thing and provide what I consider to be an essential feature.
Apparently this has been going on for a long time -- certainly long enough for Adobe to write the darned code, if only Adobe had the will to do it.
PSE9 is the only Adobe product I currently have purchased and this issue just sticks in my craw. Other than that, I've got nothing but praise for the program.
Ken

Static thumbnail images not functioning (Encore 1.5.1)

I've been using Encore 1.5.1 (Build 42735) for many years now on this PC (AMD X2, Shuttle XPC P2500G), and have had no problems. However, in the last couple of weeks, the following symptom has developed...
My typical workflow is to encode M2V files using Premiere Pro 1.5.1, then import them as timelines into Encore 1.5.1. Once the timeline is created, I then set the chapter points, create menus, select video buttons, etc. Ultimately, I set thumbnail images for each video button using the "SET POSTER FRAME") option (based on frames from the M2V timeline), preview the project, then create a DVD image.
The Problem - When I try to "set poster frames" using timelines associated with M2V files, the image that appears in the menu editor's video button is severely distorted. (In some cases, the image is also upside down!) The image is corrupt when previewing the project and when the DVD is burned.
This only seems to happen when I use M2V files AND I make the buttom image static. In other words, if I check "Animate Buttons", the thumbnail image in the menu editor is corrupt, but previews and burns correctly. Also, if I use AVI files instead, everything works perfectly.
By the way, preview/playback of the actual M2V timeline works fine. It's almost as if Encore's menu editor is now having trouble interpreting the data from the M2V file.
As I stated before, I've been using M2V files in Encore since 2004 with no issues, and in the last few weeks this problem has begun. Has anyone out there encountered this problem? If so, what is causing it and is there a solution?
Thanks in advance for any help offered.

I've done some additional testing... But first a little background.
I have 2 PCs with almost identical software installed on them, including Premiere Pro 1.5.1 and Encore DVD 1.5.1. Although the hardware is different, I've configured these machines to be able to share any project I've EVER created. Any software installed on the first PC (built in 2003 - XP Home SP2) has been duplicated on the second PC (built in 2005 - XP Pro SP2). In fact, whenever I upgrade software on one machine, I always upgrade both to keep them in synch. Since 2005 I've been able to move projects back and forth between these two PCs with no problem whatsoever.
Now the test...
I created a different five minute m2v file on each PC using the media encoder (v1.1) within Premiere Pro 1.5.1. (Remember, that's my normal workflow.)
I took the m2v file from the older (and still functioning correctly) PC, then used that file to create Encore projects on both PCs. I took the m2v file created on the newer (and currently not functioning correctly) PC and created Encore projects on both PCS.
That's a total of 4 Encore projects. For each project, I created a simple "blank 4X3 menu", and added a single video button. I linked the button to the 1 and only chapter on the timeline, then set the poster frame for the button.
The results are as follows:
1) It doesn't matter which computer creates the m2v - Any m2v can be copied to the old, functioning PC, and the Encore menu editor and the preview function displays perfectly.
2) When using the Encore menu editor and preview features from the newer, problematic PC, single images (from m2v files created from either PC) set as poster frames are not interpreted properly. The image is displayed upside-down with a "mosaic" look to it.
3) If I set the thumnail image of the button, check "Animate Buttons", then render the motion menus, the menu editor still displays the corrupted image, but the preview looks perfect.
4) If I use AVI files instead, all these problems disappear.
Someone suggested this might be a codec problem, but if so, wouldn't the files not encode correctly as well? Remember, I can create the m2v on the "bad" computer, copy it to the "good" computer, and everything works fine.
It is true that (a month or so ago) I upgraded software on both machines - QuickTime 7.5.5 (which probably has some codecs) and Sonicfire Pro 5, which needs QT to run. Both sets of installs/upgrades went smoothly and the software on both PCs is working with no anomolies. Since the exact same versions are on both computers (with the old machine working perfectly), I'm having trouble buying the bad/rogue codec theory.
I could ignore this problem and just use AVI files. However, since AVI files are so much larger and take so long to back up to 4mm tape, I really don't see that as a long term solution.
Based on this information, does anyone have any ideas?
Thanks so much.

