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Angel Colas User 4 posts since
Jun 10, 2010
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Jun 10, 2010 12:42 AM

LR3 Not releasing memory

Hi all,

 

I am running the LR3 64 bits test version under windows Vista64. I have a problem with the RAM memory allocation. When I start working, mainly checking the new imported photos in the library module and marking some as rejected, the allocated memory is 2GB. As I work the allocated memory raises constantly in a straight line until the 8GB available are used. Then I need to restart LR because it is impossible to work. When I restart the program the allocated memory drops back inmmediately to 2GB again and the same issue starts over. Has anybody seen a similar behaviour?

 

BR

Angel

  • Michael Rainwater User 36 posts since
    Dec 22, 2006
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    1. Jun 10, 2010 12:47 AM (in response to Angel Colas)
    Re: LR3 Not releasing memory

    I just did a test and I see the same behavior.  Memory usage increases with each new image that is accessed, and the memory is not released.  I will have to do more extensive testing later, when I have time.  Win 7, 64-bit, i-7, 8gb ram, 90k image library.

  • malathan User 18 posts since
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    2. Jun 10, 2010 1:00 AM (in response to Angel Colas)
    Re: LR3 Not releasing memory

    Same here.  Don't think LR3 should have been released.  Poor QA control.

  • JuMayr User 5 posts since
    Jun 10, 2010
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    3. Jun 10, 2010 1:20 AM (in response to Angel Colas)
    Re: LR3 Not releasing memory

    Same over here.

    Win7 Ultimate 64 Bit

    8 GB Ram

     

    When i access a folder with DNGs (converted from Nikon D3 RAW Files), i can pick/reject 40 - 44 photos (reproduceable) and then from one photo to the next everything (thumbnails and imagearea) is grey and i need to restart Lightroom. This never happened in Beta 2.

     

    PLEASE ADOBE.. fix this fast

  • Rob Cole Participant 4,284 posts since
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    4. Jun 10, 2010 1:56 AM (in response to Angel Colas)
    Re: LR3 Not releasing memory

    Angel Colas wrote:

     

    Has anybody seen a similar behaviour?

     

     

    Not since I optimized my catalog (before that I did).

     

    Rob

  • Michael Rainwater User 36 posts since
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    5. Jun 10, 2010 2:12 AM (in response to Rob Cole)
    Re: LR3 Not releasing memory

    Not since I optimized my catalog (before that I did).

     

    Rob

     

    Hey!  That works!  Memory usage is in the normal and expected range after optimizing the catalog.  Who'd of thunk it.  Crisis averted.  Let's move on.

     

    Thanks, Rob.

  • Rob Cole Participant 4,284 posts since
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    6. Jun 10, 2010 2:18 AM (in response to Michael Rainwater)
    Re: LR3 Not releasing memory

    Michael,

     

    I shared that tidbit a bit when the beta's were leaking - some people it fixes the problem, some not so lucky...

     

    Glad it worked for you .

     

    Rob

  • AlanUniqueName User 117 posts since
    Feb 11, 2010
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    7. Jun 10, 2010 2:20 AM (in response to Angel Colas)
    Re: LR3 Not releasing memory

    I consistently saw this behaviour during beta, and sometimes when LR was closed (for reasons given) the UI would completely disappear but Windows task manager would still show LR under "processes" (not "Applications") for up to a minute or more before the memory is released.

     

    At first I thought LR may be "loosely" holding onto the memory with a willingness to let it go to other applications if needed, however I found it ground the whole system to a halt.

     

    Disappointed this is still occurring in the released version.

     

    Windows 7 (64) / Core i7 / 8GB Ram.

  • Dorin Nicolaescu-Musteață Contributor 3,090 posts since
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    8. Jun 10, 2010 2:54 AM (in response to Angel Colas)
    Re: LR3 Not releasing memory

    What's your screen resolution?

     

    There we reports about memory usage with large 30" displays. http://forums.adobe.com/message/2880270#2880270

  • malathan User 18 posts since
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    10. Jun 10, 2010 9:29 AM (in response to Angel Colas)
    Re: LR3 Not releasing memory

    I am seeing LR quickly jump up to 1,200,000 K of memory usage and holds there between that and 1,700,000.   Definately a memory hog.  My catalog is set to optimize after every close.  Still LR uses TOO much memory.

     

    System:

    Win 7 64 Pro

    8 GB Ram

    i5 processor

    8600 gts video

    2x-24" lcd's

  • MikeLeone User 384 posts since
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    11. Jun 10, 2010 10:02 AM (in response to malathan)
    Re: LR3 Not releasing memory

    I am seeing LR quickly jump up to 1,200,000 K of memory usage and holds there between that and 1,700,000.   Definately a memory hog.

     

    You must have never worked with SQL Server, then. Many programs that

    use a db (and that's all your catalog is, a db file, using SQLLite) grab

    as much memory as they can, to keep db operations in memory, for speed

    reasons.

