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

Hi,


I using my iPad to download my photos (from canon 5d mark II) to show to the client.

However I'd like to download only the jpeg and not the Raw (useless for me on iPad)

Someone know how can I do?


Thanks,


Julien

iPad 2, iOS 5.0.1

Posted on Jan 21, 2012 4:09 AM

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Jan 21, 2012 6:45 AM in response to Naturalbornsamy

You can use a USB flash drive & the camera connection kit.


Plug the USB flash drive into your computer & create a new folder titled DCIM. Then put your movie/photo files into the folder. The files must have a filename with exactly 8 characters long (no spaces) plus the file extension (i.e., my-movie.mov).


Now plug the flash drive into the iPad using the camera connection kit. Open the Photos app, the movie/photo files should appear & you can import.


 Cheers, Tom 😉

Mar 27, 2012 6:43 AM in response to Naturalbornsamy

As far as I can tell there is no way to do this.


It seems like when you connect to the iPad you should be given the choice to import the JPEG only and disregard the RAW. The funny thing is that if you import RAW+JPEG the iPad completely ignores the RAW file and does not allow any app access to it. If you import RAW only then the iPad creates a JPEG when you open it in any app. Either way it does nothing with the RAW but store it on the iPad. I can see how some might want to store these files but for many of us it would be useful to be able to delete it without having to connect to a computer.


Does anyone know how to put in a feature request for Apple? This should be a pretty easy feature for them to code in.


Thanks

Mar 27, 2012 8:31 AM in response to Event1de

Hi Event1de,


Thanks for the suggestion. That is actually what I have been doing. Unfortunately the Eye-Fi app is pretty flaky and does not always reliably upload to my ipad. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesnt. The other things I dont like about this solution is the eyefi app dumps the images into my camera roll instead of a separate import folder like the camera connection kit does. It is also very slow and really tough on the camera batteries.


Hopefully Apple will add the ability to import JPEG's only and all will be well in the world.

Mar 27, 2012 10:41 AM in response to Naturalbornsamy

After much thought I figured out a work around. Its a little convoluted but it will work.


All you do is import your JPEG+RAW images using the camera connection kit, then open the "imported" Album in iphoto on the ipad. You can then choose to copy them to the camera roll. Now go back into the photos app and delete all the photos from your "imported" Album. It will say that it is going to delete them everywhere but really it doesnt because it leaves the JPEG in the camera roll. The result is that you will only have your JPEGs that you imported in your camera roll and the RAW images get deleted.


The only thing I cant figure out is how to select multiple images in iphoto to be copied to the camera roll which means you need to do them one by one. There must be something I am missing in iphoto but I really just started using it the other day.


Regarless I have figured out a way to upload your RAW+JPEG images from your camera and only keep the JPEG's without having to connect to a computer.


I should also mention that this will work if you import RAW only images but the JPEG created by iphoto is pretty small and not retina quailty. Therefore I recommened you shoot in RAW+JPEG if using the workflow.

Mar 27, 2012 11:14 AM in response to Event1de

Event1de wrote:


You may have a look at the Eye-Fi cards.

http://www.eye.fi I think you can specify to only copy jpg files to the iPad, but they are only 8GB max... so the RAW files would fill up the cards eventually. Anyways, it is a nice way to copy over the photos.


The Eye-Fi card is an SD card. The OP's 5DMkII takes only CF cards, and an SD to CF adaptor won't work with the Eye-Fi card (I know because I tried).


What the OP should do is upgrade his camera to a 5DMk3. This camera has two card slots, one for CF and one for SD. He can install a CF card in the CF card slot to record the RAW images, and an Eye-Fi card in the SD card slot for collectng JPGS. The wifi in the Eye-Fi card can download the JPGs to the iPad as they are collected.

Mar 27, 2012 2:08 PM in response to Tgara

@ karlmarsh155: does that work with the simple photo app (not iPhoto)? it seems to be a solution for the moment (I using iFiles for delete Raw but the iPad don't reconize there are delete...)


@Tgara: In case of I've got the 5DIII the eyefi is no more usefull because I just have to download the Jpegs recorded on the SD card via the connection kit and the problem is solve, no RAW problems cause they doesn't exist on the card 🙂 (the eye fi is just a solution because we can choose between RAW or Jepgs at the import)


Just cross my finger regarding apple make a selection panels for RAW + JPEG or just JPEG (as in aperture or iPhoto I guess)


By the way, anyone know something about aperture for iPad?

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

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