Safari won't display thumbnail images

Hello everyone. I have encountered a small issue about thumnail images in Safari. At first I thought this is an issue of a specific website but I figured out that it's an issue with my Safari browser. So, as you can see the top screenshot is from Safari which doesn't show thumbnail images and the bottom one is from Chrome which shows thumbnails perfectly. I love to use Safari as my default web browser and I have no plan to change to another web browser. So, is there anyone who can help me address this issue? Thank you in advance!

1. This procedure is a diagnostic test. It changes nothing, for better or worse, and therefore will not, in itself, solve the problem.
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6. The script is a single long line, all of which must be selected. You can accomplish this easily by triple-clicking anywhere in the line. The whole line will highlight, though you may not see all of it in the browser window, and you can then copy it. If you try to select the line by dragging across the part you can see, you won't get all of it.
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Lightroom 15000+ images ; Slow

Computer Specs: iMac 20" Intel Core 2 Duo with 2.16 GHz with 2GB Ram and 250 GB Harddrive.
Problem #1 15000+ image slow ...
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I'm using Lightroom since a month now, initially i downloaded the beta version and moved about 2000+ images (about 80% raw files, rest jpg) and it was working great ...
Now I've just purchased Lightroom 1.0 and moved about about 5 years of my digital pictures about 15000+ pictures. First i imported the first set of 2000+ pictures and it worked great again ...
then I imported 14000+ pictures (mostly jpg, less then 500 were raw) and the response from lightroom changed dramatically, it is slow. I want to assign my keywords to the pictures and tell remove the rejects and come down to 10000+ pictures. But this collection will grow,
My question to you is ...
1) Can ligthroom handle 15000+ pictures, if yes what i'm doing wrong ...
Problem # 2 Backup ... Using Export ...
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The way I'm backup is ... I select all pictures in the library (it was okay when manageing 2000+ pics) ... and export them to my external harddrive as DNG ... this converts my .NEF to .DNG which is perfect, but
this one also convert all my .JPG to .DNG.
Is there a way to convert only my .NEF TO .DNG but backing up my JPG as JPG
Is there another way to backup, i could not find a menu entry to backup on Lightroom.
Thanks in advance
Sajid

I have almost 13,000 images in my Library on a Windows system (Dual Core AMD 64 x2 - 2.2 Ghz - and 2 gb memory). I notice that LR takes much longer to open fully. If I wait for the HD to stop reading then LR responds fairly quickly. When scrolling through a lot of images I find that using minimal cells, instead of expanded, speeds up the thumbnail building issue. All in all I do find that LR gets pretty slow when well loaded with images, but that should improve with future upgrades.
I do still wonder why LR needs to rebuild thumbnails every time it opens. Bridge CS3 takes longer to build thumbnails, but it only has to do it once so it is faster the next time you open that folder.

How do I set the thumbnail image of my videos that export to my computer? I'm using Premiere Elements 11 on a windows 8.1 PC 64bit.

How do I set the thumbnail image of my videos that export to my computer? I'm using Premiere Elements 11 on a windows 8.1 PC 64bit.
Or how does Premiere 11 determine where to set the image for the video it is exporting?
I already know how to use Freeze frame and save the image to my computer by Publish+Share/Computer/ Immage.
Thanks,
Mike

