IPad Pro and Lightroom

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Been looking at a iPad Pro. I subscribe to LR photography plan and I was wondering with the latest macOS supporting portable hard drives can you simply import your images to the iPad
and after editing in Lr (classic or cc) can you use a portable HD to transfer the images to a desktop running Lightroom Classic or can this only be done via the cloud?
 
I don’t see why you can’t .i would think it’s just the same as importing any other image, I may be missing something here though I can’t see it?
 
Import then sync the collection to iPad, edit on there and export on main computer. You don’t need the files on the iPad to edit.
 
yamahatdm900 said:
Been looking at a iPad Pro. I subscribe to LR photography plan and I was wondering with the latest macOS supporting portable hard drives can you simply import your images to the iPad
and after editing in Lr (classic or cc) can you use a portable HD to transfer the images to a desktop running Lightroom Classic or can this only be done via the cloud?
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You could do it that way but you may as well just use the cloud sync if your internet is fast enough. If you import on your Mac, put your photos in a collection and sync that with the cloud then the smaller Smart Preview files will automatically sync to your iPad (and phone) and not use any of your 20Gb cloud storage.

If you go the other way and import on your iPad then the files will automatically sync to the cloud and appear on your Mac when you open LR Classic. This does use up your 20Gb storage limit though, although there are ways to work around that.

I've been using an iPad Pro with LR as my primary editing machine for 2 years so anything you want to know just ask. I have recently just coughed up the extra tenner a month for the 1Tb cloud storage though as it became too much of a faff moving files around and trying to stay under the 20Gb limit. I don't worry about it now and I only open LR Classic to create another backup of my Raw files on an external hard drive. It does that automatically too.
 
SsSsSsSsSnake said:
I don’t see why you can’t .i would think it’s just the same as importing any other image, I may be missing something here though I can’t see it?
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`It seems the cloud is the only method if you want to sync your adjustments you have done in LR.
T_J_G said:
Import then sync the collection to iPad, edit on there and export on main computer. You don’t need the files on the iPad to edit.
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Thanks Tim got one yesterday and that’s what I am doing at the minute. Though will probably get a hub and use a drive an back up the images to that when I’m away.

RichardC27 said:
You could do it that way but you may as well just use the cloud sync if your internet is fast enough. If you import on your Mac, put your photos in a collection and sync that with the cloud then the smaller Smart Preview files will automatically sync to your iPad (and phone) and not use any of your 20Gb cloud storage.

If you go the other way and import on your iPad then the files will automatically sync to the cloud and appear on your Mac when you open LR Classic. This does use up your 20Gb storage limit though, although there are ways to work around that.

I've been using an iPad Pro with LR as my primary editing machine for 2 years so anything you want to know just ask. I have recently just coughed up the extra tenner a month for the 1Tb cloud storage though as it became too much of a faff moving files around and trying to stay under the 20Gb limit. I don't worry about it now and I only open LR Classic to create another backup of my Raw files on an external hard drive. It does that automatically too.
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Thanks Richard just picked one up and enjoying it at the minute. Importing to the desktop and then syncing to the cloud at the minute and seems to be working well at the minute. Planning to get a small hub so if you have any recommendations for that I be very interested.
 
yamahatdm900 said:
Thanks Richard just picked one up and enjoying it at the minute. Importing to the desktop and then syncing to the cloud at the minute and seems to be working well at the minute. Planning to get a small hub so if you have any recommendations for that I be very interested.
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I have this one: https://www.amazon.co.uk/uni-Adapter-MicroSD-Compatible-MacBook/dp/B07ZK8V5J2

Works well as a desktop hub but it's USB powered so it works fine as a card reader for the iPad too. I have it sat on my desk most of the time but when I go out shooting for a day I pop it into my bag and use it as a card reader for the iPad while I'm out and about.

Forgot to say earlier if you haven't picked up the Apple Pencil to go with your iPad I'd highly recommend it. Yes it's expensive but it makes editing photos such an enjoyable and fast experience.
 
RichardC27 said:
I have this one: https://www.amazon.co.uk/uni-Adapter-MicroSD-Compatible-MacBook/dp/B07ZK8V5J2

Works well as a desktop hub but it's USB powered so it works fine as a card reader for the iPad too. I have it sat on my desk most of the time but when I go out shooting for a day I pop it into my bag and use it as a card reader for the iPad while I'm out and about.

Forgot to say earlier if you haven't picked up the Apple Pencil to go with your iPad I'd highly recommend it. Yes it's expensive but it makes editing photos such an enjoyable and fast experience.
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Thank you. I do have the pencil which is very nice also John Lewis had some magic keyboards for £154 so I got one of those as well.
 
I was wondering how you're getting on with your iPad Pro and editing. I'm looking for move away from PC and currently sat on the fence between an iPad Pro and waiting for the new Macbook Pro 14. Editing with the pen looks amazing but I do wonder if I'd miss the extra functionality of a laptop.
 
Cupotea said:
I was wondering how you're getting on with your iPad Pro and editing. I'm looking for move away from PC and currently sat on the fence between an iPad Pro and waiting for the new Macbook Pro 14. Editing with the pen looks amazing but I do wonder if I'd miss the extra functionality of a laptop.
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It really does depend on your workflow. If you do loads of HDR, Pano merging, that sort of thing then the iPad probably won't cut it for you, although Affinity Photo for iPad is reportedly very good at doing all that.

If you just do basic, "normal" photo editing (for want of a better term), then the iPad is excellent. Try and ignore the many reviews and videos you'll see online saying it can't replace a laptop, file management is a pain or unusable etc. It's just very different from MacOS and Windows, and you have to learn how to work with iPadOS and all the quirks it brings. There are definitely things Apple could improve but for most people an iPad can do it all now, especially paired with a keyboard and trackpad.
 
Cupotea said:
I was wondering how you're getting on with your iPad Pro and editing. I'm looking for move away from PC and currently sat on the fence between an iPad Pro and waiting for the new Macbook Pro 14. Editing with the pen looks amazing but I do wonder if I'd miss the extra functionality of a laptop.
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I’m enjoying it at the minute although I don’t use it as my only editing machine. I’m importing on my desktop on the classic version and syncing smart previews to the ipad and doing the majority of the culling and editing on the ipad. Any stuff that needs more detailed work I do on the desktop. I do most of the key wording on the desktop as well. Athens ipad has replaced my ageing MacBook Pro and I can’t see me going back to a laptop now.
I have brought a small ssd drive for when I go away to transfer my images to.
The pen for me does make everything easier.
The thing I wish Adobe did do was to have the key wording sync from the cloud to the classic.
 
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