  • Melissa Gaul Adobe Employee 268 posts since
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    12. Jun 10, 2010 10:10 AM (in response to MikeLeone)
    Re: LR3 Not releasing memory

    Also, LR likes to read the whole image file into memory to process it - the larger images your camera takes, the more memory LR will grab. LR will reuse memory, though.

  • malathan User 18 posts since
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    13. Jun 10, 2010 10:32 AM (in response to MikeLeone)
    Re: LR3 Not releasing memory

    Actually I have worked extensively with SQL, but more from the developer side and less on admin.  Didn't even think about their database being SQL based.  What you said really makes sense now.

  • malathan User 18 posts since
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    14. Jun 10, 2010 10:33 AM (in response to MikeLeone)
    Re: LR3 Not releasing memory

    Actually I have worked extensively with SQL, but more from the developer side and less on admin.  Didn't even think about their database being SQL based.  What you said really makes sense now.

  • teho59 User 88 posts since
    Mar 22, 2010
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    16. Jun 10, 2010 1:06 PM (in response to Angel Colas)
    Re: LR3 Not releasing memory

    I have the same experience. It becomes slower and slower when I edit images. After editing some images even the smallest change in eg. brightness is stuttering. After restart of LR it is responding very quick again.

     

    Memory is used up to 100% and cpu is very often up to 100%.

     

    I have a Q6600 ,4GB mem and GTX 275 card.

     

    - Terje

  • Melissa Gaul Adobe Employee 268 posts since
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    17. Jun 10, 2010 1:13 PM (in response to teho59)
    Re: LR3 Not releasing memory

    If you try optimizing your catalog, can you save off a copy of your .lrcat

    file BEFORE you optimize, and if it works send me the original catalog?

    (compress up the original and send it to me at mgaul at adobe dot com

    through either email or a file transfer service like YouSendIt.)

     

    -melissa

  • Wanchese West User 41 posts since
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    18. Jun 10, 2010 1:35 PM (in response to Angel Colas)
    Re: LR3 Not releasing memory

    I have been having the same problem...posted about it last night in a thread discussing "Why LR3 is so slow?". I have a Dell Precision 690, dual Xeon Quad Cores 8gb RAM and am running Win7 64x..or is it x64? My image catalog is 190,000 and growing.

     

    I never saw my memory usage jump above 40%. Last night I noticed the RAM use was up to 87%. CPU use had never topped 40%, last night it was hitting high 60%. I backup and optimize catalog every night when I shut down. I too found that exiting LR3 solved the memory bog, and watched as each new file opened/edited pushed the RAM usage cumulatively higher.

  • teho59 User 88 posts since
    Mar 22, 2010
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    19. Jun 10, 2010 2:32 PM (in response to teho59)
    Re: LR3 Not releasing memory

    I have to correct a bit here. I had another login on my computer running a program causing the memory to be used at 100%, almost not using cpu. After stopping that and restarting my computer I am still using 2.5 up to 3.6 GB memory ( got 4GB) when using LR. Cpu is the same (up to 100%) and it is stuttering after a while.

     

    But memory is not up to 100% as I said. I will not make this sound worse than it is 

     

    - Terje

  • teho59 User 88 posts since
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    20. Jun 10, 2010 3:14 PM (in response to Melissa Gaul)
    Re: LR3 Not releasing memory

    deleted.

     

    sent as email to you.

  • mei! User 104 posts since
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    22. Jun 15, 2010 2:37 PM (in response to Angel Colas)
    Re: LR3 Not releasing memory

    I've had this problme too.

    Window 7 64 bit, 4gb ram.

     

    I tried rebuilding all the preivews, optimising the catalogue and checking it for error, and some combination of that seems to have worked for now...

  • JuMayr User 5 posts since
    Jun 10, 2010
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    23. Jun 15, 2010 2:53 PM (in response to mei!)
    Re: LR3 Not releasing memory

    I have deleted all the preview files and rendered about 10,000 images of my catalog with ne 1:1 previews.

    I still have the problem with the memory.

  • clvrmnky Participant 1,620 posts since
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    24. Jun 15, 2010 4:44 PM (in response to Angel Colas)
    Re: LR3 Not releasing memory

    How much physical memory do you really have?  What does Help -> System Info... report when you think Lr is using a lot of memory? What modules (Library, Develop, Web &c.) have you enabled/clicked on when this happens?

  • KalweAg User 4 posts since
    Jun 26, 2010
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    25. Jun 27, 2010 4:42 AM (in response to clvrmnky)
    Re: LR3 Not releasing memory

    Same Problem with Vista64 and 6 GB ram. After a few minutes working, all Ram is used and I have to restart Lightroom. No Fun. The Database is optimized and all Previews are created with LR 3.

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