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On an iPad Pro M4. :). Hoping to switch to using only this for all of my edits. I’m currently trying to understand the file management. Question: If I decide i don’t want to use Lightroom anymore, will Adobe delete all of my images from my tower and iPad when I cancel my subscription?
I have an important question. When you develop a RAW file in Lightroom Mobile, the product will be the same (in terms of size and resolution) as if you had done it in Lightroom for desktop?
I have the 10.2 ipad, but haven’t edited on it. I usually edit on my MacBook, but I really want to start editing on the iPad as it’s a lot easier and lighter in my camera bag when I’m away for the weekend. I can still use my Mac when I’m at home, but if I get to using the iPad when out it’ll make my life so much easier. What is the best lightning dongle that people recommend? Need SD, Micro SD, USB (for external hard drive) and charging ( if possible) is there any dongle / docking station that anyone with the 10.2 inch iPad would recommend? Anker make the perfect ‘hub’ but it’s usb c and not lightning. Cheers for the info in the video. Really helpful!! I’m pretty new to this, so have only ever used Lightroom on the computer. If the original poster, or anyone in the comments can suggest any pointers for dongle &/or workflow tips, that’d be wicked! Cheers…
I have thumb Arthritis and started using the iPad Pro 10.5 2 years ago. Using the mouse on my laptop killed my hands so I went this route. I am so glad you are doing these videos as I had taught myself most of it. Your explanations are always so easy to understand and will be a big help for those who are starting to do this. I do have one question about resolution and printing but I am going to go through your cidd and see if you may have addressed it
I’m using 5th gen iPad.... I’m going to use it for all my photo editing... with Lightroom. I need help with retrieving my edited photos.. and how do I create an original plus say a b/w version?
I am using an iPad Pro 12.9 (latest generation). Is there a way to move the original RAW files + the smart previews that have been generated with my current edits, from the Lightroom cloud service to my iPad, so that when I am “on the go”, I can continue to work on them without having to wait until I re-establish a connection to the cloud via WiFi, or do I have to start all over and lose the changes I have made so far?
Hi, I’m using Fuji xt4 and the latest iPad Pro 12.9 2020. I wonder why there in no thumbnail or I can’t see the actual photo when importing to my iPad. Will appreciate your help so much thanks
can you please try connecting ipad straight to camera and importing straight to lightroom, im planning to buy one and this is the closest answer i found on internet
Really nice video !! I’m using an iPad 7 Instead of a laptop ...and The way I import my pictures from my camera (Nikon d5300) is using the app WMU...Do you recommend doing it this way ?
I just bought the iPad Mini 6 and the whole folder system is completely alien to Windows, but I am creating folders in 'my files' to load my raw files into considering I may have as many as 4 gigs of photos on any particular day and I have lately been editing my photos on tablets with Lightroom instead of my PC, just more convenient, the iPad Mini 6 is quite fast and like you said Lightroom needs an import function, in lightroom when you edit a raw file on a Android tablet and save it as a jpeg or tiff it will get exported to a Lightroom folder automatically set up in your gallery, so I've had to create my own Lightroom folder in 'my files' to try keep things organized..
Using a new OMD systems, OM-1. Lightroom on iPad does not recognise the .orf files. Is there a way to get these files to be recognised by Lightroom for iPad.
Hi Spyros, thank you very much for this useful video. Can you tell if it is possible to export files directly on the external HD or if you have to pass once again through the camera roll? bye!!
Hi To answer your question. I’m shooting RAW on a Canon 5D iii full frame and importing into photos until I saw this video. I’ve the free Light Room app but want to start editing. Using an iPad Pro 256 gb at the mo. Worried that my memory will start to fill up. Should that be a concern. Thanks for going to the effort to make it easier for the likes of me to get to grips with this technology 👍🏻😀
Hello, i have a question: i have an iPad Pro, however, 64 Gb only. Is there any way to consider the LR local storage being handled thru an external drive ? Means, keep my LR CC catalog in an external disk ? Thanks for your time and teaching, really nice and helpfull to dive in to the iPad editing world.
Editing almost 95% and goal is to ultimately be at 💯% mobile based. 2nd Gen iPad pro 256gb 10.5 // New favorite channel and following closely. Not enough of this content on RUclips.
Thank you for following!! I’ll be posting a new iPad/editing video every Thursday! I’m in about the same place. 100% of my editing is on iPad. I’m still using the desktop for some of the file/asset management tasks that the iPad can’t handle yet.
