Am 23.04.2013 21:57, schrieb Ulrich Pegelow:
> Am 23.04.2013 21:48, schrieb Janne Kurri:
>> Thanks for the explanation! I've been using an old single core computer
>> which has been just usable with a fast gpu, thanks to opencl, but have
>> just built a faster four core cpu system and I'm not sure if I'd get
>> much benefit from adding that nvidia 8800 - main gpu is much faster (gtx
>> 560ti) and the new cpu seems well able to do the previews and it all
>> runs quite smooth. I guess I'll just have to try and see =) One further
>> question though: with darktable -d opencl, I see that the preview is
>> being processed after each change in darkroom mode even when the left
>> panel is hidden, isn't that unnecessary? Perhaps that could be skipped
>> to optimize speed?
>>
> No, we can't. Some modules take the small but full-image preview to
> calculate summary statistics for interactive work. Eg. the zone system
> module.

Forgot to mention: also the histogram is derived from that preview 
images as well as all color picker data. So: no chance to work without it.

Ulrich



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