Q: Aperture is slow with high-MP files
I am using the latest version of Aperture and OSX on a maxed-out 27" iMac (late 2012): SSD storage, 32 GB RAM, 3,4 GHz Intel Core i7, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680MX 2048 MB.
Recently I switched from Canon to Sony (a7r II/42 mp files). I shoot in RAW (compressed) and noticed Aperture is very slow when browsing the files. It takes around 5 sec. to load its preview and then I can edit it without hassle. I get a lot of spinning rainbows when browsing one file after another. It is a real pain...
My settings are:
- Import - Camera previews
- Previews - Photo preview 2560/2560; Quality 7
My library is managed (on external SSD via thunderbolt with more than enough space left) and it contains 38K files. I have successfully repaired the library and optimised the database.
Is there a way to speed up Aperture? I really don't want to switch to another RAW converter. I've tried most of them and they are all missing something from Aperture.
iMac (27-inch, Late 2012), OS X Yosemite (10.10)
Posted on Jul 2, 2016 6:59 AM