Thanks for your video. I imported, edited, filled up my icloud storage and now can't get them back off in raw format. If I save to files or export, I get a jpg. And if I try to save directly to USB c, it takes ages then gives up without telling me. I have an ipad air 4. Icloud.com does the same, only allows download of jpg. Do I need to keep a copy of my raw files elsewhere and delete raw from ipad after editing, or am I missing a trick to get the raw back from icloud photos?
thanks for the video, exactly what i needed and short and sweet. I'm fairly new to photography and I'm finding I do a lot of lightroom work on my ipad pro (lightning). just got a new imac with 27 inch screen so I do use the big screen for fine editing and for the less than elegant process of getting my photos from lightroom CC to my smugmug website. But i do overnight shoots where i take our camper out to one of the many photogenic places here in New Mexico, shoot late afternoon to sunset, go to the camper and edit, sleep, and go back out for dawn through sunrise. Being able to leave my laptop at home and just bring the ipad which fits better in my photography backpack is a big plus.
Thanks for this video! I’ve been looking for a good short video to help me transfer my raw photos to the iPad (my computer is slow as heck!) This may sound like a dumb question but once you import the raw photos to iPad then Lightroom, you can edit and then save them to share correct?? Thanks!!
Thanks for your tips!!!! How do you export and organise the jpg results ? I used to work with the raw on my Mac , after I usually export the jpgs by folders and remove the raws but I am looking the best way on the iPad Pro.thanks,,,
I don't usually hit the Subscribe button or leave comments, but this video was exactly what I was looking for and you seem like an ok dude, so... subscribed.
Great video. When you import the photos to Lightroom and delete them from the camera roll, are the photos stil on your iPad and filling up your limited storage space or are they now all in the cloud?
It depends. If you are subscribed to adobe’s cloud, then the full resolutions images are moved from Lightroom on the iPad to your Adobe cloud. On the iPad you’ll have Smart Previews, which are low resolution copies of the RAW files that are connected to the original. You can do any editing you would do on those smart previews, and if you do an action that requires the full resolution file, Lightroom pulls it from the cloud as needed. (Provides you have network access. If you don’t have network access you’ll have to wait to complete that operation until you get back to a network). And if you have sync enabled for a desktop/laptop version of Lightroom, the full resolution images are also synced to and are stored on the drive of the computer as part of that Lightroom catalog. If you are using Lightroom on the iPad but are not subscribed to Adobe’s cloud, then the images are still taking up space on your iPad, because they can’t be synced to the cloud and removed from the iPad.
@@spyrosheniadis What happens if you import images from camera roll into Lightroom whilst OFFLINE, so they do not sync with the cloud, and then delete them from camera roll, before Lightroom has synced with the cloud?
Hi Spyros, thank you for the video(s). I am relatively new to the tech world of photography and greatly appreciate people such as yourself who help us novice’s build our knowledge. I am using a gen 3 IPad Air, 256gb. My ? Is which Lightroom app do you recommend someone like myself use/buy? Looking at the App Store there are multiple choices, and I wonder which one will work well on my IPad since it is not the ‘Pro’ version. Thanks again!
I’ve just started using a 5th gen iPad Pro however when I import my photos I am getting them show three times over! Once as the camera name, once as a heading of raw and once as a heading of unable to upload. Which ever heading I go into the photos are there apart from a few that haven’t uploaded (in the camera and raw headings) that do show in the unable to upload heading. The ones in the camera heading show as raw and jpeg written on the image. I am so confused why this is happening but some one suggested it might be because I have iCloud photo back up switched off because I don’t pay for cloud storage. Any ideas would be most welcome as I currently do not know how best to just upload from my sd card. I’d like to upload raw and jpeg to my iPad, edit the raw to convert to jpeg then delete files that are not needed. Thanks in advance
Hello, I’m new to photo editing and found your video useful. Thanks for posting. Just curious, I subscribe to the monthly Lightroom user fee for my desktop version but I find I only use the app on my iPad Pro to edit my raw photos. Is the app linked to a subscription with my desktop? I’m thinking of removing the desktop version of Lightroom since I never use it. Thanks for your input.
All I photos I edit in iPad 6th generation. But I have been using snapseed as I use fujifilm film simulation and they are good to go. Well soemtimes I love edit my raw images in LR but I am bad with editing I guess
I’m using an iPad Pro 2018 12.6” and just starting to edit on om iPad rather than MacBook. I would like to know what additional editing apps you recommend
Didn’t see the video yet, but I assume nearly all of this applies to iPhone too? For the most part, nearly all of my Lightroom editing is done on iPhone, and I surely would love to access my RAW shoots from the camera I use (DxO One, which I shoot in RAW there and maybe 2 “Super RAW” (4 RAW photos in 1, but needs proprietary DxO’s editing software, which is not on iPhone/Android ), but JPEG is “good enough” for some platforms, but I’d much rather use RAWs. I’ve been meaning to add a Lighting port SD card reader for a while now to my accessories, and hope this is a good convincing. Thank you, I’ll hope to enjoy the video and see the tips as I go! 🙂 Edit: Added info
Hi, thank you for your videos. I have the 20 GB Photography plan, and am currently experimenting using both Classic and CC together (following your excellent video on this) by importing originals into CC which then sync to Classic. I will up the plan to include the TB of storage if I decide to import all originals in future into CC. Thinking about should I wish to go fully down the iPad route (doubt it but you never know - I don’t take loads of photos) and not replace my Mac when it is old, I have been experimenting with exporting from the iPad. What I have noticed is that JPEG photos exported from LR CC on the iPad are much smaller than those exported both from Classic and CC from my Mac - like about a third of the size. Is there a way to export larger files from the iPad?
