It takes 50sec on my 2Ghz pentium M with 2Go of RAM. What takes time is the "scanning images in individual albums" part
digikam(29641): Root Album Path: "/home/olivier/Images" digikam(29641): Database Path: "/home/olivier/Images" digikam(29641): SchemaUpdater update digikam(29641): Have a database structure version "5" digikam(29641): makeUpdates 5 to 5 digikam(29641): listFromType digikam(29641): got listFromType digikam(29641): Creating new Location "/olivier/Images" uuid "volumeid:?uuid=00d20e42-af99-4a00-af4b-20e34446dcff" digikam(29641): location for "/home/olivier/Images" is available true digikam(29641) Phonon::KdePlatformPlugin::createBackend: using backend: "Xine" QColor::setHsv: HSV parameters out of range Found dcraw version: 8.86 digikam(29641): KDirWatch method = "INotify" digikam(29641): DigikamView::loadViewState() digikam(29641): ImagePlugin_Core plugin loaded digikam(29641): ImagePluginLoader: Loaded plugin "ImagePlugin_Core" digikam(29641): ImagePlugin_AdjustCurves plugin loaded digikam(29641): ImagePluginLoader: Loaded plugin "ImagePlugin_AdjustCurves" digikam(29641): ImagePlugin_AdjustLevels plugin loaded digikam(29641): ImagePluginLoader: Loaded plugin "ImagePlugin_AdjustLevels" digikam(29641): ImagePlugin_BlurFX plugin loaded digikam(29641): ImagePluginLoader: Loaded plugin "ImagePlugin_BlurFX" digikam(29641): ImagePlugin_Border plugin loaded digikam(29641): ImagePluginLoader: Loaded plugin "ImagePlugin_Border" digikam(29641): ImagePlugin_ChannelMixer plugin loaded digikam(29641): ImagePluginLoader: Loaded plugin "ImagePlugin_ChannelMixer" digikam(29641): ImagePlugin_Charcoal plugin loaded digikam(29641): ImagePluginLoader: Loaded plugin "ImagePlugin_Charcoal" digikam(29641): ImagePlugin_ColorFX plugin loaded digikam(29641): ImagePluginLoader: Loaded plugin "ImagePlugin_ColorFx" digikam(29641): ImagePlugin_DistortionFX plugin loaded digikam(29641): ImagePluginLoader: Loaded plugin "ImagePlugin_DistortionFX" digikam(29641): ImagePlugin_Emboss plugin loaded digikam(29641): ImagePluginLoader: Loaded plugin "ImagePlugin_Emboss" digikam(29641): ImagePlugin_FilmGrain plugin loaded digikam(29641): ImagePluginLoader: Loaded plugin "ImagePlugin_FilmGrain" digikam(29641): ImagePlugin_FreeRotation plugin loaded digikam(29641): ImagePluginLoader: Loaded plugin "ImagePlugin_FreeRotation" digikam(29641): ImagePlugin_HotPixels plugin loaded digikam(29641): ImagePluginLoader: Loaded plugin "ImagePlugin_HotPixels" digikam(29641): ImagePlugin_InPainting plugin loaded digikam(29641): ImagePluginLoader: Loaded plugin "ImagePlugin_InPainting" digikam(29641): ImagePlugin_Infrared plugin loaded digikam(29641): ImagePluginLoader: Loaded plugin "ImagePlugin_Infrared" digikam(29641): ImagePlugin_InsertText plugin loaded digikam(29641): ImagePluginLoader: Loaded plugin "ImagePlugin_InsertText" digikam(29641): ImagePlugin_LensCorrection plugin loaded digikam(29641): ImagePluginLoader: Loaded plugin "ImagePlugin_LensCorrection" digikam(29641): ImagePlugin_NoiseReduction plugin loaded digikam(29641): ImagePluginLoader: Loaded plugin "ImagePlugin_NoiseReduction" digikam(29641): ImagePlugin_OilPaint plugin loaded digikam(29641): ImagePluginLoader: Loaded plugin "ImagePlugin_OilPaint" digikam(29641): ImagePlugin_Perspective plugin loaded digikam(29641): ImagePluginLoader: Loaded plugin "ImagePlugin_Perspective" digikam(29641): ImagePlugin_RainDrop plugin loaded digikam(29641): ImagePluginLoader: Loaded plugin "ImagePlugin_RainDrop" digikam(29641): ImagePlugin_Restoration plugin loaded digikam(29641): ImagePluginLoader: Loaded plugin "ImagePlugin_Restoration" digikam(29641): ImagePlugin_ShearTool plugin loaded digikam(29641): ImagePluginLoader: Loaded plugin "ImagePlugin_ShearTool" digikam(29641): ImagePlugin_SuperImpose plugin loaded digikam(29641): ImagePluginLoader: Loaded plugin "ImagePlugin_SuperImpose" digikam(29641): ImagePlugin_Texture plugin loaded digikam(29641): ImagePluginLoader: Loaded plugin "ImagePlugin_Texture" digikam(29641): ImagePlugin_WhiteBalance plugin loaded digikam(29641): ImagePluginLoader: Loaded plugin "ImagePlugin_WhiteBalance" digikam(29641): Theme file loaded: "/usr/share/kde4/apps/digikam/themes/Dark"