Mike
This is not Adobe. Rather user to user. We are all visitors here.
Just a bit of history....back in the days of Premiere Elements 4, you could set a "poster frame" in what was called the Project area. You did this by right clicking a blank area there and, from the drop down menu that appeared, selecting View/Preview Area, and using the poster frame feature there.
As I said, when a video imports into Premiere Elements, the thumbnail of the import has been presenting as the first frame of the video. With this Preview area "poster frame" option, you could set the video's thumbnail in the Project area so that the first frame was another frame in the video. But, this "perk" was restricted to thumbnails of the video in Project area.
If you exported to file with the first frame modified video, the export's thumbnail in Windows Explorer would present with other than the real first frame or the poster frame as the first frame.
Also, in more recent versions, I have observed that the export to file does not display the real first frame of the video in Windows Explorer. Seems random, but I have not kept track.
And, remember, at the onset I wrote
As far as I have ever seen, Premiere Elements Windows uses the first frame of the video for its thumbnail in the program.
I know of no way within Premiere Elements to control what the program opts to do in this matter. In some compatibility
issues, it opts to give no image but a generic one.
I did not say that you can expect to have the Premiere Elements' export file's thumbnail in Windows displaying with its real first frame. And, the more you get into this, depending on the versions, more details need to be added to my comment about "...first frame of video for its thumbnail in the program..."
I would have to look into all this further to get perspective on the contributing factors.
ATR
Add On...The Poster Frame feature appeared in versions 4, 7, 8, and 9 by my count.

How can I create an effect to cycle through several sets of 12 thumbnail images rather than just one

Hello
I've searched everywhere i can think of and had no luck so thought it's about time i asked for help.
How do I create an effect where a group of 12 thumbnail images (all with clickable links) can scroll across by clicking a button to reveal another set of 12 thumbnails and so on without having to refresh the page, im assuming jquery can help but every single slideshow or scroll effect I've come across is for single images and not a set of images.
Its a gallery part of my website and the images are in sets of 4 in 3 rows.
All and any help will be greatly apprieciated!
Anthony

I think what you want is a Carousel Scroller. See Demo and Examples
http://dimsemenov.com/plugins/touchcarousel/
Nancy O.