I’ve got a massage on Photoshop that it can’t work with files over 20 MB (so far only in JPEG) on my iPad? It’s the Lightroom any different? RAW files are usually larger that JPEG but I prefer working in RAW due to better quality and more options in postproduction. Would I be able to work with larger RAW material on my iPad (Lightroom/Photoshop) app’s?
Question! I’m a Canon EOS R user, i edit on mobile devices like my iphone and my iPad Pro. Do you know why when i export the way you recommend i get CR3 files on my ipad but when i export wirelessly to my iPhones camera roll THEN export to Lightroom the come out as jpegs? I only shoot RAW -
Great video. I go to a lot of photo workshops where Internet is not available and you also need to edit and share work via a Flash drive (ie instructor collects it and displays on their laptop etc.), I would really love not to take my laptop to such remote locations just to facilitate this. Today’s release of PS for iPad also means that I can do more complex editing up to standard on my iPad. And these workshops assume RAW shooting because they are fine arts oriented. So this is one piece of that puzzle,. I have one of the old 10.5 in. IPad Pro’s (I may actually upgrade if this is a viable workflow). This shows me I can get the files there (I can work out how to import into iPad PS without resorting to iCloud, I think it looks possible), then go from the iPad to FlashDevice, etc. and voila. I just unloaded several pounds from my hand carry.
My iPad Pro (USB C) does not throw up an import screen automatically, when I look in files I see the RAW files by file name but not an image thumbnail enabling me to select certain images
Is there a way, to sort and arrange the order of pictures in a Lightroom album on the iPad and then export them to any place, without loosing the order??
Doesn’t work, I just get a blank screen. I’ve been trying to do this for ages so please make your information accurate. I download a raw photo to about 3 apps and it shows as a jpeg. Can you please advise. I have the Fuji X100V
Hello, i buy the anker sd card reader. It works with my Mac Book Pro 2018 but dont'work with my iPad Pro 2018... Nothing appears...Must i do something for detecting the reader with the iPad Pro ? Thanks for your answer.
With the new update Is there a way to edit photos in lightroom off of a drive connected to the ipad via USB? Or do you have to copy it to the ipad then import?
As of right now, no. With Lightroom on the iPad you have to import the photos into Lightroom before you can edit them. At this time, none of the apps that let you edit RAW files will allow for editing from an external drive. That may change in the future, but as of right now, the images have to be imported somewhere before they can be edited. What this new update will allow for is importing into Lightroom without having to import into the camera roll first.
No, you shouldn’t be. For right now, it may be yes because the beta and/or Lightroom aren’t fully ready yet. But in the end the process should be as you expect it.
@HD EDITS, I've been running the iPadOS Beta, and you will definitely not be stuck importing one photo at a time. In fact, I have a video coming this Thursday showing a new import process with the beta that allows you to bulk import photos directly from external cards/storage into Lightroom.
I had a 10.5” iPad Pro and now have a 12.9” 2018 iPad Pro. I do a some editing on my iPad and find its faster in handling files in a lot of ways. The one thing that holds me back is I usually take a lot of photos at events, sports, etc. I have not found a way to batch process like using the sync function to apply settings to a bunch of photos.The other issue is getting photos off the iPad onto something else not being able to use a flash drive external drive etc. Does anyone know how to sync settings to multiple photos on iPad? I know you can copy and paste settings from one photo to the next photo. Which seems to have stopped working recently not sure if that is a bug or what. But doing one photo at a time can be time consuming.
I am using iPad Pro 2017 model; if i need to transfer the raw files from my slr , do I need a adapter or card reader . ? Can’t transfer via canon app ?
Great video Spyro! I’m doing almost all my editing on my old iPad Air 2 64GB, which of course is not nearly enough space but I just like the mobility that it gives me to edit on the go. I use mostly ACDSee Pro for just light adjustments & crop or Affinity Photo for more complex edits but managing the files on the iPad is always a pain without a proper file manager. I tried many different workflows but not being a pro and shooting just for fun, my needs can still be covered by an iPad and I use my computer to store the results.
