Nik, it feels like there is a middle ground, if the embedded thumbnails are below a certain threshold, then warn the user and give them an option; because as it stands I am presented with very low quality thumbnails…
I have trouble calling them thumbnails when that is what I see when I double click as well, this is why I called them proxies
…and empirically it feels like the only solution is to wait. I am glad your alternative exists, but how would I know I need to use it? How would I know to use it without going into settings? I inspected all the menus for an option, but honestly didn’t think to go to settings.
If I sound hostile, it is actually frustation. I spent a couple hours just trying to start rating the pictures. My previous experience with Nitro had been with 50-75 picture shoots, so it wasn’t as obvious what was going on. I personally had assumed that Nitro would have a thread pool that processed the images in the background doing an import on the fly. I am not telling you what to do, but describing my misunderstanding.
I think Nitro is an amazing program, I want to use it as my daily driver for asset management/prep, but I feel like there is a disconnect between how you want the app to work, and how I expect it to. That’s fine, it’s your app, you get to decide, but I think it is obtuse if you live with a camera that is basically an edge case to your expectations.
Also I tried your suggestion, yes I could then visit each image in turn and get it to demand generate a better thumbnail. I had hoped for a batch option, either that worked in the background, or put up a modal progress bar. But visiting every single image and waiting during the review and rating phase doesn’t feel ideal to me