Comments on: Lightroom 4.3 Update Now Available

By: B L

B L — Sun, 16 Dec 2012 15:32:00 +0000

For me too it’s really very slow. The slowest is the library module, where it takes forever to zoom in and display 100% : it’s faster in the develop module.
Generating 1:1 previews is not an option in my workflow, it just takes forever. And my Mac is as fast as can be : last generation, fastest i7 CPU, updated system, SSD, filled with RAM etc.
Now it’s Aperture that wins the crown, by far ! But only in terms of speed. Too bad…
Anyway, I now edit / select in Nikon View NX, which is absolutely instantaneous (to display the control JPGs of the raw files) – so no need to wait for a single second, even for my D800E files – then each pic gets its stars (or not), etc. Sooooo much faster than editing in LR. I now only use LR to develop and tweak the RAW files + export, once they have been selected in VNX.
When wil they (Adobe) produce a real “performance” update ?
Come on guys !!! PLEASE !!!

By: Jason

Jason — Sat, 15 Dec 2012 21:15:00 +0000

I don’t get all the comments about it being sluggish. I’m running on a 27″ i5 iMac and have close to zero issues. I’ve had it slow down here and there but thats only if theres a ton of other stuff going on in the background outside of LR.

By: Chad Andreo-Photo

Chad Andreo-Photo — Sat, 15 Dec 2012 05:07:00 +0000

LR4 is sluggish compared to LR3 and Photo Mechanics. I have a pretty powerful setup which can run premiere pro, after effects and encore at the same time with no issues, but yet still I dread opening LR.

By: Brad Curfman

Brad Curfman — Fri, 14 Dec 2012 14:35:00 +0000

One of the 4.x updates did speed up the performance for me, but it is still slower than it should be.

One trick I learned is to browse photos in the Library module, as it renders them faster than in the develop module. Then switch to develop if you need to modify the photo. If you use the keyboard shortcuts to switch modules (G for library, D for develop), then you can do this pretty quickly.

Rendering 1:1 photos does help, but it is still slower when switching photos in develop, than in library.

By: Tobias Solem

Tobias Solem — Fri, 14 Dec 2012 12:06:00 +0000

Meh, no PNG-support.

By: leethecam

leethecam — Fri, 14 Dec 2012 11:34:00 +0000

Tethered capture still fails when my 5D3 is switched off and then back on – just like 4.2

Currently the only way to work smoothly is with EOS Utility in this respect. Why does Adobe think they have fixed this?

LEE

By: Gabe Zermeno

Gabe Zermeno — Fri, 14 Dec 2012 00:20:00 +0000

I dont think that is adobe’s fault. its nikon.

By: J Dreier

J Dreier — Thu, 13 Dec 2012 22:36:00 +0000

Still no support for tethering the D600. C’mon Adobe, C’mon

By: Robisierra

Robisierra — Thu, 13 Dec 2012 21:40:00 +0000

Agreed, same here. And I do have a strong pc that smoothly renders HD video and multiple layers in Photoshop, but Lightroom doesent work for me so smooth.

By: Roman

Roman — Thu, 13 Dec 2012 19:27:00 +0000

Well… upgrading system should not be only solutions if LR3 worked good. In my case I don’t have any problems working on very large files with multiple layers in PS6 but adjusting exposure in LR4 takes 3seconds for each slider movement.
LR3 was a good product but I jumped to fast with upgrading. Just wasted my money.