Need help to show a thumbnail image column in report

Hi, Gurus:
I need to display a column of thumbnail images in a classical report. I follow the thread https://kr.forums.oracle.com/forums/thread.jspa?threadID=2201667
I am using APEX 4.1, Oracle 11gR2
Here is my table:
CREATE TABLE "SORS"."SOR_IMAGE"
   (     "IMAGE_ID" NUMBER(10,0),
     "OFFENDER_ID" NUMBER(10,0) NOT NULL ENABLE,
     "IMAGE" BLOB CONSTRAINT "SOR_IMAGE" NOT NULL ENABLE,
     "THUMBNAIL" BLOB,
     "MIME_TYPE" VARCHAR2(50 BYTE),
      CONSTRAINT "SOR_IMAGE_PK" PRIMARY KEY ("IMAGE_ID")
)Here is my procedure:
create or replace
procedure dl_sor_thumbnail (p_offender_id IN NUMBER) as
   v_mime_type VARCHAR2(48);
   v_length NUMBER;
   v_name VARCHAR2(2000);
   v_image BLOB;
BEGIN
SELECT 'IMAGE/JPEG', dbms_lob.getlength(thumbnail), thumbnail
INTO v_mime_type, v_length, v_image
FROM sor_image
WHERE offender_id = p_offender_id
and image_id = (select max(image_id)from sor_image where offender_id = p_offender_id) ;
-- setup the HTTP headers
owa_util.mime_header(nvl(v_mime_type, 'application/octet'), FALSE);
htp.p('Content-length: '||v_length);
--htp.p('Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="' || substr(v_name, instr(v_name,'/') + 1) || '"');
--htp.p('Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="'somemmmmmfilename.jpg'");
-- close the headers
owa_util.http_header_close;
-- download the Photo blob
wpg_docload.download_file (v_image);
END dl_sor_thumbnail;here is my report:
select distinct 'MAP', '<img src="#OWNER#.dl_sor_thumbnail?p_offender_id='||so.offender_ID||'"/>' detail,
so.doc_number as "DOC Number", so.offender_id as "Offender_ID", so.first_name||' '|| so.middle_name||' '||so.last_name as "Offender Name",
so.checksum as "checksum",
so.last_name as "Last Name",
so.first_name||' '|| so.middle_name as "First Name",
(select sc1.description from sor_code sc1 where sc1.code_id=so.race) as "Race",
(select sc2.description from sor_code sc2 where sc2.code_id=so.sex) as "Sex",
(select sc8.description from sor_code sc8 where sc8.code_id=so.hair_color) as "Hair Color",
(select sc9.description from sor_code sc9 where sc9.code_id=so.eye_color) as "Eye Color",
replace(replace(nvl2(sl.address1, sl.address1||' '||sl.address2 ||' '||sl.city ||' '||sl.county||' '||(select sc3.description from sor_code sc3 where sc3.code_id=sl.state)||' '||sl.zip, '-'),'#'),',') as "Address",
replace(replace(nvl2(sl.physical_address1,sl.physical_address1||' '||sl.physical_city ||' '||sl.physical_county||' '||(select sc4.description from sor_code sc4 where sc4.code_id=sl.physical_state)||' '||sl.physical_zip, '-'),'#'),',') as "Physical Address",
sl.status as "Status",
to_char(sl.ADDRESS1_LATITUDE) as "Address Latitude",to_char(sl.address1_longitude) as "Address Longitude",
to_char(sl.physical_address_latitude) as "Physical Latitude",to_char(sl.physical_address_Longitude) as "Physical Longitude",
decode(rox.habitual, 'Y', 'Habitual', '') as "Habitual",
decode(rox.aggravated, 'Y', 'Aggravated', '') as "Aggravated"
from sor_location sl, sor_offender so, registration_offender_xref rox, sor_last_locn_v sllv
where rox.offender_id=so.offender_id
and sllv.offender_id(+)=so.offender_id
and sl.location_id(+)=sllv.location_id
and rox.status not in ('Merged')
and rox.REG_TYPE_ID=:F119_REG_ID
and upper(rox.status)='ACTIVE'
and nvl(rox.admin_validated, to_date(1,'J'))>=nvl(rox.entry_date, to_date(1,'J'))
and (((select sc11.description from sor_code sc11 where sc11.code_id=so.race and sc11.code_id=:P5_SL_RACE) is not null ) or (:P5_SL_RACE is null))
and (((select sc12.description from sor_code sc12 where sc12.code_id=so.sex and sc12.code_id=:P5_SL_SEX) is not null ) or (:P5_SL_SEX is null))
and (((select sc13.description from sor_code sc13 where sc13.code_id=so.hair_color and sc13.code_id=:P5_SL_HAIR_COLOR) is not null ) or (:P5_SL_HAIR_COLOR is null))
and (((select sc14.description from sor_code sc14 where sc14.code_id=so.eye_color and sc14.code_id=:P5_SL_EYE_COLOR) is not null ) or (:P5_SL_EYE_COLOR is null))
and (exists ( (select sm.offender_id from sor_mark sm, sor_code sc15 where sm.offender_id=so.offender_id and sc15.code_id=sm.code and sc15.code_id=:P5_SL_OTHER_MARKS and sm.description is not null) ) or (:P5_SL_OTHER_MARKS is null))
and ((exists (select sm1.description from sor_mark sm1 where sm1.offender_id=so.offender_id and upper(sm1.description) like upper('%'||:P5_TF_OTHER_MARKS_DESCRIPTION||'%'))) or (:P5_TF_OTHER_MARKS_DESCRIPTION is null))
and ((floor(to_number(sysdate-so.date_of_birth)/365)-:P5_TF_AGE between -5 and 5) or (:P5_TF_AGE is null))
and ((to_number(:P5_TF_HEIGHT_FEET)*12+to_number(nvl2(:P5_TF_HEIGHT_INCHES, :P5_TF_HEIGHT_INCHES, '0')-(floor(so.height/100)*12+mod(so.height, 100))) between -6 and 6) or (:P5_TF_HEIGHT_FEET is null))
and ((so.weight-:P5_TF_WEIGHT between -25 and 25) or (:P5_TF_WEIGHT is null))and I set detail column as standard report column.
however, the report shows no image, just an icon which indicates the image is not available. Would anyone help me on this problem?
Thanks a lot.
Sam
Edited by: lxiscas on Apr 16, 2013 1:59 PM

