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aa1131 New Member • Posts: 3
Photo editing on mobile tablet

Hi guys! I usually use GIMP to edit my photos but currently I am traveling around and I don't have my laptop with me. I do have a Samsung tablet (Samsung Dex compatible).

Do you guys have any recommendations for apps/ programs that run on tablet that are good enough? I'm fine with both play store or installation APK apps. Thanks!

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atom14 Veteran Member • Posts: 3,299
Re: Photo editing on mobile tablet

aa1131 wrote:

Hi guys! I usually use GIMP to edit my photos but currently I am traveling around and I don't have my laptop with me. I do have a Samsung tablet (Samsung Dex compatible).

Do you guys have any recommendations for apps/ programs that run on tablet that are good enough? I'm fine with both play store or installation APK apps. Thanks!

Nevertheless, it'd be running on Android, and so, did you not search for compatible versions of GIMP, such as this one below?

xGIMP

The reviews are "interesting".

atom14.

Ken Gosden Veteran Member • Posts: 3,025
Re: Photo editing on mobile tablet

aa1131 wrote:

Hi guys! I usually use GIMP to edit my photos but currently I am traveling around and I don't have my laptop with me. I do have a Samsung tablet (Samsung Dex compatible).

Do you guys have any recommendations for apps/ programs that run on tablet that are good enough? I'm fine with both play store or installation APK apps. Thanks!

Do you edit RAW or JPEG? A lot depends on your typical editing needs. If you are mostly doing global edits, then Snapseed might be good enough. If you are doing a lot of local edits you are likely getting into paying for something.  Love it or hate it Lightroom does a pretty good job and you at least get masking/selection tools.  Plenty of folks like Photo Mate R3 for RAW.

Personally I find Snapseed is good for things that are largely decent SOOC.  It also has a bunch of Instagram friendly effects if that is something you want.  I am finding that Lightroom has become much better over the last year on Samsung Android tablets (I use both an S7+ and S8 Ultra).  It still has some extra features when used on iOS on my iPad Pro.

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markyboy81 Veteran Member • Posts: 4,778
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I also have a Samsung tablet and use the android version if Lightroom. Works very well indeed (actually prefer it to PC editing with the Spen) .

I think you have to have a premium subscription to edit raw but for jpegs it's free.

It's one of the only apps I know that allow bulk exporting.

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redtailboas Regular Member • Posts: 420
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Yeah Snapseed as someone already said. Also Google Photos is pretty good.

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Re: Agree about Snapseed...

Ken Gosden wrote:

aa1131 wrote:

Hi guys! I usually use GIMP to edit my photos but currently I am traveling around and I don't have my laptop with me. I do have a Samsung tablet (Samsung Dex compatible).

Do you guys have any recommendations for apps/ programs that run on tablet that are good enough? I'm fine with both play store or installation APK apps. Thanks!

Do you edit RAW or JPEG? A lot depends on your typical editing needs. If you are mostly doing global edits, then Snapseed might be good enough. If you are doing a lot of local edits you are likely getting into paying for something. Love it or hate it Lightroom does a pretty good job and you at least get masking/selection tools. Plenty of folks like Photo Mate R3 for RAW.

Personally I find Snapseed is good for things that are largely decent SOOC. It also has a bunch of Instagram friendly effects if that is something you want. I am finding that Lightroom has become much better over the last year on Samsung Android tablets (I use both an S7+ and S8 Ultra). It still has some extra features when used on iOS on my iPad Pro.

I especially like the price - FREE!  It is remarkably full featured.  Only thing I could wish for them to add would be noise reduction, but since most Snapseed images will be destined for web viewing noise won't be a big problem.

There are excellent how-to videos for Snapseed on YouTube.

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Ken Gosden Veteran Member • Posts: 3,025
Re: Agree about Snapseed...

Isabel Cutler wrote:

Ken Gosden wrote:

aa1131 wrote:

Hi guys! I usually use GIMP to edit my photos but currently I am traveling around and I don't have my laptop with me. I do have a Samsung tablet (Samsung Dex compatible).

Do you guys have any recommendations for apps/ programs that run on tablet that are good enough? I'm fine with both play store or installation APK apps. Thanks!

Do you edit RAW or JPEG? A lot depends on your typical editing needs. If you are mostly doing global edits, then Snapseed might be good enough. If you are doing a lot of local edits you are likely getting into paying for something. Love it or hate it Lightroom does a pretty good job and you at least get masking/selection tools. Plenty of folks like Photo Mate R3 for RAW.

Personally I find Snapseed is good for things that are largely decent SOOC. It also has a bunch of Instagram friendly effects if that is something you want. I am finding that Lightroom has become much better over the last year on Samsung Android tablets (I use both an S7+ and S8 Ultra). It still has some extra features when used on iOS on my iPad Pro.

I especially like the price - FREE! It is remarkably full featured. Only thing I could wish for them to add would be noise reduction, but since most Snapseed images will be destined for web viewing noise won't be a big problem.

There are excellent how-to videos for Snapseed on YouTube.

Isabel

For me the main thing missing in Snapseed is masking.  The local selection tool is just too basic.

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Re: when I use the selection tool...

Ken Gosden wrote:

Isabel Cutler wrote:

Ken Gosden wrote:

aa1131 wrote:

For me the main thing missing in Snapseed is masking. The local selection tool is just too basic.

I enlarge the area where I need to use the selection tool so that my finger doesn't spread the selection too much.

I also can use a generic stylus like this one so my finger doesn't choose too much area.

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Ken Gosden Veteran Member • Posts: 3,025
Re: when I use the selection tool...

Isabel Cutler wrote:

Ken Gosden wrote:

Isabel Cutler wrote:

Ken Gosden wrote:

aa1131 wrote:

For me the main thing missing in Snapseed is masking. The local selection tool is just too basic.

I enlarge the area where I need to use the selection tool so that my finger doesn't spread the selection too much.

I also can use a generic stylus like this one so my finger doesn't choose too much area.

Isabel

Sure, I do the same.  However, unless I am not finding a feature, I can only select circular areas.  Although Google does indicate it uses some background process to limit the selection to "similar areas", not really circles, whatever that means. So selecting the sky separate from everything else is not something you can actually control.  The selection tool is not paintable like masks in most other programs.

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redtailboas Regular Member • Posts: 420
Re: when I use the selection tool...
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Right, it selects on similar tone/color that you choose as the point

Ronald121 New Member • Posts: 4
Re: Photo editing on mobile tablet

I use snapseed as well as LR photo editor which are the best for editing your photos.

Ronald121 New Member • Posts: 4
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Wonderful! It is really informative. Thanks a lot.

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