On October 30, 2019 1:21:46 PM PDT, Jos de Fotograaf <josdefotogr...@4prof.nl> wrote: >Thanks Larry, >Some test program as you suggest could do. >But why getting files from the web and not just files from my K1. Maybe > You get them from the k1 and share them on the web so other people can test using the same files.
>HDR to make it even larger. >My catalogue is quite big, around 45k. >I noticed that importing 20 K1 files takes a certain time, than if I >delete them from disk,and repeat the import action, than it goes >faster. >So I have to use fresh files for a test on the same computer. >Greetz, Jos > > >On 10/30/2019 8:11 PM, Larry Colen wrote: >>> On Oct 28, 2019, at 1:58 PM, Jos de Fotograaf ><josdefotogr...@4prof.nl> wrote: >>> >>> Dear group, >>> I need a new laptop and want one that is faster on Lightroom >processing than my present HP pavilion with i7 and SSD >>> I think of ordering several "mobile workstations" upto 2000euro and >do a comparative test with them. >>> Thinking of i7, 8th or 9th generation / 4 or 6 cores/16 or 32 GB/ >512 or 1000 GB SSD >>> I will keep the best and send the others back. >>> But how to test? >>> I was thinking: >>> >>> * measure time to import 20 K1 DNG files >>> * or export 20 K1 DNG files to high quality JPEGs >> I wonder if you good set up a standardized benchmark that you could >crowdsource. The best would be a set of files that could be downloaded >and a plug-in. >> >> One of the things that I find takes the most time is when I run >auto-tone on a group of files, then do the first change to the >exposure. I am using smart previews. >> >> To me the ideal plug-in / script would: >> >> Make sure that it is in the specific test catalog >> make sure the target directory is empty >> possibly make sure the test catalog is empty >> >> note start time >> Import a standard set of files >> note time >> create smart previews >> note time >> auto tone >> note time >> Decrease highlights by one large click >> note time >> create 1:1 previews >> note time >> export full resolution jpegs >> note time >> >> A couple of things that would affect this: >> The size of the catalog can dramatically affect import times as it >checks for existing photos >> it’s not linear, possibly order n^2 >> >> >>> Would that be a good approach? >>> >>> Or better tests? >>> >>> Tanks in advance, greetz, Jos >>> >>> -- >>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>> PDML@pdml.net >>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >>> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above >and follow the directions. >>> >> -- >> Larry Colen >> l...@red4est.com >> >> >> >> -- Sent from my Android device with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.