Post processing ipad

[darylmesa]

hello,

I'm pondering the idea of using an ipad as my sole jpeg editor. I currently have lightroom on my laptop along with ov3. The problem is that my laptop is like 10yrs old and these programs runs sloooooowwww. I have an ipad which will allow me to use photos and snapseed.

For my post processing, I shoot mainly jpegs, no cropping and the only main things I change are exposer and contrast. Has anyone else gone this route? What anput printing...mainly for photo albums.

thanks,

daryl

 

[Pikme]

Sounds like Snapseed will be ideal for you - it is fast, fun, powerful and very easy to use. The only problem is that you will inevitably go through a period of 'filter addiction', like everyone does when they first start to play around with Snapseed.

Also, take a good look at the functionality within Photos. You'll have to get past any built in anti-Apple snobbery you might have in order to see it, but Photos has a lot of capability. It is not as easy or intuitive as Snapseed (but it does have the cataloguing and location) and does not have the cool filter array, but for ordinary cropping, exposure, contrast, highlight, etc., Photos does have a lot there. You just need to spend some time getting used to it.

 

[sean000]

hello,

I'm pondering the idea of using an ipad as my sole jpeg editor. I currently have lightroom on my laptop along with ov3. The problem is that my laptop is like 10yrs old and these programs runs sloooooowwww. I have an ipad which will allow me to use photos and snapseed.

For my post processing, I shoot mainly jpegs, no cropping and the only main things I change are exposer and contrast. Has anyone else gone this route? What anput printing...mainly for photo albums.

thanks,

daryl

I like snapseed, but don't forget that there is also a Lightroom iPad app if you have a Creative Cloud Photography subscription. That might have the edge for workflow.

Google Photos is another option that will work well on the iPad.

Sean

 

[Tommi K1]

I do a lot processing with Snapseed, found that tip from here really.

The Snapseed supports DNG raw format so I can copy ORF files and convert them and then apply raw processing with Snapseed like white balance or brightness control. And then apply rest.

There are lots of great apps for mobile devices that has removed reasons to have a laptops or PC. If Snapseed just would get nice denoise filter like lightroom has.

 

[darylmesa]

Sounds like Snapseed will be ideal for you - it is fast, fun, powerful and very easy to use. The only problem is that you will inevitably go through a period of 'filter addiction', like everyone does when they first start to play around with Snapseed.

Also, take a good look at the functionality within Photos. You'll have to get past any built in anti-Apple snobbery you might have in order to see it, but Photos has a lot of capability. It is not as easy or intuitive as Snapseed (but it does have the cataloguing and location) and does not have the cool filter array, but for ordinary cropping, exposure, contrast, highlight, etc., Photos does have a lot there. You just need to spend some time getting used to it.

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Roberto M.

Thanks, i've used snapseed already before for mant little occasions. I'm not a fan of filters and such, except for the occasional photo. I like using the quick fix (auto tone) to see where that gets me then tweak from there. I was mainly not sure about using snapseed , photos, etc instead of lightroom.

thanks again

 

[David Kieltyka]

My favorite iOS denoiser is the one in Photogene. (The chroma control anyway, which is all I need.) I also use Photogene for much of my iPad pic processing. It can handle 42mp JPEGs from a Sony A7rii without flinching, Needs to be updated for iOS 10, though. It runs okay but some of the touch controls are now oddly positioned.

-Dave-

 

[darylmesa]

My favorite iOS denoiser is the one in Photogene. (The chroma control anyway, which is all I need.) I also use Photogene for much of my iPad pic processing. It can handle 42mp JPEGs from a Sony A7rii without flinching, Needs to be updated for iOS 10, though. It runs okay but some of the touch controls are now oddly positioned.

-Dave-

Thanks dave, i'll have a look at those

 

[windmillgolfer]

Seconded on Photogene, which I use on an iPad mini when travelling. Snapseed is good too for its ability to straighten perspective controls. When travelling, Photogene's resize and variable JPEG compression are helpful to export smaller files for uploading over slow wifi.

