7hough7 Posted November 22, 2013 Report Share Posted November 22, 2013 Hi, How long should it take when creating a catalog from scratch and adding ~300K files containing jpeg, avi, mpeg, raw, mp4. I have created various sub folders prior to adding to the catalog. I am still experimenting with the standalone version 1.0.0.875 Also, when I update the sub folders (say about 200 pics at a time) and rescan the main folder. How long should this roughly take? My catalog is touching 550MB and is stored on a SSD whereas the actual data is on 7200rpm HDD. So far, it has taken over 30 hours and still going :( Kind regards, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_noel_ Posted November 22, 2013 Report Share Posted November 22, 2013 70K images (JPGs, DNGs, NEFs) on HD, catalog on SSD, Intel i7 4x2 cores, 24GB memory -> about 8-10 hours to import all images into new catalog ... so with 300K images it will take some more time ... Regards Eberhard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7hough7 Posted November 22, 2013 Author Report Share Posted November 22, 2013 Thank you, I have the same cpu but with 32GB. It should take roughly 45 hours, damn... What about rescanning the folder after updates? Does it again take the same duration? Any adjustments that can be made for faster load times/rescans? Kind regards, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_noel_ Posted November 22, 2013 Report Share Posted November 22, 2013 What about rescanning the folder after updates? Does it again take the same duration? I've not measured it exactly but I think, it takes the same amount of time, if Daminion has to reread files, which have been changed outside Daminion or to store changes into files (DNGs, NEFs, ...) Working with XMP sidecar files should be faster, but I didn't try it ... Any adjustments that can be made for faster load times/rescans? I don't know any except fast processors & hard drives & memory ... But Daminion is not the slowest application here, other programs I've tried need more time for scanning or storing tags ... it's the mass of images we handle, which kills performance :( Regards Eberhard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rene Posted November 23, 2013 Report Share Posted November 23, 2013 You could simply rescan the folder with the changed files. If you would use the server version, the server could rescan the whole folder during the night, and your machine does not need to run Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7hough7 Posted November 24, 2013 Author Report Share Posted November 24, 2013 With 30+ sub folders, I would have keep track of which ones were updated and rescan only those. Not ideal, might have to consider the server version. Is the server version any faster and does the software use all cpu cores and available ram? As for cataloging, is it better to use sub folders+keywords or just dump all files in a single folder and use only keywords? Kind regards, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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