iphoto scrolling choppy

[Gaura Mohana]

Hi there
My 2 month old Base 13' 2010 MBP has been having choppy 2 finger scrolling in iphoto... Safari 2 finger scrolling looks normal
i only have like 10-15gb of 12megapixel pictures there....... when i use a slideshow with effects and music i dont see choppiness
also when I double click on a picture, it is also choppy in expanding...
is there any way to fix this?

 

[mulo]

your drive is chocking on those files, it simply isn't fast enough.

 

[Gaura Mohana]

the files are like 4mb MAX each

 

[Modernape]

I've always had the same problem with scrolling maximised images in iphoto, the discussion boards at apple seem to have a few folks with the same issue. It just seems to be software problem.

 

[Gaura Mohana]

wow.. isnt there anyway to fix it? i have tried option-clicking but even on a new library with under 10 pictures, iphoto 11 is still laggy... should i call the applecare line?

 

[hellric]

Use an SSD instead of hard disk. It makes the difference in iPhoto, I have 10000+ pictures on my library and with the SSD it's snappy as iOS gallery on the iPhone 4

 

[kowalabearhugs]

your drive is chocking on those files, it simply isn't fast enough.

What he said. Your system is choking.

Since you said you were using a 2010 base model 13"er, I'll assume you have a 2.4ghz Core 2 Duo and a 5400 rpm hard drive. Neither of those parts was a top performer in the beginning of 2010 and a year later they look downright slow.

hellric's SSD suggestion would likely solve your problems.

Have you fired up Activity Monitor and looked at your CPU usage while using iphoto?