Very slow thumbnail display of Nikon D800 images

[GBaylis]

Hi, has anyone else experienced very slow thumbnail display of .NEF thumbnails (mine are from a Nikon D800) - they are taking around 4 seconds each to load? Windows Explorer displays them almost immediately even for new images and I have got the latest Nikon NEF RAW CODEC loaded.

I'm running Windows 7 64 bit on a fast PC with 8Gb RAM.

I've tried various options in the Configuration menu; once the thumbnails have been cached, performance is OK.

Is it the CODEC that's slow? Perhaps someone knows of a faster one (though I've had no problem with my current one with any other app).

Many thanks,

Geoff

[admin]

Could you send me one sample NEF by email or provide me a download link?

[admin]

Good news! The next BETA (v12.90.0003) should bring big improvement to the speed of thumbnailing RAW formats.

[admin]

No feedback??? I thought this was a pretty fantastic improvement...

[j_c_hallgren]

No feedback??? I thought this was a pretty fantastic improvement...

Well, it's not even been 24 hrs since OP started this and thus may not be aware of just how fast you move, ok? Give people a chance to catch up...(doesn't affect me so no feedback other than caution to not expect hyper-fast feedback!)

[GBaylis]

Yes your response times are a tad faster than the IT industry average!

I've downloaded Beta 12.90.0004 and although it's quicker, it's still about 2 to 3 seconds each and the thumbnails don't seem as clear as they did with the full release version. Would 12.90.0003 be any different (I assume each release is incremental)?

I have also noticed that it's very hard to interrupt XY once it is trudging through a new folder creating thumbnails until it has finished all those in view.

The NEF files vary from 38-60Mb each (depending upon whether they are straight from the camera or have been edited), so I hear you saying "well, what do you expect?", but as I said before, Windows Explorer has no trouble so I'd expect XY to do likewise.

Thanks, Geoff

[admin]

Yes your response times are a tad faster than the IT industry average!

I've downloaded Beta 12.90.0004 and although it's quicker, it's still about 2 to 3 seconds each and the thumbnails don't seem as clear as they did with the full release version. Would 12.90.0003 be any different (I assume each release is incremental)?

I have also noticed that it's very hard to interrupt XY once it is trudging through a new folder creating thumbnails until it has finished all those in view.

The NEF files vary from 38-60Mb each (depending upon whether they are straight from the camera or have been edited), so I hear you saying "well, what do you expect?", but as I said before, Windows Explorer has no trouble so I'd expect XY to do likewise.

Thanks, Geoff

1. Hmm, that's not the numbers I wanted to see. So I assume Explorer makes use of embedded thumbnails, and XY does not. To verify this I would need a NEF.

2. Press ESC repeatedly or even hold it pressed.

3. Any link to download one?
OK; I found some in the web... going to the test lab now...

[admin]

I cannot get slow NEF thumbnails here. All are instant.

Maybe it's the codec. I'm using FastPictureViewer Codec Pack for years now, and it is fast.

[admin]

Please ensure that Configuration | Thumbnails | Super-fast thumbnails is ticked.

Also tick Configuration | Thumbnails | Show dimensions of original image on thumbnail. This will help me understanding what's going on at your end.

[GBaylis]

Here's a link to a few of my NEFs:
https://www.btcloud.bt.com/?shareObject ... 3f42130ef7

[admin]

Thanks! Tested them on XP SP3 (with FastPictureViewer Codec Pack) and the thumbnails come instantaneously (even with super-fast OFF!). So, it seems to be the codec.

[GBaylis]

Zoooooom! Just loaded the FastPicture Viewer CODECs...that did it!

Many thanks everyone.

Geoff

[admin]

Cool!

So it was a double-ended problem with a double-ended solution: You got better codecs, and XY got better code. Win win!