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July 9, 2010
I've been struggling all this week to get the PC computer running Windows XP at Encounter Studio at Victor Harbor to function properly. The computer is old --4+ years--and it is on its last legs. I refused to upgrade to the crap Windows Vista operating system that didn't function. It was junk.
I loaded Lightroom 3 yesterday and it wiped out my idiosyncratic filing system from Lightroom 2. Now I have 5000-6000 images in one great bloody mass. How do I order that into files? Or do I just leave it and move on with new material? More time is required on the internet.
Gary Sauer-Thompson, flower study 2 Encounter Studio, 2010
It's just not learning new software that is causing my angst. The PC is slow, Windows XP is crashing continually, and the backups of my photos to the Lacie Hard Disc take ages. It looks as if some serious money is going to need to be spent on upgrading the system, and bringing in tech support to set the studio network up so that it functions smoothly.
I kinda feel helpless with all this tech stuff that a creative professional now needs to do post production work and have a smooth work flow. It's been DIY but I've reached the limits.
The core problem with Lightroom 2 was that as my image library grew the performance of the application became sluggish and clunky. It defeated the purpose of what Lightroom was supposed to do i.e. that it act as an image library where you could sort images by metadata, camera type, lens type, ISO etc. and to create collections based on different criteria.
I also suspect that Lightroom 3 just doesn't work very well on Windows XP, and my guess is that this operating system is getting too old. So I'm hesitant to upload Silver Efex Pro onto this old PC. It would seem that the software forces the computer and operating system upgrade.
A major upgrade is something I had been putting off even though it was coming in a year or so when the PC would finally die. I cannot put this off any more as the Windows XP keeps freezing so frequently that I cannot even back up my image files. So it looks as if I make the shift to a Mac Pro with a big screen and automatic backup. That's $6000. Apple's products are a wallet-buster.
I just want a computer system that works smoothly so that I can concentrate on the photography. So its "> goodbye to Microsoft from this creative professional.
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