lxiscas wrote:
I need to display a column of thumbnail images in a classical report. I follow the thread https://kr.forums.oracle.com/forums/thread.jspa?threadID=2201667
Bad choice. Only one person involved in that thread knew what they were doing...and you copied from the wrong one.
Here is my procedure:Lose it. Custom download procedures are overcomplicated and now almost never required.
See the recommendation to use declarative BLOB support, as shown in the Thumbnail image problems.

How can I create a jpeg thumbnail image?

I'd like to create a clear jpeg thumbnail image of the first page of a document created in InDesign. It will be used in Constant Contact as a link to the online version of the document. (Constant Contact doesn't take JPEG's)
I especially need help making it crisp and clear.
Thank you!

And there will be occasions when it's not better, and there are alternative ways to get better results.
You may not have tested every situation and font, but I've done enough to know that sometimes it doesn't work as expected. And it wasn't a "challenge", it was an observation.
Here's 3 ways to make a JPEG - and the one that is the best is the one that was exported to PDF and then opened in Photoshop and then Saved as a JPEG.
.........Direct Export .........................Export PDF................................Export PDF
.....to JPEG.from ID.....................Open in Photoshop.............Save to JPEG from Acrobat.
(EDIT - The forum is adding extra compression to the images - I assure you the middle image is the best)

Thumbnail images in the event browser

After about 20 minutes on FCPX the thumbnail images in the event browser randomaly disappear. If I move the scrubber bar over the blank thumbnail the image reappears but only for as long as I linger on the thumbnail. The audio track remains visible all the time. Changing the view or the scale doesn't help. It's difficult to find clips, as you can imagine. Anyone else having this problem?

Thanks Russ. After returning to original layout the problem subsided but returned after a longer time period (about two hours). I was just working (on a different project) and suddenly %90 of the thumbnails turned blue. I could still see the audio information but the pictures vanished. The picture returns when the scrubbing bar hovers over the thumbnail then disappears again when I take the bar away. This is incredibly frustrating. Could it be because I'm using a thunderboldt display off of my Mac Book Pro? Both are less than 1 year old and the Pro is (was) top of the line at the time. Blind as a bat.

How to rotate a thumbnail image in Finder?

Is there a way to rotate a thumbnail image in Finder? When I click a photo in a Finder folder, the image automatically opens in Preview and the image is correctly displayed right side up. But the thumbnail image is displaying a vertical photo horizontally. Can I rotate the thumbnail?

corelle,
please open the sidebar of the Preview window and check how the thumbnail is displayed there.
If the orientation is wrong in the Preview sidebar as well, then apparently some program rotated the image but not the EXIF preview image, which is obviously not a good thing.
If the orientation is correct in the Preview sidebar, but wrong in the Finder, then the file probably has a custom icon with wrong orientation. This should then be removed rather than rotated. It's useless anyhow because Snow Leopard's Finder can better use the EXIF preview image instead.

