eFilm 3.0 is designed to load studies more efficiently than prior versions.
In previous versions (i.e. 2.1.2 and earlier), eFilm would load images into RAM as they were viewed (RAM is the memory on a computer that can be accessed the fastest). This meant that until all of the images in a series had been displayed once, stacking was somewhat slower. Once the images were viewed initially, stacking speeds improved greatly as all of the images were now loaded into RAM.
Are you experiencing a slow loading time when opening large studies?
eFilm 3.0 incorporates a new method of loading studies. When a study is opened, all of the images in the displayed series are preloaded into RAM in the background, so the first time you stack through a series will be very fast. This saves you the time of having to stack through the entire series first before subsequent stacking becomes faster.
However, if you are using a PC that does not have enough RAM, or if the study you are viewing is very large, it is possible that the “preloading” that is occurring may be slowing things down. If this is the case, it is very easy to change the way eFilm loads studies.
To change how eFilm 3.0 loads studies:
- Go to Edit - Properties
- Click on the “Preferences” tab
- Under “Responsiveness” change the value from 0 to something else (for example “20″). A value of “0″ means to preload everything in the series.
Now, when you open a study, only the number of images you specified will be preloaded into RAM!
Is this slow down something that has affected you? Feel free to post a comment sharing your thoughts or questions on this posting!
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I have not tried efilm 3 yet. I tried to install it a couple of times but ran into problem with installing expressSQL database etc. so i gave up on it. but i rarely have anybody complaining about 2.1.2 speed.
I did notice the slowness and will try this option. I want to know when a patch will be deployed for some of the bugs in eFilm 3, such as the error message that appears whenever images are imported.
eFilm 3.0 makes definite improvements on stacking speed (over previous versions) by preloading images into RAM, but this should be configured depending on the the capability of the PC. By default, eFilm will try to preload all viewable series. For example, if eFilm is installed on a PC with only 1 GB of RAM, you may want to change the preloading behaviour.
eFilm 3.1 will be releasing soon. This version will be built for the Vista OS due to overwhelming customer request! Another release will follow shortly after for Win2k and XP. Both versions will address some minor issues found in 3.0, such as the image Import message.
let me get this correct, what do you mean when you say efilm 3.1 will be built for vista. isn’t 3.0 vista compatible yet?
I use 2.0 and recently it has gotten very sluggish both reviewing cases and receiving them despite clearing out a lot of old studies, compacting the database, and making sure nothing else is running on the computer. Any tips to optimize it’s function ?
Hi Everybody!
If you really wish to improve your System’s Performance and wish to have eFilm Workstation to work efficiently then thoroughly clean up your hard drives,eliminate the junk data and also clean up the registry.Configure the Background processes as they use up most of the space on the Memory.
I can suggest some good available 3rd party softwares if somebody is interested.
With Regards
James
efilms 3.0.1 When stacking thru Ultrasound images using the mouse wheel. Images are skipped.
They will go from 1 to 5 and so on.
What is causing this and how do I stop it from happening.
Thanks
Hi Lucy,
This is most probably occurring because of the sensitivity of your mouse wheel. Usually you can change these settings in your Mouse options in the Control Panel. Your current settings may be to move the screen 5 pages with each scroll of the wheel - you would want to change this to move only 1 page.
Hope this helps
Leon