librazhy

I found my Intel 3GHz (2GB ram) is slightly faster than the Amd 3500 (1.5GB ram) photo editing-wise, but the amd3500 is faster than my intel 3GHz in online gaming wise. However, I don't play online games anymore.

I don't know how to say; when I process JPG photos, they are like lightning response. No matter open, edit, save/close.

The problem is when I open RAW photo files, takes average 5 seconds to 100% open a photo, color editing takes 2 seconds, exposure editing takes 4 seconds, noise editing takes 16 seconds, saving jpg takes <2 seconds, but saving the RAW takes 10 seconds.

sometimes I really curious if mackintosh can perform all these RAW tasks within a second.

for the photo uploading part, I really don't mind because I just connect the camera to the pc & go to the kitchen to find something to eat while uploading.

But photo editing is my main concern, it's because I usually sit in front of the LCD & wait. tbh, I don't want to gamble a few hundred$ to buy an i3 system that is just a hair faster than my p4 3GHz. Unless the pc users here guarantee that the i3 can perform all the photo editing with less than a second.

and earlier there was a thread said that the new pc system plays HD movie very smooth. But this will not trigger me to buy another new system because I don't like to watch movies in the small screen. actually weeks later I will start another thread to ask people how to watch HK TV in the 40"+ plasma/LED/LCD with the minium cost

librazhy

regarding hard drive speed, are the (SSD? or RAID-0 or RAID-1) noticeably alot faster?

I bought some ata100,ata133 hd transfer kit before, it's just a hair faster than the ide.
And I bought a sata before, it's just a little faster than the former. eventhough the 5400rpm ones are slow, they are pretty quite & reliable. The 7200rpm was a little faster, but it's pretty noisy as well. And I bought the raptor 10000rpm before, it didn't last very long and I throw it into the garbage can.

Lik

Athlon64 single core with 1.5GB RAM is super ging old and completely out-dated la.

Also, what program are you using to do your photo editing sin? The more complicated / data or CPU-intensive operations in Photoshop are never going to be lightning fast unless you have a really high end machine. LR, on the other hand, has a much faster workflow. If you are using LR3, it can already do a lot of what only PS was capable a version or two ago.

-Lik

pkphilip

If you get the retail version of Win7, it comes with both 32 and 64bit. Only OEM is seperated.

32bit for 3GB of RAM or less. 64bit for 3GB or more.

Philip

librazhy

I use image data to do raw files editing. It's way more complicated than editing JPG files.  I don't have LR, is it fast for editing RAW files? I want something to be able to perform the RAW files editing tasks within a second. And that something can be a better software or a custom photo-editing built hardware.

librazhy

pkphilip, please check pm

thx

ACC-HE

http://www.tomshardware.com/char ... dobe-Photoshop-CS-5,2426.html

Look4chrisng

LR 3 is so good. You can get a real copy for $100 when it's on sale.  It makes the workflow faster.   I am running it on old dual core/4G ram.  It is as fast as I ever want.  

With an IPS monitor, you are professional setup for less that $800?

librazhy

Look4chrisng兄﹐通常影完相﹐百幾二百個RAW FILES 番屋企。請問你用LR3 來開每一個RAW的平均時間是多少秒(100%OPEN)﹖註﹕我的電腦要用約5秒

我的電腦調較顏色平均要用約2秒﹐較曝光/對比平均要用4秒﹐最耐是滅噪點﹐平均要成16秒﹐最後CLOSE FILE 前要SAVE RAW﹐ 平均又要10秒。

我想問你用LR3來實行以上的每一項調較工作平均要用多少秒﹐能否每一項都一秒搞掂﹖

不好意思﹐這句With an IPS monitor, you are professional setup for less that $800? 我看不懂﹐可有中文版本﹖

thx

Lik

I don't have LR, is it fast for editing RAW files? I want something to be able to perform the RAW files editing tasks within a second. And that something can be a better software or a custom photo-editing built hardware.
librazhy 發表於 2011-7-4 08:00

What kind of editing are you doing to the RAW files sin?

I am not familiar with LR3 b/c I only have LR2, but even with LR2, it can do 90% of the RAW file editing / adjustments that I do.

IPS LCDs have gotten really cheap as well. I saw an ad for a 23" HD one for just over $200 the other day. Almost made me want to buy it right on the spot.

-Lik