Ipad For photo Editing?

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Is anyone using an Ipad for photo editing?

I was wondering whether or not I could get away with dumping my desktop for a sleek Ipad. I know it's not a full computer in terms of it's processing power but I'm finding that I only use my mac for photo editing and web surfing these days (99% web surfing).
 
no where near enough control as you would get with a mouse or tablet
 
not as much control as you have on Mac but its far from 100% hopeless IMO

can make pictures look decent enough with little effort
 
That's a rather large backwards step there John. A full computer system to a tablet, with no connectivity whatsoever and the processing power of a fart in comparison?

I wouldn't advise.
 
trencheel303 said:
That's a rather large backwards step there John. A full computer system to a tablet, with no connectivity whatsoever and the processing power of a fart in comparison?

I wouldn't advise.
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THIS! :thumbs:
 
I'm on this big minimalistic kick at the moment, trying to reduce the 'things' we have and get a grip on what's important. Having searched the web it does seem like the ipad wouldn't suit my needs - I need lightroom and the plugins I use.

I'm looking at suitable netbooks at the moment to see where that leads....






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Get an Asus EEE and stick OS X on it lol.

Seriously though, what you have said in your post is EXACTLY the reason Apple need to wake up and start making netbooks with OS X on them.
 
The iPad is a tool to help you 'consume' the intarwebby. And a very good one it is too once you realise the aim of the product and its limitations.
 
If you need the iPad for other reasons then it makes a good preview and storage tool. But as far as editing is concerned, you need something with a bit more versatility.

I use mine as for on site previews but not much else ( It does make a good back up storage device as well.).

For the money you could get a half decent Dell or similar laptop which would suit you purpose better. I suspect you would get frustrated with a net book, on speed grounds
 
Don't get a netbook for editing. They are only powered by a slightly more powerful fart than the ipad and the screen will send you blind. You should have as a minimum a 13" screen I would think and at least one of the new i3 processors. I would personally, if converting to laptop, also keep a monitor at home to sit down and edit at, using the lappy as a base.
 
Sorry guys, my netbook suggestion was a bit tongue in cheek...

I'll :coat:
 
i dont have an iPad but went to Apple store in covent garden yesterday, had a play with one.

Have to say it is nice piece of kit and screen is amazing.

there was this photo app on it caled photogene, it is not PS but you can do sharpening on it, play with basic levels,exposure, shadows etc and quite a few photo styles...so for basic editing will be fine :)
 
Well... the hardware in Mac Minis is actually near identical to the Macbooks, Chris... :thinking: and believe me, the Apple laptops are no slouch when it comes to graphic ability, particularly since they finally dumped the Intel GMA series graphics chips.

That said, they're still ridiculously expensive :p
 
I have downloaded loads of the camera / photo tools on the iPad and not really got any further than basic edits / sharpening / cropping / colour changes etc - I am the kind of iPad app tart that you are to cameras!.

It is a great web consumer device, it is not a laptop replacement.

Chris
 
Hi Chris, I picked up a small laptop this weekend instead. Powerful enough to run my full editing suites but small enough to pop into a draw and forget about until it's needed.

Will be looking to offload the imac on flea bay or in the for sale section in the near future.
 
gingerweasel said:
Hi Chris, I picked up a small laptop this weekend instead. Powerful enough to run my full editing suites but small enough to pop into a draw and forget about until it's needed.

Will be looking to offload the imac on flea bay or in the for sale section in the near future.
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If you have an iMac, that's great for CS. If the laptop is powerful, it will do CS but i would be surprised if it has the power of the iMac. An ipad shows the pictures and does basic edits.
 
Does anyone want to update this thread? I'm picking up an iPad and to edit raw files on the move, whats come out in the year since this thread started?
 
Snapseed is a good editor - certainly a good value editor
 
Wait for the quad core tablets to come out before you even consider a tablet to take a laptop's editing role, imo.
 
You don't have a chance in hell against using your iPad for a dedicated photo editor. But I feel as if the best photo editor for an iPad is the snapseed app. It's free at the moment (I think) and it's absolutely bloody fantastic. I've never seen an app with so many features.
 
Snapspeed is fine for fun editing, but for more serious stuff you need either Photogene or Filterstorm Pro, as these are the only Apps that allow proper IPTC recording.

The iPad is fine for reviewing RAW files on the fly and editing a limited number for instant transmission, but don't expect to be able to batch process or edit large volumes.
 
DemiLion said:
The iPad is fine for reviewing RAW files on the fly and editing a limited number for instant transmission, but don't expect to be able to batch process or edit large volumes.
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:thumbs: I wouldn't even dream of contemplating the mildest effort to attempt to do the slightest editing on an iPad.
 
I only put finished post processed images on my iPad, if you have Photoshop or L3 whats the point of all these iPhone and iPad photographic apps
 
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:thumbs: I wouldn't even dream of contemplating the mildest effort to attempt to do the slightest editing on an iPad.
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I think that you've misunderstood my post. I'm more than happy to use the iPad to filter 250 images down to 10 or so for editing in Filterstorm and then submitting.
 
nikonuser said:
I only put finished post processed images on my iPad, if you have Photoshop or L3 whats the point of all these iPhone and iPad photographic apps
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So that you don't have to carry a laptop around with you 100% of the time.
 
And in my case, I don't take a lot of pics, and I'm not someone who has the time and inclination for LR3. I travel with an iPad, will shoot a few for fun and want to play on iPad.
 
Apart from sorting images why would anyone edit solely on a tablet? All the talk of the importance of a calibrated screen appears to be going un-noticed.
 
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