2 Replies Latest reply: Aug 23, 2011 5:27 AM by Bent Nielsen RSS

    Good and extremely bad Previews

    Bent Nielsen Community Member

      I have just  imported 200 images which are stored on separate drive.  During import, File Handling was set to: Render Previews: 1:1. 

      Catalogue Settings/File Handling is set to Standard Preview size 1024 - Preview Quality: Medium.  My MacBook Pro screen resolution is 1440px.

       

      While mac had access to separate drive with files, I could work just fine on images.  Now, with separate drive unhooked, about half the images appear extremely pixelated.  Wonder why some images are just fine, others not.

        • 1. Re: Good and extremely bad Previews
          Lee Jay-ZyZk56 Community Member

          Sounds like you unplugged the drive or exited LR before the previews finished rendering.

          • 2. Re: Good and extremely bad Previews
            Bent Nielsen Community Member

             

            No, I did not exit LR before previews were created.

             

            Today, back in the office, I connect external HDD, in LR/Library/Previews/Render 1:1 previews.  This did the trick.

             

            Originally, all previews were fine, also when external HDD was not connected. 

            It seems to me, that LR subsequently did not update previews following extensive adjustments in Develop Mode.  I thought LR would automatically update previews as images were manipulated, but apparently not so.  Now I know to update manually - to avoid embarrassment when presenting images to client at their location.