drag into collections takes incredibly long time even with 64 bit version

[firm01]

Windows 7
Lightroom 2.0 64 bit
RAWs

I organize my photos with collections within Lightroom.

Example:

wedding
  001_anna_francesco
  002_sonja_frank
  003_nicole_thomas
    working_raws
    working_raws_assistent
....originals_dngs
....derivatives_jpgs
....go_to_catering
....go_to_reception_hotel

If I come back home from a weddig I first import my RAW files into Lightroom and then immediately drag them into the collection "working_raws" and after that I do the same with my assistents files. We both have made several thousand photos and it takes a horrible long time to drag them into the collections. As far as I remember Lightroom even crashed sometimes last season. Now I upgraded to Lightroom 2.0 64 bit and thought that I will not have this problem any longer with the 64bit version of Lightroom. I didn´t have a wedding yet, but I realize that even if I drag just a few images it takes an amazing long time. I have the impression that it even got worse. Am I doing something wrong?

Thanks, Ingrid

[firm01]

Hi,
I finally found the answer to my problem myself:

The point is that it takes so long regardless if the photos had been imported several days ago or not. That means it is slow regardless if there are other processes or not.

O.k. I found a workaround which speeds up the process. Somehow Lightroom doesn´t like the "drag and drop". It works much faster if you don´t create the collection first. Instead you select the photos and then click <Ctrl> + L  to come to the library. There you select "New Collection" and select "Include selected photos" . This way it works a lot faster. Just wanted to let you know.


Ingrid

[peterkrogh]

Ingrid,
Expression Media has that same behavior.  I'm assuming it has to do with background process that are activated when you select and start to drag.  I'm guessing that it's collecting lots of different information, since it does not know where you are going to drag the files. (Maybe to a collection, maybe to a keyword, maybe to a different program).  When you create a collection and ask the program to add that collection to each selected file, it's a more targeted task.
Peter