Thank you!!! I’m going to be making more videos like this!! I started editing with Lr and affinity with the iPad Air 2 as well, to test the viability of the workflow, and I immediately loved it. After that I upgraded to the iPad Pro. I tested ACDSee Pro, and found that it didn’t fit my needs, but I know it’s a great app. I’m excited for WWDC I’m a couple weeks. I’m hopeful we’ll be getting better file system access and file management with iOS 13.
I have a 12.9-inch 2018 iPad Pro. However, I do no editing on it as I come home with 100s of images every time I go out (birds and nature). The iPad just fills too slow for my needs even though I would love to use it for editing.
0:50 iPadOS 14.2 ... iPad Pro 11-inch ... not auto import, but Files then I can see my card, then I can select, but hmmm, there must be a better way. Maybe I have something setup wrong.
How comes your selection of RAWs were imported so fast? I try to select 2 RAW files my iPad Pro is not able to import.... loading and loading and loading and finally crashing.... What am I doing wrong??!
Without more information, I cannot say. I would ask a couple of questions: 1. What method are you using to import them? Are you importing from the camera roll? From iCloud/files, from Dropbox? 2. How big are your RAW files? What camera are they from?
Hi and thanks for your reply! I use the same setting as you do in your video. SD card, card reader and direct import to camera roll (for later importing and using in LR) The RAWs were taken with Sony a7r3 and a7s2. I tried a third party SD to USBC card reader as well as the original apple product. (The Siri Shortcut also does not work - it says „unknown error“ and does not do anything) What am I doing wrong?
Great video Spyros. I’m attempting to use an iPad Pro 11” as complete laptop replacement. Please give us a complete workflow, with file management, with regards to editing RAW in Lightroom Mobile. (No desktop at all) The editing aspect is great but I’m struggling with management. Thanks!
I have ipad mini 1 and i cant download lightroom can anyone lend me their apple id with adobe lightroom so that i can atleast download the old version of it? If you cant give your acc with a stranger u can use mine
UPDATE. Since iOS 16 the import may not bring up the Photos App import dialogue automatically. You may need to go to Photos and then select device and import the photos before you can do the rest
Or you could just save that money from the adapter and just import them into Lightroom (not classic) and wait a few minutes open your ipad and start editing...
Great video, but this all changes soon with iOS 13 (which comes out in beta next week). iOS 13 is rumored to have a full file management system like the Mac has "Finder".
Adobe Lightroom cc is awesome but pay for used monthly or year, is too bad 👎🏾 maybe Lr need a only pay for ever and used the cloud of adobe optional. My self pay for only pay. Sorry my English, greetings from Mexico 🇲🇽
@@spyrosheniadis It is iPad mini 4, running iOS 12.4. I guess the problem is not enough power in the Lightening plug. I have tried to connect the camera with a Lightening/USB adapter. Same result!
Which iPad are you using, and how much editing are you doing on your iPad?
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Thanks so much for the Siri shortcuts Spyros!! 🙏🏻 and for all your awesome videos!!
On an iPad Pro M4. :). Hoping to switch to using only this for all of my edits. I’m currently trying to understand the file management. Question: If I decide i don’t want to use Lightroom anymore, will Adobe delete all of my images from my tower and iPad when I cancel my subscription?
I have an important question. When you develop a RAW file in Lightroom Mobile, the product will be the same (in terms of size and resolution) as if you had done it in Lightroom for desktop?
i saw a magic card on your gallery. Instant subscribe. Thanks for the explanation!
Thank you so much. This helped a lot. Thank you for sharing.
Hello! Thank you for the content. I have a question, can't I transfer it to Drive and then to the edit app?
I have the 10.2 ipad, but haven’t edited on it. I usually edit on my MacBook, but I really want to start editing on the iPad as it’s a lot easier and lighter in my camera bag when I’m away for the weekend.
I can still use my Mac when I’m at home, but if I get to using the iPad when out it’ll make my life so much easier.
What is the best lightning dongle that people recommend?
Need SD, Micro SD, USB (for external hard drive) and charging ( if possible) is there any dongle / docking station that anyone with the 10.2 inch iPad would recommend? Anker make the perfect ‘hub’ but it’s usb c and not lightning.
Cheers for the info in the video. Really helpful!! I’m pretty new to this, so have only ever used Lightroom on the computer. If the original poster, or anyone in the comments can suggest any pointers for dongle &/or workflow tips, that’d be wicked!
