How can I just import my jpeg (not raw) to my iPad?

Earlier in this thread, I posted a work around that has worked well for me for the past 4000 images or so.

Thanks for the work around..

The iPad has become a nightmare for me. I specifically bought the thing to simplify my photography workflow. But so far this has been an extremely frustrating experience to say the least..

This issue is one, also you cannot delete synched photos from the ipad without resynching, Dropbox only lets you download down rezzed crappy images, the list goes on and on.

No your not missing anything.. Another absurd limitation of iPhoto

https://discussions.apple.com/thread/3834162?start=0&tstart=0

Photo management in iOS is a mess

I also use a 5D MKII and shoot Raw plus jpg. When I import the file says Raw + jpg. There is no option to import either one or both. When I work on the file in an image app like PhotoForge or iPhoto I often check the file size. The file size is always the size of the jpg and not the full Raw files size. Note that I shoot Raw plus small jpg because I just want the jog and a quick file to show clients or upload to the web.

My suggestion would be to not worry about what you have uploaded to your iPad. Just be sure you do not delete the originals from your camera. Keep the originals on the adds until you can uploads them to your computer.

Another option is to transfer the photos from your camera to your computer where they will uploaded as separate files. Then transfer the jpgs to your iPad.

To me the iPad is not a professional photo processing or management tool. It doesn't have the power to process photos at the level I need. I do my processing on my computer.

Given that limitation, however, the iPad is an excellent tool for display of photos to clients. Also I can process the jpgs lightly and upload them to social media sites or website where my clients can view them.

Yes I'm suffering the same issue as well.

I have found a couple of workarounds , but none are what could be called good.

1. yep the iphoto thing is fine but as noted you cant select more than 1 image. before the last (only so far) update the help files indicated you could. but they changed at the update and now describe properly the process . would be great if it allowed multiple files (but hey Apple never want to actually make something work properly do they!)

2. ther is an App called FileBrowser. this will let you 'See' versions of the file (in canons case .CR2 and Jpeg.) you can then select only the jpeg and move that to another folder. you then delete the images in the photo app and you just have the jpeg. BUT and its a big BUT . you cant get the jpeg out of filebrowser . so you are stuck in that app until you can export it to a PC/Mac . this would be less of an issue if the image viewer was any good . but its not great.

3. and now we are getting quite silly. this works but its a pain.

I import the files onto my netbook and the dump the jpegs onto an sd card (in the proper formatted folder) .

actually you dont really need to shoot RAW and Jpeg. on the later canon bodies (50D and later I think) there is no longer a tiny jpeg embedded in the RAW but a full size one. the jeg is used to display on the camera screen etc. I found a very neat utility that strips the jpeg and copies it . its very quick as well.

but as you can see the pain is having to use a netbook to do this.

Ive stopped importin RAW files into the ipad if I can help it. The last time I did it (I had nearly 30gig of them) i deleted loads and now have lost over 20gig of storage space on my 64gig ipad. Itunes says I have 22gig of 'OTHER' files. I can easily get rid of them so it looks like I will have to do a reset 😟

Would an application such as 'VueScan' work for you. [Vuescan mobile app for ipad] and the main App release 9.0 for Mac osX (and (PC?))?

Regards, Ct

http://www.hamrick.com/vuescan/vuescan.htm#rawfiles

As stated, just given the option of importing the RAW, jpeg or both is the simplest solution. That said, if I could just get a full screen preview of the images on the card via the connection kit would make me a happy photographer.

This is a real problem. Apple needs to put a swithch in settings to determine whether to import all pfoto files or a subset. I have a Nikon and Leica and never want NEF or DNG files on the iPad... JPG is for preview. Apple, please make it so. JD

The iPhoto solution works like a charm. Thanx for that. Still not being able to select multiple ***** but then again, i am not moving thousends a time.

iOS 6 btw

There is a description in this blog post how to use iPhoto on the Mac to achieve that:

http://www.macworld.com/article/1151911/cameraconnection_workflow.html

When you plug the iPad into the Mac and launch iPhoto, the JPEGs and the raws will show up as separate files. Simply select all of the raw images for import by Command-clicking them. When the "Delete Photos on Your iPad?" message appears, click "Delete Photos." iPhoto will remove the raw files from your iPad and leave the JPEGSs behind for you to view, edit, or send along to others.

cheers

nick

@nick77

That method only works, when you have the computer around all the time. It still doesn't solve the problem of importing only JPG files onto the iPad in the field.

I just purchased an iPad mini the other day for use on the road solely to check images, composition, focus, etc. and be able to show the client bigger previews during the shoot.

I did some research, but have never thought, that I would stumble so harshly over this stupid limitation with RAW and JPG import! I mean, these guys at Apple have a pro App like Aperture in the works and they can't think of a smart and quick solution for photographers to have a choice when importing pictures to the iPad? That issue should have come up in a meeting about camera connection to the iPad before the thing came ever to market as a product! Now we are at iOS 6 and still have to find work arounds, that all do not really work?

I would be willing to invest in Eyefi cards, if that system would work fast and reliable. But I read too many posts about it not being up to a fully professinal standard to use whlie a client is around. Replacing some 60 GB worth of CF-cards with Eyefi cards would run me somewhere around 600,- €. That is an expensive work around for a stupid little missing dialogue box popping up before importing photos.

I am writing all this, because I spent around one full day researching the net and discussions, etc. to find a half way elegant solution to this problem, that I never thought could even exist.

Conclusion: From all I found out until now, there still is no solution for this problem. So let's see, what iOS 7 will bring besides a simplified GUI.