It takes 50sec on my 2Ghz pentium M with 2Go of RAM. What takes time is the "scanning images in individual albums" part
digikam(29641): Root Album Path: "/home/ olivier/ Images" olivier/ Images" ?uuid=00d20e42- af99-4a00- af4b-20e34446dc ff" olivier/ Images" is available true :KdePlatformPlu gin::createBack end: using backend: "Xine" :loadViewState( ) AdjustCurves plugin loaded AdjustCurves" AdjustLevels plugin loaded AdjustLevels" BlurFX" Border" ChannelMixer plugin loaded ChannelMixer" Charcoal plugin loaded Charcoal" ColorFx" DistortionFX plugin loaded DistortionFX" Emboss" FilmGrain plugin loaded FilmGrain" FreeRotation plugin loaded FreeRotation" HotPixels plugin loaded HotPixels" InPainting plugin loaded InPainting" Infrared plugin loaded Infrared" InsertText plugin loaded InsertText" LensCorrection plugin loaded LensCorrection" NoiseReduction plugin loaded NoiseReduction" OilPaint plugin loaded OilPaint" Perspective plugin loaded Perspective" RainDrop plugin loaded RainDrop" Restoration plugin loaded Restoration" ShearTool plugin loaded ShearTool" SuperImpose plugin loaded SuperImpose" Texture" WhiteBalance plugin loaded WhiteBalance" kde4/apps/ digikam/ themes/ Dark"
digikam(29641): Database Path: "/home/
digikam(29641): SchemaUpdater update
digikam(29641): Have a database structure version "5"
digikam(29641): makeUpdates 5 to 5
digikam(29641): listFromType
digikam(29641): got listFromType
digikam(29641): Creating new Location "/olivier/Images" uuid "volumeid:
digikam(29641): location for "/home/
digikam(29641) Phonon:
QColor::setHsv: HSV parameters out of range
Found dcraw version: 8.86
digikam(29641): KDirWatch method = "INotify"
digikam(29641): DigikamView:
digikam(29641): ImagePlugin_Core plugin loaded
digikam(29641): ImagePluginLoader: Loaded plugin "ImagePlugin_Core"
digikam(29641): ImagePlugin_
digikam(29641): ImagePluginLoader: Loaded plugin "ImagePlugin_
digikam(29641): ImagePlugin_
digikam(29641): ImagePluginLoader: Loaded plugin "ImagePlugin_
digikam(29641): ImagePlugin_BlurFX plugin loaded
digikam(29641): ImagePluginLoader: Loaded plugin "ImagePlugin_
digikam(29641): ImagePlugin_Border plugin loaded
digikam(29641): ImagePluginLoader: Loaded plugin "ImagePlugin_
digikam(29641): ImagePlugin_
digikam(29641): ImagePluginLoader: Loaded plugin "ImagePlugin_
digikam(29641): ImagePlugin_
digikam(29641): ImagePluginLoader: Loaded plugin "ImagePlugin_
digikam(29641): ImagePlugin_ColorFX plugin loaded
digikam(29641): ImagePluginLoader: Loaded plugin "ImagePlugin_
digikam(29641): ImagePlugin_
digikam(29641): ImagePluginLoader: Loaded plugin "ImagePlugin_
digikam(29641): ImagePlugin_Emboss plugin loaded
digikam(29641): ImagePluginLoader: Loaded plugin "ImagePlugin_
digikam(29641): ImagePlugin_
digikam(29641): ImagePluginLoader: Loaded plugin "ImagePlugin_
digikam(29641): ImagePlugin_
digikam(29641): ImagePluginLoader: Loaded plugin "ImagePlugin_
digikam(29641): ImagePlugin_
digikam(29641): ImagePluginLoader: Loaded plugin "ImagePlugin_
digikam(29641): ImagePlugin_
digikam(29641): ImagePluginLoader: Loaded plugin "ImagePlugin_
digikam(29641): ImagePlugin_
digikam(29641): ImagePluginLoader: Loaded plugin "ImagePlugin_
digikam(29641): ImagePlugin_
digikam(29641): ImagePluginLoader: Loaded plugin "ImagePlugin_
digikam(29641): ImagePlugin_
digikam(29641): ImagePluginLoader: Loaded plugin "ImagePlugin_
digikam(29641): ImagePlugin_
digikam(29641): ImagePluginLoader: Loaded plugin "ImagePlugin_
digikam(29641): ImagePlugin_
digikam(29641): ImagePluginLoader: Loaded plugin "ImagePlugin_
digikam(29641): ImagePlugin_
digikam(29641): ImagePluginLoader: Loaded plugin "ImagePlugin_
digikam(29641): ImagePlugin_
digikam(29641): ImagePluginLoader: Loaded plugin "ImagePlugin_
digikam(29641): ImagePlugin_
digikam(29641): ImagePluginLoader: Loaded plugin "ImagePlugin_
digikam(29641): ImagePlugin_
digikam(29641): ImagePluginLoader: Loaded plugin "ImagePlugin_
digikam(29641): ImagePlugin_
digikam(29641): ImagePluginLoader: Loaded plugin "ImagePlugin_
digikam(29641): ImagePlugin_Texture plugin loaded
digikam(29641): ImagePluginLoader: Loaded plugin "ImagePlugin_
digikam(29641): ImagePlugin_
digikam(29641): ImagePluginLoader: Loaded plugin "ImagePlugin_
digikam(29641): Theme file loaded: "/usr/share/