[G4] iPhoto sooo slow

[Andrew T. Lynch]

Hi Ray,
   No problem.  I have been doing the same.

   About backups, I use retrospect desktop, and it has worked well for 
me.  I have never had catastrophic loss, but I have needed to retrieve 
items from backup, even from non-=current snapshots.

  Also, I am suspicious of moving iPhoto libraries around, even though 
it is commonly done.  The Albumdata.xml file has paths in it that 
become incorrect if the library is moved.  If I decide to move my 
library from it's current location, I will rebuild the library after 
moving it.

Currently, I shoot RAW, and use Canon Digital Photo Professional to 
convert to jpeg.  I add the jpg files to iPhoto, and keep the original 
RAW files separately. If I end up with a shot I really want to refine 
in photoshop, I work with it from the RAW original.

Cheers,
    Drew


On Apr 19, 2005, at 6:20 AM, Raymond E. Hardy wrote:

> Hi Andrew,
>     Sorry, I was just trying to relate my current iPhoto experience 
> hoping
> it would be helpful. I'm about to upgrade to iPhoto 5 and need help in
> deciding how to best backup and protect my growing library. I've moved 
> my
> picture files to my new 2nd internal HD and begun backing them up to 
> DVD
> (which for me is a new experience). I'm going to delete the original 
> files
> from my 1st drive because that drive is operating near its capacity. 
> The
> size of my Picture file is about 11 G B and is growing much faster now 
> that
> I'm storing Raw images. (iPhoto 5 is hopefully going to receive the Raw
> files.) Anyhow, being relatively new to all this I'm hoping I'm doing 
> the
> "right thing", wondering how much redundancy is wise, and will 
> appreciate
> any thoughts about proper file management that anyone could send my 
> way.
> Best regards,
> Ray
>
>> Hi Raymond,
>>     Did you mean to respond to Kevin?  I (Andrew) am using iPhoto 
>> 5.0.2
>> with a very large library.  I found that performance on my old system
>> (a dual 450) was fine when my library was about 5000 images, but went
>> to heck when the library grew to its current size.
>
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