JimD Posted February 9, 2020 Share #1 Posted February 9, 2020 Advertisement (gone after registration) I am considering buying the Q2, but I'm worried the file sizes will be too big for my 3-year-old MacBook Pro with only 16GB of RAM. I use the subscription based Photoshop for processing because I am used to it. Should I worry about the Q2 images slowing down the computer to a crawl or locking it up? Please advise. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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microview Posted February 9, 2020 Share #2 Posted February 9, 2020 I am using a 2008 iMac with LightroomLR5 and Photoshop CS3: no problems whatsoever with the Q2 (or Nikon z7) files. BTW the little Toshiba drive is excellent value for backup. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Le Chef Posted February 9, 2020 Share #3 Posted February 9, 2020 Look at whether you can add RAM to your computer. Also look at adding a portable SSD maybe 1TB, if you think you might run short of space on your internal hard drive. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaapv Posted February 9, 2020 Share #4 Posted February 9, 2020 Should work, I've done some Q2 and SL2 DNGs on my 2012 Macbook Pro 16GB, 1TB SSD and external 6TB drive and CC2020 without problems. I'm sure higher specced computers will be faster, but this was quite adequate. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
zeitz Posted February 9, 2020 Share #5 Posted February 9, 2020 Jim, I use a 2017 MacBook Pro with 8 GB of memory for on-location processing. I've processed Nikon D810 36.3 mp files with Photoshop 2020 and Phase One IQ4 150mp files with Capture One 20 and, converted to .tif, with Photoshop 2020. You will not have any trouble with a Q2 47.3 mp. Just make sure you have a big enough disk, either internal or external. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jankap Posted February 9, 2020 Share #6 Posted February 9, 2020 You could switch the Q2 to 6000 x 4000 pixels. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leica Guy Posted February 10, 2020 Share #7 Posted February 10, 2020 Advertisement (gone after registration) I think this concern is unwarranted. I’ve processed Q2 DNG’s on a pretty new MacBook Air, a 10 year old iMac and now a 2019 iMac. The latter is the fastest mostly because my library resides on an external G-Drive with USB-C I/O. I don’t find any of the solutions particularly challenging. The 10 year old iMac struggles because the I/O is USB 2.0. Slow. Good luck, but I don’t think it’ll be a big problem. As in all applications with photos more RAM is always better. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
WeiterWinkel Posted February 10, 2020 Share #8 Posted February 10, 2020 vor 11 Stunden schrieb JimD: I am considering buying the Q2, but I'm worried the file sizes will be too big for my 3-year-old MacBook Pro with only 16GB of RAM. I use the subscription based Photoshop for processing because I am used to it. Should I worry about the Q2 images slowing down the computer to a crawl or locking it up? Please advise. If you send me your email via PM, I‘ll send you one or two DNG-files shot with my Q2. Then you can check yourself if it works good enough for you. Cheers, Thomas. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhotoCruiser Posted February 10, 2020 Share #9 Posted February 10, 2020 Not sure about Mac, but i run either Lightroom or now Capture One with Libreries of thousands of photos. Lightroom uses more memory than CaptureOne, now i have 14GB of 32GB of RAM full, with Lightroom it was some GB's more. I have usually at least 2 browsers open, email progamm and some other stuff. As long you don't have also Photoshop and Illustrator open your MacBook should work fine for fiel operations. At home you may want to have a recent Imac with 32GB RAM, SSD and a fast processor/video card. Chris Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KenBennett Posted February 10, 2020 Share #10 Posted February 10, 2020 I am using a 2016 Macbook Pro 15 inch at work, and a 2018 13 inch at home, both have 16GB of RAM. Both of them handle the Q2 files just fine. (They also handle the files from my Fujifilm GFX bodies, both 50 and 100 megapixel.) 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
danielmfrank Posted February 11, 2020 Share #11 Posted February 11, 2020 I haven't run into any editing speed challenges with Lightroom on a 2018 iPad Pro. (Not even a Mac.) It's pretty snappy, in fact. Also note that you can (and should) compress the DNGs once you get them on your Mac. You can do that with the free Adobe DNG converter, or with a Lightroom hack post-import. I really wish Adobe would allow compression on import, and on the iPad, but it's better than nothing. The DNG compression is lossless, by the way. You don't lose any information, and it takes the 85MB files down to 40-60MB, depending on content. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herr Barnack Posted February 11, 2020 Share #12 Posted February 11, 2020 (edited) @JimD - I am using a 2013 MacBook Pro with 16GB of RAM and 500GB of storage and it is running just fine. I am using Lightroom for post processing and storing my RAW files on a 2TB external hard drive with a second 2TB external drive for a backup. I have not had my Q2 long enough to amass a large library of the 47MP RAW files, but I do currently have just short of 92,000 RAW files made with my M 240 and M-P 240 which are 24MP in size. Edited February 11, 2020 by Herr Barnack Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndreasG Posted February 11, 2020 Share #13 Posted February 11, 2020 vor 2 Minuten schrieb Herr Barnack: nd storing my RAW files on 2GB external hard drive with a second 2GB external drive for a backup. I guess it should read TB instead GB? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herr Barnack Posted February 11, 2020 Share #14 Posted February 11, 2020 (edited) 18 minutes ago, AndreasG said: I guess it should read TB instead GB? Yes - TB not GB. I went back and corrected my previous post. Sorry for my miscue. It's late here and my brain is fuzzy from lack of sleep. 😴 Edited February 11, 2020 by Herr Barnack Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pixelements Posted February 11, 2020 Share #15 Posted February 11, 2020 Just download some DNGs and test it on your own.. Simple solution. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimD Posted February 14, 2020 Author Share #16 Posted February 14, 2020 Many thanks to each of you for your helpful comments. It's reassuring to know that the Q2 file sizes are not going to be a problem for my laptop. I have an M-9, an M-10 and the original Q. I must say that there's something about the M-10 that makes it my favorite, but I do think I will go ahead and also add the Q2 to my kit. The Q2's extra resolution for enlargements is very appealing. Regards, JimD 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LexS Posted February 16, 2020 Share #17 Posted February 16, 2020 On 2/9/2020 at 8:33 PM, JimD said: I am considering buying the Q2, but I'm worried the file sizes will be too big for my 3-year-old MacBook Pro with only 16GB of RAM. I use the subscription based Photoshop for processing because I am used to it. Should I worry about the Q2 images slowing down the computer to a crawl or locking it up? Please advise. These "later" macs have the Ram soldered on the main board, you can not change that. The photos of Q2 are less than 100MB so there should be no issue there. Even if you are running heavy apps, most of the time you have GB's free. And if it comes close to being "full", the mac will buffer on the main disk, which is "flash" memory, so the buffering is almost at the light of speed... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
albireo_double Posted February 17, 2020 Share #18 Posted February 17, 2020 I can use my 3 year old MacBook Pro with 16GB of RAM to process 100MP files from a Phase One digital back, without any problem. Same with Leica SL2 files. So you will have no issue. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chippy_boy Posted February 17, 2020 Share #19 Posted February 17, 2020 And as another data point, I have a 2012 iMac which also runs Lightroom and Q2 DNGs very speedily. No issues at all. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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