Automatic creation of thumbnail image in BC4J App

I have created a BC4J application using the default wizards that displays the content of the following table:
CREATE TABLE EMPLOYEE_PHOTO (
ID NUMBER (3) NOT NULL,
DESCRIPTION VARCHAR2 (20),
PIC ORDIMAGE,
THUMB ORDIMAGE,
EMPLOYEE_NAME VARCHAR2 (50))
The 'browse' jsp displays the id, description and thumb image.
The 'edit' jsp allows the user to enter the description, employee_name and upload file details for the pic image.
I have 2 problems with the application.
1. How do I set the 'browse' jsp to display the thumb image as an anchor tag that points to the 'edit' jsp ?. I would also like to dynamically set the hint text for the thumb image to 'employee_name' from the database table.
2. In the 'edit' jsp I want to invoke the Intermedia processCopy method to automatically create the thumbnail image from the image file specified by the user. How do I accommodate this method into the default code ?
Thanks in advance
Chris

Chris,
Basically, you have to use the "manual" mode of the rendering instead of the "automatic" mode. The JDev Wizard
generated JSP page uses the "automatic" mode which is hard to customize. The characteristic of the "automatic"
mode is using the <AttributeIterate> tag to iterate through all attributes. You have to change the following JSP files
to achieve what you wanted.
1. DataTableComponent.jsp
<%@ page language="java" import = "oracle.jbo.html.*, oracle.jbo.*" %>
<%@ taglib uri="/webapp/DataTags.tld" prefix="jbo" %>
<%
RequestParameters params = HtmlServices.getRequestParameters(pageContext);
String editTargetParam = params.getParameter("edittarget");
if ("null".equalsIgnoreCase(editTargetParam))
editTargetParam = null;
%>
<jbo:DataSourceRef id="dsBrowse" reference='<%=params.getParameter("datasource")%>' />
<table class="clsTable" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="3">
<tr class="clsTableRow"><%
if (editTargetParam != null)
%>
<th class="clsTableHeader"> </th>
<th class="clsTableHeader"><a href="<jbo:UrlEvent targeturlparam='edittarget' event='Create' datasource='dsBrowse' extraparameters='<%=originURL=" + params.getParameter("originURL")%">'/>">New</a></th><%
%>
<th title="<jbo:ShowHint datasource="dsBrowse" hintname='TOOLTIP' dataitem="Id"/>" class="vrTableHeader"><jbo:ShowHint datasource="dsBrowse" hintname="LABEL" dataitem="Id">##Column</jbo:ShowHint></th>
<th title="<jbo:ShowHint datasource="dsBrowse" hintname='TOOLTIP' dataitem="Description"/>" class="vrTableHeader"><jbo:ShowHint datasource="dsBrowse" hintname="LABEL" dataitem="Description">##Column</jbo:ShowHint></th>
<th title="<jbo:ShowHint datasource="dsBrowse" hintname='TOOLTIP' dataitem="Thumb"/>" class="vrTableHeader"><jbo:ShowHint datasource="dsBrowse" hintname="LABEL" dataitem="Thumb">##Column</jbo:ShowHint></th>
</tr><%
Row currentRow = dsBrowse.getRowSet().getCurrentRow();
%>
<jbo:RowsetIterate datasource="dsBrowse" changecurrentrow="false" userange="true">
<jbo:Row id="aRow" datasource="dsBrowse" action="Active"/><%
String rowStyle;
if (aRow == currentRow)
rowStyle = "clsCurrentTableRow";
else
rowStyle = "clsTableRow";
%>
<tr class="<%=rowStyle%>"><%
if (editTargetParam != null)
%>
