I need iMac advice
Oct 3, 2018 14:09:31 #
Islandgal wrote:
Would this be helpful?
https://helpx.adobe.com/lightroom/kb/optimize-performance-lightroom.html
https://helpx.adobe.com/lightroom/kb/optimize-performance-lightroom.html
Thank you I will look it over
Oct 3, 2018 14:14:43 #
xt2 wrote:
Sounds a bit strange for your hardware "karno." I also use an iMac, 4 GHz Intel Core i7, 64 GB 1867 MHz DDR3, & AMD Radeon R9 M395 2048 MB on the Video Card. My machine should be slower than yours, but it is not apparently. It races through my photo management, and post duties. I would make an appointment, and take it into your Apple Store for them to take a look at it. I have had good success with this formula in the past with all things Apple. Good luck!
Many thanks for your input, looks like that’s what I will be doing, Apple did a online diagnostic and said everything was fine.
Oct 3, 2018 14:25:51 #
I am seeing this basic question a number of times! I will describe my set up on a Mac Pro. The hd has the applications on it. Nothing is on ssd card. I have a 12T dble (2 6T drives) drive and I use 1 drive for my photo files the other for iTunes
I file year and date with a short description of file contents file also are NEF and JPEG for ea event I have a D300 set to raw and and jpeg my d4 has two cards one raw the other jpeg .
so my light room and Photo shop are on main HD drive . Photo files are on the 6T drive .at preset there 4t being used.
the load time is about 15 sec at best loading photo on import may take 45 sec for a 300 shot file .I have experience with apple aperture and light room since #4 to today and find these running times .
sorry for mistakes in grammar or spelling.
Ron
I file year and date with a short description of file contents file also are NEF and JPEG for ea event I have a D300 set to raw and and jpeg my d4 has two cards one raw the other jpeg .
so my light room and Photo shop are on main HD drive . Photo files are on the 6T drive .at preset there 4t being used.
the load time is about 15 sec at best loading photo on import may take 45 sec for a 300 shot file .I have experience with apple aperture and light room since #4 to today and find these running times .
sorry for mistakes in grammar or spelling.
Ron
Oct 3, 2018 14:34:10 #
Open the Utilities folder under Applications and start up the Activity Monitor. Perhaps then you can tell which activity is hogging all the CPU time.
Oct 3, 2018 15:49:31 #
karno wrote:
Hey thank you for response!
The hard drive is vertically empty and not sure about the allocated ram I thought I set it up for as much ram as I could give it
The hard drive is vertically empty and not sure about the allocated ram I thought I set it up for as much ram as I could give it
You mean virtually empty? I don't think vertically will do it. LOL good luck. I'm an Apple guy myself.
Oct 3, 2018 15:55:41 #
When you bring your computer to Apple, bring your 2011 MacBook Pro, too. Show the Genius that the newer one is slower doing the same job.
Oct 3, 2018 19:02:18 #
jerryc41 wrote:
When you bring your computer to Apple, bring your 2011 MacBook Pro, too. Show the Genius that the newer one is slower doing the same job.
Lol I would love to though the fault with that year MacBook is they used a faulty mother board and graphics card they repaired it once for free, a year ago and it has already burnt out, many people were baking there motherboards in the oven at 350 for 20 minutes to reattach sauder points by melting them into place.
I am pretty sure when they had put out the offer to fix the problem on all MacBooks of the infected years they likely used old baked parts hence it failing in 1 year?
Oct 3, 2018 21:12:32 #
mham6608
Loc: Birmingham, AL
This is an OS Issue. Had the same thing happen to me with my MacPro. Reinstalled OS, all fixed. Try resetting NVRAM and PRAM first.
Oct 3, 2018 22:46:53 #
mham6608 wrote:
This is an OS Issue. Had the same thing happen to me with my MacPro. Reinstalled OS, all fixed. Try resetting NVRAM and PRAM first.
The problem with the Mac Pro is graphics card
Confirmed by Apple and fixed by Apple.
Oct 3, 2018 23:12:17 #
mham6608 wrote:
This is an OS Issue. Had the same thing happen to me with my MacPro. Reinstalled OS, all fixed. Try resetting NVRAM and PRAM first.
Sorry, Maybe I miss understood you, can you let me know more
Oct 3, 2018 23:14:39 #
mham6608 wrote:
This is an OS Issue. Had the same thing happen to me with my MacPro. Reinstalled OS, all fixed. Try resetting NVRAM and PRAM first.
Are you suggesting a system restore and not sure what a NVRAM is? Or how to reset it.
You may have the answer I am looking for?
Oct 4, 2018 09:47:11 #
karno wrote:
Are you suggesting a system restore and not sure what a NVRAM is? Or how to reset it.
You may have the answer I am looking for?
You may have the answer I am looking for?
It’s Non-Volatile Random Access Memory, otherwise known as the Parameter Random Access Memory. PRAM can become corrupt.
To “zap the PRAM,” (clear it) shut down the Mac. Press the start button. IMMEDIATELY after the startup chord chimes, hold down COMMAND + OPTION + P + R. Keep holding them down until you hear the startup chord two more times.
You’ll then have to reset some control panel settings.
The SMC or System Management Controller, may also become corrupted, and need to be reset. Instructions vary for diffferent models. Apple’s Support website has them for each model.
Oct 4, 2018 18:48:52 #
burkphoto wrote:
It’s Non-Volatile Random Access Memory, otherwise ... (show quote)
I will try that when I get home.
Apple was recommending that I bring it in for a full system restore but starting over sounds like a last resort
Oct 4, 2018 19:50:23 #
nadelewitz
Loc: Ithaca NY
It sounds like you are in way over your head with this. Get real help fast, or switch to a Windows computer. Lots more readily-available help of all kinds.
Without making this a brand recommendation, I have the letter D in mind.
Without making this a brand recommendation, I have the letter D in mind.
Oct 5, 2018 20:29:01 #
karno wrote:
I will try that when I get home.
Apple was recommending that I bring it in for a full system restore but starting over sounds like a last resort
Apple was recommending that I bring it in for a full system restore but starting over sounds like a last resort
Check to see if the Activity Monitor shows Kernel Task. Indicating heat in the cpu the os slows things down.
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