Cheers…
I have thumb Arthritis and started using the iPad Pro 10.5 2 years ago. Using the mouse on my laptop killed my hands so I went this route. I am so glad you are doing these videos as I had taught myself most of it. Your explanations are always so easy to understand and will be a big help for those who are starting to do this. I do have one question about resolution and printing but I am going to go through your cidd and see if you may have addressed it
I’m using 5th gen iPad.... I’m going to use it for all my photo editing... with Lightroom. I need help with retrieving my edited photos.. and how do I create an original plus say a b/w version?
I am using an iPad Pro 12.9 (latest generation). Is there a way to move the original RAW files + the smart previews that have been generated with my current edits, from the Lightroom cloud service to my iPad, so that when I am “on the go”, I can continue to work on them without having to wait until I re-establish a connection to the cloud via WiFi, or do I have to start all over and lose the changes I have made so far?
Hi, I’m using Fuji xt4 and the latest iPad Pro 12.9 2020. I wonder why there in no thumbnail or I can’t see the actual photo when importing to my iPad. Will appreciate your help so much thanks
AWESOME TUTORIAL .Y FRIEND... THESE VIDEOS ARE AWESOME FOR SOMEONE NEW TO IPAD LIKE ME .. THANK YOU....
can you please try connecting ipad straight to camera and importing straight to lightroom, im planning to buy one and this is the closest answer i found on internet
Super helpful thank you! I am using a 6th gen ipad
Will the iPad mini 5 transfer RAW photos?
Does the iPad recognize a USB C direct cable connection or it depends on the camera model or does it ONLY accepts SDCARD?
I have the same adapter but it’s not working for me. Could it be the storage?
Really nice video !! I’m using an iPad 7 Instead of a laptop ...and The way I import my pictures from my camera (Nikon d5300) is using the app WMU...Do you recommend doing it this way ?
I just bought the iPad Mini 6 and the whole folder system is completely alien to Windows, but I am creating folders in 'my files' to load my raw files into considering I may have as many as 4 gigs of photos on any particular day and I have lately been editing my photos on tablets with Lightroom instead of my PC, just more convenient, the iPad Mini 6 is quite fast and like you said Lightroom needs an import function, in lightroom when you edit a raw file on a Android tablet and save it as a jpeg or tiff it will get exported to a Lightroom folder automatically set up in your gallery, so I've had to create my own Lightroom folder in 'my files' to try keep things organized..
Using a new OMD systems, OM-1. Lightroom on iPad does not recognise the .orf files. Is there a way to get these files to be recognised by Lightroom for iPad.
Hi Spyros, thank you very much for this useful video. Can you tell if it is possible to export files directly on the external HD or if you have to pass once again through the camera roll? bye!!
Hi
To answer your question.
I’m shooting RAW on a Canon 5D iii full frame and importing into photos until I saw this video. I’ve the free Light Room app but want to start editing.
Using an iPad Pro 256 gb at the mo. Worried that my memory will start to fill up. Should that be a concern.
Thanks for going to the effort to make it easier for the likes of me to get to grips with this technology 👍🏻😀
Hello, i have a question: i have an iPad Pro, however, 64 Gb only. Is there any way to consider the LR local storage being handled thru an external drive ? Means, keep my LR CC catalog in an external disk ?
Thanks for your time and teaching, really nice and helpfull to dive in to the iPad editing world.
I have an Fx3 (a7siii) I did everything you said , it’s not working. Any ideas ? Any advice would be appreciated
You provide very good information. I m using I pad pro and I like your videos
Editing almost 95% and goal is to ultimately be at 💯% mobile based. 2nd Gen iPad pro 256gb 10.5 // New favorite channel and following closely. Not enough of this content on RUclips.
Thank you for following!! I’ll be posting a new iPad/editing video every Thursday!
I’m in about the same place. 100% of my editing is on iPad. I’m still using the desktop for some of the file/asset management tasks that the iPad can’t handle yet.
Works much better since the new upgrade. I have the iPad pro 2018
I like it more than my Mac
Hi, any suggestions on error message that says “ copy failed”
Ive deleted deleted deleted things, but nothing ..
😵💫
Would it work for my Sony a1 raw files ??
Thanks for your video. I imported, edited, filled up my icloud storage and now can't get them back off in raw format. If I save to files or export, I get a jpg. And if I try to save directly to USB c, it takes ages then gives up without telling me. I have an ipad air 4. Icloud.com does the same, only allows download of jpg. Do I need to keep a copy of my raw files elsewhere and delete raw from ipad after editing, or am I missing a trick to get the raw back from icloud photos?
thanks for the video, exactly what i needed and short and sweet. I'm fairly new to photography and I'm finding I do a lot of lightroom work on my ipad pro (lightning). just got a new imac with 27 inch screen so I do use the big screen for fine editing and for the less than elegant process of getting my photos from lightroom CC to my smugmug website. But i do overnight shoots where i take our camper out to one of the many photogenic places here in New Mexico, shoot late afternoon to sunset, go to the camper and edit, sleep, and go back out for dawn through sunrise. Being able to leave my laptop at home and just bring the ipad which fits better in my photography backpack is a big plus.
