Quote from: Sander Berents on July 25, 2024, 11:31:24 AMWhat dimensions and size are your images usually, and what format
QuoteWhen you import, Observatory doesn't just create a thumbnail and add it to the library. It also computes image statistics, the average HFD of stars, tags plate solved images, etc. For large images, that just takes time.
QuotePlease try to import the 65 GB folder with the core allocation set to its minimum value. There used to be a bug that could result in a crash when importing, and I found its cause after introducing the core allocation setting. Maybe you are hitting another concurrency bug.
Quote from: Sander Berents on July 24, 2024, 11:26:05 AMIf the exposure date/time is displayed correctly in the inspector, then you are probably sorting by import date/time, not exposure date/time. See the sort dropdown.
Quote from: Sander Berents on July 24, 2024, 05:52:21 AMWhere are you storing your images? Where are you storing the library? Both on a NAS or external SSD? The behavior you describe sounds like you store the library itself on a NAS with network issues. Observatory needs quick random access to its library, so don't store it on a NAS. I always use a directly connected external SSD. Images you can store on a NAS of course. Does it work if you use Quick Look with an image on your SSD? Maybe it fails because of a timeout.
QuoteWhat is the CPU core allocation in Observatory's Settings? Those have no impact on Quick Look, but if set too high for your system, importing could significantly slow down. The default is usually best, but if you work with large color images lowering it might be needed (higher settings allocate more cores, but also use more memory).
Quoteqlmanage -m plugins returns for me instantly on every machine I run the command. Could it be there's an issue with your system's LaunchServices database again? It only returns plugins that use the old API I think, so I don't expect Observatory to be in there, but at least we now know that the issue is not caused by a conflicting plugin.