<td class="tablecell"><a href="<jbo:UrlEvent targeturlparam='originURL' event='Delete' datasource='dsBrowse' addrowkey='true'/>">Delete</a>
</td>
<td class="tablecell"><a href="<jbo:UrlEvent targeturlparam='edittarget' event='Edit' datasource='dsBrowse' addrowkey='true' extraparameters='<%="originURL=" + params.getParameter("originURL")%>'/>">Edit</a>
</td><%
%>
<td title="<jbo:ShowHint hintname='TOOLTIP' dataitem="Id"/>" class="tablecell" >
<jbo:RenderValue datasource="dsBrowse" dataitem="Id">##Cell</jbo:RenderValue>
</td>
<td title="<jbo:ShowHint hintname='TOOLTIP' dataitem="Description"/>" class="tablecell" >
<jbo:RenderValue datasource="dsBrowse" dataitem="Description">##Cell</jbo:RenderValue>
</td>
<td title="<jbo:ShowHint hintname='TOOLTIP' dataitem="Thumb"/>" class="tablecell" >
<A href="<jbo:UrlEvent targeturlparam='edittarget' event='Edit' datasource='dsBrowse' addrowkey='true' extraparameters='<%="originURL=" + params.getParameter("originURL")%>'/>">
<jbo:EmbedImage datasource="dsBrowse" mediaattr="Thumb" altattr="EmployeeName" />
</A>
</td>
</tr>
</jbo:RowsetIterate>
</table>
2. DataEditComponent.jsp
<%@ page language="java" import = "oracle.jbo.html.*" %>
<%@ taglib uri="/webapp/DataTags.tld" prefix="jbo" %>
<%
RequestParameters params = HtmlServices.getRequestParameters(pageContext);
String dsParam = params.getParameter("datasource");
String formName = dsParam + "_form";
String rowAction = "Current";
%>
<jbo:DataSourceRef id="dsEdit" reference="<%=dsParam%>" />
<jbo:OnEvent name="edit" datasource="dsEdit">
<% rowAction = "Get"; %>
</jbo:OnEvent>
<jbo:OnEvent name="create" datasource="dsEdit">
<% rowAction = "Create"; %>
</jbo:OnEvent>
<form name="<%=formName%>" action="<%=params.getParameter("targetURL")%>" method="post" enctype="multipart/form-data">
<jbo:Row id="rowEdit" datasource="dsEdit" rowkeyparam="jboRowKey" action="<%=rowAction%>">
<table border="0">
<tr>
<td title="<jbo:ShowHint hintname='TOOLTIP' dataitem="Id"/>" align="right">
<b>
<jbo:ShowHint hintname="LABEL" dataitem="Id">##Column</jbo:ShowHint>
</b>
</td>
<td title="<jbo:ShowHint hintname='TOOLTIP' dataitem="Id"/>">
<jbo:InputRender datasource="dsEdit" dataitem="Id" formname="<%=formName%>" />
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td title="<jbo:ShowHint hintname='TOOLTIP' dataitem="Description"/>" align="right">
<b>
<jbo:ShowHint hintname="LABEL" dataitem="Description">##Column</jbo:ShowHint>
</b>
</td>
<td title="<jbo:ShowHint hintname='TOOLTIP' dataitem="Description"/>">
<jbo:InputRender datasource="dsEdit" dataitem="Description" formname="<%=formName%>" />
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td title="<jbo:ShowHint hintname='TOOLTIP' dataitem="Pic"/>" align="right">
<b>
<jbo:ShowHint hintname="LABEL" dataitem="Pic">##Column</jbo:ShowHint>
</b>
</td>
<td title="<jbo:ShowHint hintname='TOOLTIP' dataitem="Pic"/>">
<jbo:InputRender datasource="dsEdit" dataitem="Pic" formname="<%=formName%>" />
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td title="<jbo:ShowHint hintname='TOOLTIP' dataitem="EmployeeName"/>" align="right">
<b>
<jbo:ShowHint hintname="LABEL" dataitem="EmployeeName">##Column</jbo:ShowHint>
</b>
</td>
<td title="<jbo:ShowHint hintname='TOOLTIP' dataitem="EmployeeName"/>">
<jbo:InputRender datasource="dsEdit" dataitem="EmployeeName" formname="<%=formName%>" />