 

[dgnelson]

don't forget that there is also a Lightroom iPad app if you have a Creative Cloud Photography subscription.

As far as I know you don't need the subscription. You have to do the trial, but LR on the iPad keeps working when the trial is finished.

I've used Snapseed as well, like it too.

Dan

 

[dgnelson]

The Snapseed supports DNG raw format so I can copy ORF files and convert them and then apply raw processing with Snapseed like white balance or brightness control. And then apply rest.

I believe that Snapseed will work on ORF files too.

Dan

 

[DocBobB]

There is a Photoshop app for iPad - free! Works well.

 

[Michael Dbn]

Good Day

One doesn't need Creatve Cloud in order to have the Lightroom iPad app. It was a free download and I think it still is, but I'm open to correction.

Michael

 

[Boss of Sony]

Seconded on Photogene, which I use on an iPad mini when travelling. Snapseed is good too for its ability to straighten perspective controls. When travelling, Photogene's resize and variable JPEG compression are helpful to export smaller files for uploading over slow wifi.

I agree that photogene is useful for resizing photos and checking EXIF info. For all other uses Snapseed is FAR superior. In fact nothing comes close to Snapseed on iPad. I can do things on Snapseed that I really can't achieve using Photoshop (on computer).

There are lots of subtle things you can do in Snapseed to make your photos more pleasing to look at with a few quick swipes of the finger. Amazing that it's free.

Check out how I used Snapseed to improve the contrast on this moon photo I took:


Edited with Snapseed. Took roughly 2 mins.




Best effort with Photoshop (on computer)

The only thing I don't like in Snapseed is not having control over output when saving the photo.

 

[Mebpenguin]

I made an iPad Pro my main computer about a year ago and haven't looked back. I'm also a JPEG shooter and my favorite editing app is Polarr. Nice interface, it has a photos extension (unlike snapseed) so I never have to exit the app, and it has almost every tool I regularly need. I do keep a set of additional apps on my iPad for occasional editing, including snapseed, photoshop, SKRWT (for defishing photos), and Pixelmator.

 

[windmillgolfer]

For free product Snapseed is very good, as your example demonstrates. It is noticeable that Snapseed has been improved over recent months, with new features being added, even a resize facility, though no control over JPEG quality.

Sometimes, free wifi in hotels is so slow that Photogene is needed to shrink output files.

Anyone just starting PP on iOS or Android should try the free Snapseed first, it may be all they need.

What I outdoors really like is a decent stitching app and HDR fusion/merge app. The one good stitching app, which was free, was taken off the market

 

[sean000]

Good Day

One doesn't need Creatve Cloud in order to have the Lightroom iPad app. It was a free download and I think it still is, but I'm open to correction.

Michael

It might depend on how you want to use it. I have a CC subscription for Photoshop and Lightroom. You probably need the subscription if you want to sync a collection between your iPad and Lightroom on Windows or Mac OS.

Without a subscription it probably allows you to edit images on the iOS camera roll?

Sean

 

[darylmesa]

Seconded on Photogene, which I use on an iPad mini when travelling. Snapseed is good too for its ability to straighten perspective controls. When travelling, Photogene's resize and variable JPEG compression are helpful to export smaller files for uploading over slow wifi.

I agree that photogene is useful for resizing photos and checking EXIF info. For all other uses Snapseed is FAR superior. In fact nothing comes close to Snapseed on iPad. I can do things on Snapseed that I really can't achieve using Photoshop (on computer).

There are lots of subtle things you can do in Snapseed to make your photos more pleasing to look at with a few quick swipes of the finger. Amazing that it's free.

Check out how I used Snapseed to improve the contrast on this moon photo I took:


Edited with Snapseed. Took roughly 2 mins.


Best effort with Photoshop (on computer)

The only thing I don't like in Snapseed is not having control over output when saving the photo.

What do you mean by no control over output