Thanks for this video! I’ve been looking for a good short video to help me transfer my raw photos to the iPad (my computer is slow as heck!) This may sound like a dumb question but once you import the raw photos to iPad then Lightroom, you can edit and then save them to share correct?? Thanks!!
Thanks for your tips!!!! How do you export and organise the jpg results ? I used to work with the raw on my Mac , after I usually export the jpgs by folders and remove the raws but I am looking the best way on the iPad Pro.thanks,,,
I don't usually hit the Subscribe button or leave comments, but this video was exactly what I was looking for and you seem like an ok dude, so... subscribed.
Great video. When you import the photos to Lightroom and delete them from the camera roll, are the photos stil on your iPad and filling up your limited storage space or are they now all in the cloud?
It depends.
If you are subscribed to adobe’s cloud, then the full resolutions images are moved from Lightroom on the iPad to your Adobe cloud.
On the iPad you’ll have Smart Previews, which are low resolution copies of the RAW files that are connected to the original.
You can do any editing you would do on those smart previews, and if you do an action that requires the full resolution file, Lightroom pulls it from the cloud as needed. (Provides you have network access. If you don’t have network access you’ll have to wait to complete that operation until you get back to a network).
And if you have sync enabled for a desktop/laptop version of Lightroom, the full resolution images are also synced to and are stored on the drive of the computer as part of that Lightroom catalog.
If you are using Lightroom on the iPad but are not subscribed to Adobe’s cloud, then the images are still taking up space on your iPad, because they can’t be synced to the cloud and removed from the iPad.
@@spyrosheniadis What happens if you import images from camera roll into Lightroom whilst OFFLINE, so they do not sync with the cloud, and then delete them from camera roll, before Lightroom has synced with the cloud?
Super helpful. Thank you
Hi Spyros, thank you for the video(s). I am relatively new to the tech world of photography and greatly appreciate people such as yourself who help us novice’s build our knowledge. I am using a gen 3 IPad Air, 256gb. My ? Is which Lightroom app do you recommend someone like myself use/buy? Looking at the App Store there are multiple choices, and I wonder which one will work well on my IPad since it is not the ‘Pro’ version. Thanks again!
I was able to import from files app directly on LR CC since so maybe an update? Thanks so much my friend. Tons of energy. :)
I’ve just started using a 5th gen iPad Pro however when I import my photos I am getting them show three times over! Once as the camera name, once as a heading of raw and once as a heading of unable to upload. Which ever heading I go into the photos are there apart from a few that haven’t uploaded (in the camera and raw headings) that do show in the unable to upload heading. The ones in the camera heading show as raw and jpeg written on the image. I am so confused why this is happening but some one suggested it might be because I have iCloud photo back up switched off because I don’t pay for cloud storage. Any ideas would be most welcome as I currently do not know how best to just upload from my sd card. I’d like to upload raw and jpeg to my iPad, edit the raw to convert to jpeg then delete files that are not needed. Thanks in advance
Hello, I’m new to photo editing and found your video useful. Thanks for posting. Just curious, I subscribe to the monthly Lightroom user fee for my desktop version but I find I only use the app on my iPad Pro to edit my raw photos. Is the app linked to a subscription with my desktop? I’m thinking of removing the desktop version of Lightroom since I never use it. Thanks for your input.
I have been searching for this for soo long. Hate how apple makes it so 'not-simple' to transfer files
All I photos I edit in iPad 6th generation. But I have been using snapseed as I use fujifilm film simulation and they are good to go. Well soemtimes I love edit my raw images in LR but I am bad with editing I guess
Can you import only the smart preview instead of the raw full file?
I’m using an iPad Pro 2018 12.6” and just starting to edit on om iPad rather than MacBook. I would like to know what additional editing apps you recommend
Didn’t see the video yet, but I assume nearly all of this applies to iPhone too? For the most part, nearly all of my Lightroom editing is done on iPhone, and I surely would love to access my RAW shoots from the camera I use (DxO One, which I shoot in RAW there and maybe 2 “Super RAW” (4 RAW photos in 1, but needs proprietary DxO’s editing software, which is not on iPhone/Android ), but JPEG is “good enough” for some platforms, but I’d much rather use RAWs. I’ve been meaning to add a Lighting port SD card reader for a while now to my accessories, and hope this is a good convincing.