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<jbo:FormEvent event="update" datasource="dsEdit" addrowkey="true" />
</jbo:Row>
<%-- Pass along originURL parameter --%>
<input type="hidden" name="originURL" value="<%=params.getParameter("originURL")%>">
<input type="submit" value="Update">
<input type="reset" value="Reset">
</form>
3. DataHandlerComponent.jsp
<%@ page language="java" %>
<%@ page errorPage="errorpage.jsp" %>
<%@ page import="oracle.jbo.ApplicationModule" %>
<%@ page import="oracle.jbo.html.*" %>
<%@ page import="oracle.ord.im.*" %>
<%@ taglib uri="/webapp/DataTags.tld" prefix="jbo" %>
<%
RequestParameters params = HtmlServices.getRequestParameters(pageContext);
String targetParam = params.getParameter("targetURL");
String amId = params.getParameter("amId");
String voName = params.getParameter("jboEventVo");
%>
<%
if (voName != null)
{ %>
<jbo:DataSource id="ds" appid="<%=amId%>" viewobject="<%=voName%>" />
<jbo:OnEvent name="update">
<jbo:Row id="myrow" datasource="ds" rowkeyparam="jboRowKey" action="Update" />
<%
myrow.setAttribute("Thumb", new OrdImageDomain());
String myRowKey = myrow.getKey().toStringFormat(false);
%>
<jbo:PostChanges appid="<%=amId%>" />
<jbo:Row id="theRow" datasource="ds" action="Find" rowkeyparam="jboRowKey" >
<%
OrdImageDomain pic = (OrdImageDomain) theRow.getAttribute("Pic");
OrdImageDomain thumb = (OrdImageDomain) theRow.getAttribute("Thumb");
pic.processCopy("scale=\"0.1\"", thumb);
%>
</jbo:Row>
</jbo:OnEvent>
<jbo:OnEvent name="delete">
<jbo:Row id="delrow" datasource="ds" rowkeyparam="jboRowKey" action="Delete" />
</jbo:OnEvent>
<%-- Scroll event handling --%>
<jbo:OnEvent list="firstset, nextset, previousset, lastset">
<jbo:RowsetNavigate datasource="ds" />
</jbo:OnEvent>
<%-- Navigation event handling --%>
<jbo:OnEvent list="first, next, previous, last">
<jbo:RowsetNavigate datasource="ds" />
</jbo:OnEvent>
<%-- Query event handling --%>
<jbo:OnEvent name="Del Criteria" >
<% String remove = params.getParameter("index"); %>
<jbo:ViewCriteria id="vc" datasource="ds" action="append">
<jbo:CriteriaRow id="row<%=remove%>" index="<%=remove%>" clearall="true" />
</jbo:ViewCriteria>
</jbo:OnEvent>
<jbo:OnEvent name="Clear All" >
<jbo:ViewCriteria id="vc" datasource="ds" action="new" />
</jbo:OnEvent>
<jbo:OnEvent list="Search, Add Criteria" >
<% String rowParam = params.getParameter("nRows");
int nRows = 0;
if (rowParam != null)
try { nRows = Integer.parseInt(rowParam); }
catch (Exception ex) { }
%>
<jbo:ViewCriteria id="vc" datasource="ds" action="new">
<% for (int index=0; index < nRows; index++)
{ %>
<jbo:CriteriaRow id="row<%=index%>" >
<jbo:AttributeIterate id="attrvc" datasource="ds" queriableonly="true">
<% String item = attrvc.getName();
String value = params.getParameter("row" + index + "_" + item); %>
<jbo:Criteria dataitem="<%=item%>" value="<%=value%>" />
</jbo:AttributeIterate>
</jbo:CriteriaRow>
<% } %>
</jbo:ViewCriteria>
</jbo:OnEvent>
<% }%>
<%-- Transaction event handling --%>
<jbo:OnEvent name="Commit" >
<jbo:Commit appid="<%=amId%>"/>
</jbo:OnEvent>
<jbo:OnEvent name="Rollback" >
<jbo:RollBack appid="<%=amId%>"/>
</jbo:OnEvent>
Hope this helps.
richard
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