Thread: Is a splashscreen an option or even a good idea?

Hey.
I am developing a note application, which is based on MySQL, Java, Hibernate and SWING and some other components.
Do to amount of libraries and data the application load, the users start up time (from the press icon to seeing the app) is to long about 30 seconds - 1 minut.
I would like to show the user a processbar or something similar to that, to give the user and impression that the application is actually doing something.

So is a splashscreen as an component a good idea or should I choose something else? if yes any idea to which component?

- PS. The reason for the long data load time is because the users load 30000+ notes which include videos and other media files.

If I see a splash screen for more than two seconds, I would think it has frozen.
Show a progress bar (in addition to) your "logo" or what ever on the splash, if necessary.
Never make a user wait 30 seconds for anything to load, ever. Load part and show it. Load something fast and get it in their face, let the rest load in the background.

It may be a personal preference thing, but I think a splash screen with some indication of what's going on - especially for up to a minute load time - is an excellent idea. I use Eclipse on some older hardware, and the load time is pretty long, but the splash screen and progress indicators which are given in both words and a progress bar are 'comforting.' Comforting, because I know that good things are happening and the danged machine hasn't frozen up.

Okay Splashscreen it is

@jps - could an idea be to make struct like objec of a note containing name and db id perhaps ?

I do not understand what you mean in that question, can you explain?

Well my users like all their notes a soon as the application start, but they are represent in a JTree by name. Could a solution instead be like this:
Under startup: Load note name (not unique) and note id, into a Note object and then load the rest on demand ?