Thank you, I’ll hope to enjoy the video and see the tips as I go! 🙂
Edit: Added info
Hi, thank you for your videos. I have the 20 GB Photography plan, and am currently experimenting using both Classic and CC together (following your excellent video on this) by importing originals into CC which then sync to Classic. I will up the plan to include the TB of storage if I decide to import all originals in future into CC. Thinking about should I wish to go fully down the iPad route (doubt it but you never know - I don’t take loads of photos) and not replace my Mac when it is old, I have been experimenting with exporting from the iPad. What I have noticed is that JPEG photos exported from LR CC on the iPad are much smaller than those exported both from Classic and CC from my Mac - like about a third of the size. Is there a way to export larger files from the iPad?
very clear instructions! thank you for this video! helps allot
mike
I’ve got a massage on Photoshop that it can’t work with files over 20 MB (so far only in JPEG) on my iPad? It’s the Lightroom any different? RAW files are usually larger that JPEG but I prefer working in RAW due to better quality and more options in postproduction. Would I be able to work with larger RAW material on my iPad (Lightroom/Photoshop) app’s?
Question! I’m a Canon EOS R user, i edit on mobile devices like my iphone and my iPad Pro. Do you know why when i export the way you recommend i get CR3 files on my ipad but when i export wirelessly to my iPhones camera roll THEN export to Lightroom the come out as jpegs? I only shoot RAW -
I also notice the syncing cloud is sooooooo slowwww where I’m about to just get a desk top lol
Great video. I go to a lot of photo workshops where Internet is not available and you also need to edit and share work via a Flash drive (ie instructor collects it and displays on their laptop etc.), I would really love not to take my laptop to such remote locations just to facilitate this. Today’s release of PS for iPad also means that I can do more complex editing up to standard on my iPad. And these workshops assume RAW shooting because they are fine arts oriented. So this is one piece of that puzzle,. I have one of the old 10.5 in. IPad Pro’s (I may actually upgrade if this is a viable workflow). This shows me I can get the files there (I can work out how to import into iPad PS without resorting to iCloud, I think it looks possible), then go from the iPad to FlashDevice, etc. and voila. I just unloaded several pounds from my hand carry.
My iPad Pro (USB C) does not throw up an import screen automatically, when I look in files I see the RAW files by file name but not an image thumbnail enabling me to select certain images
Does it matter which gen of iPad??
Is there a way, to sort and arrange the order of pictures in a Lightroom album on the iPad and then export them to any place, without loosing the order??
Thank you for the tips!
Doesn’t work, I just get a blank screen. I’ve been trying to do this for ages so please make your information accurate. I download a raw photo to about 3 apps and it shows as a jpeg. Can you please advise. I have the Fuji X100V
Hello, i buy the anker sd card reader. It works with my Mac Book Pro 2018 but dont'work with my iPad Pro 2018... Nothing appears...Must i do something for detecting the reader with the iPad Pro ? Thanks for your answer.
Hi, do you have the files inside the DCIM folder of your SD card?
With the new update Is there a way to edit photos in lightroom off of a drive connected to the ipad via USB? Or do you have to copy it to the ipad then import?
As of right now, no. With Lightroom on the iPad you have to import the photos into Lightroom before you can edit them. At this time, none of the apps that let you edit RAW files will allow for editing from an external drive. That may change in the future, but as of right now, the images have to be imported somewhere before they can be edited.
What this new update will allow for is importing into Lightroom without having to import into the camera roll first.
@@spyrosheniadis So I am still stuck to importing one photo at a time from my external?
No, you shouldn’t be. For right now, it may be yes because the beta and/or Lightroom aren’t fully ready yet. But in the end the process should be as you expect it.
@HD EDITS, I've been running the iPadOS Beta, and you will definitely not be stuck importing one photo at a time. In fact, I have a video coming this Thursday showing a new import process with the beta that allows you to bulk import photos directly from external cards/storage into Lightroom.
@@spyrosheniadis that would be perfect! I haven't figured out how to get a good workflow going. I'm on the beta too
I had a 10.5” iPad Pro and now have a 12.9” 2018 iPad Pro. I do a some editing on my iPad and find its faster in handling files in a lot of ways. The one thing that holds me back is I usually take a lot of photos at events, sports, etc. I have not found a way to batch process like using the sync function to apply settings to a bunch of photos.The other issue is getting photos off the iPad onto something else not being able to use a flash drive external drive etc. Does anyone know how to sync settings to multiple photos on iPad? I know you can copy and paste settings from one photo to the next photo. Which seems to have stopped working recently not sure if that is a bug or what. But doing one photo at a time can be time consuming.
Can you export from lightroom to a SD card?
I am using iPad Pro 2017 model; if i need to transfer the raw files from my slr , do I need a adapter or card reader . ? Can’t transfer via canon app ?
