I click the arrow to cycle through to the next photo and again immediately tact sharp, no loading needed. From there I can see the photo in high resolution immediately - even down to checking if the eyelashes are in perfect focus - without any loading of the image. When I double click on one I open up the preview screen. Well in Photomechanic when I pull up the folder of pictures I immediately see them all on my contact page. It might save a bit of time, but 1.) Now I have to wait for LR to render every single photo from the card good or bad, and 2.) I still see the 'Loading' text even on the 1:1 previews. Now some might argue to render out your previews 1:1 before going through your pictures.

I am in no position to throw away 208 hours out of my life every year. If I am looking at 150,000 photos in a year using Lightroom and waiting 5 seconds for each to load, that adds up to 12,500 minutes or 208 hours I am throwing away every year just waiting on the picture to load. Sure the 'Loading' text might only be up there for 5 seconds or so, but think about it. The issue lies in the fact that when I am trying to pick my favorite pictures in Lightroom I have to wait for that darn 'Loading' text at the bottom of each picture before I can see the image and be able to judge whether or not it is a keeper. Ideally I would have loved if Adobe would just pay a handsome amount to CameraBits the makers of Photomechanic and incorporate the program's features directly into Lightroom. However had I known just how much time it would save me I would have easily paid twice that for this simple program. At $150 it's not pocket change to invest in the program. On the surface it does look like an expensive investment for a tool that doesn't give you all the features that Lightroom does for example. Some critics might argue that there isn't much you can do in Photomechanic besides import your photos and review them to choose the keepers.

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