That way you can transfer only JPG format. Not RAW.
I just got my 90D (previously 80D), it appears that the RAW file CR3 does not work on the iPAD Pro and not with lightroom.
Great video Spyro! I’m doing almost all my editing on my old iPad Air 2 64GB, which of course is not nearly enough space but I just like the mobility that it gives me to edit on the go. I use mostly ACDSee Pro for just light adjustments & crop or Affinity Photo for more complex edits but managing the files on the iPad is always a pain without a proper file manager. I tried many different workflows but not being a pro and shooting just for fun, my needs can still be covered by an iPad and I use my computer to store the results.
Thank you!!! I’m going to be making more videos like this!!
I started editing with Lr and affinity with the iPad Air 2 as well, to test the viability of the workflow, and I immediately loved it.
After that I upgraded to the iPad Pro.
I tested ACDSee Pro, and found that it didn’t fit my needs, but I know it’s a great app.
I’m excited for WWDC I’m a couple weeks. I’m hopeful we’ll be getting better file system access and file management with iOS 13.
I have a 12.9-inch 2018 iPad Pro. However, I do no editing on it as I come home with 100s of images every time I go out (birds and nature). The iPad just fills too slow for my needs even though I would love to use it for editing.
0:50 iPadOS 14.2 ... iPad Pro 11-inch ... not auto import, but Files then I can see my card, then I can select, but hmmm, there must be a better way. Maybe I have something setup wrong.
Nothing pops up anymore when I plug my SD card reader in. Out the blue it stopped popping up.
Why on amazon does it say it’s incompatible with iPad Pro 2018 when you just used it!
How comes your selection of RAWs were imported so fast? I try to select 2 RAW files my iPad Pro is not able to import.... loading and loading and loading and finally crashing....
What am I doing wrong??!
Without more information, I cannot say. I would ask a couple of questions:
1. What method are you using to import them? Are you importing from the camera roll? From iCloud/files, from Dropbox?
2. How big are your RAW files? What camera are they from?
Hi and thanks for your reply!
I use the same setting as you do in your video. SD card, card reader and direct import to camera roll (for later importing and using in LR)
The RAWs were taken with Sony a7r3 and a7s2.
I tried a third party SD to USBC card reader as well as the original apple product.
(The Siri Shortcut also does not work - it says „unknown error“ and does not do anything)
What am I doing wrong?
Why import to camera roll if you can import to Lightroom directly
Great video Spyros. I’m attempting to use an iPad Pro 11” as complete laptop replacement. Please give us a complete workflow, with file management, with regards to editing RAW in Lightroom Mobile. (No desktop at all) The editing aspect is great but I’m struggling with management. Thanks!
Thank you!!! I’m working on videos covering this! 😊😊
I get blank white images in my photos app when importing images to my iPad. Anyone knows why this is happening?
José Antonio Durán Same here
Chris Mac Donald. It happened to me when importing from a canon camera. An update of the camera software solved it. Hope this helps.
I don't get an import screen pop up?
OHHH so when you delete from the camera roll, they stay in lightroom....
Horace Grimsby exactly.....
I have ipad mini 1 and i cant download lightroom can anyone lend me their apple id with adobe lightroom so that i can atleast download the old version of it? If you cant give your acc with a stranger u can use mine
UPDATE. Since iOS 16 the import may not bring up the Photos App import dialogue automatically. You may need to go to Photos and then select device and import the photos before you can do the rest
Or you could just save that money from the adapter and just import them into Lightroom (not classic) and wait a few minutes open your ipad and start editing...
Great video, but this all changes soon with iOS 13 (which comes out in beta next week). iOS 13 is rumored to have a full file management system like the Mac has "Finder".
I hope it does change. Well know for sure soon, and as soon as there’s an update I’ll be making a video on it. 😊
(I-Don't) have one. still same for most actions.
Are you thinking about getting one?
@@spyrosheniadis Not at this time (PC) user.
Adobe Lightroom cc is awesome but pay for used monthly or year, is too bad 👎🏾 maybe Lr need a only pay for ever and used the cloud of adobe optional. My self pay for only pay. Sorry my English, greetings from Mexico 🇲🇽
I don’t mind the subscription cost. I think it’s more than worth the cost, but I also recognize that not everyone feels the same way.
Does not work with iPad mini.
Which iPad mini, and which version of iOS are you running?
@@spyrosheniadis It is iPad mini 4, running iOS 12.4. I guess the problem is not enough power in the Lightening plug. I have tried to connect the camera with a Lightening/USB adapter. Same result!
Cool. But what if you literally have 1000s of images? I took 5000 photos on my last holiday, this is going to be a hot mess!
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