Is this workflow possible? RAW photos from Camera to iPad3 to Lightroom on iMac desktop?

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Is this workflow possible? RAW photos from Camera to iPad3 to Lightroom on iMac desktop?

I would appreciate any advice you can give me - I posted the same question on the Adobe Lightroom forum to see if anyone over there knows, but since this is iPad-specific, I thought I'd ask here also:

Workflow: Will this work? Camera RAW to iPad3 to Lightroom???

I would like to use my new iPad3 in conjunction with my already-established Lightroom workflow on my desktop Mac. What I have in mind is to shoot in RAW (Sony SLT A-65 - 24.3 megapixels) and then, in the field, transfer my photos from the camera to the iPad3 (64GB version). On the iPad I might do some rudimentary editing - deleting duds, etc. - but I will still do all my significant editing in Lightroom on the Mac. Thus, I need to export the photos, from the iPad, in either RAW or DNG and import them into LightRoom once I get back to my office. My questions are:

Is it possible to import RAW photos into the iPad3 and either keep them in RAW or convert them to DNG?

Is it possible to export RAW or DNG photos from the iPad3 into Lightroom?

What app(s) do I need on the iPad3 to make this happen?

FYI - I am using Lightroom3, but will upgrade to Lightroom4 if that makes any difference in whether this will work or not.

Thanks so much, in advance, for your suggestions and your advice!

iPad, iOS 5

Posted on Mar 21, 2012 11:50 AM

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Fred-M-

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Mar 21, 2012 8:30 PM in response to MtnTess

MtnTess-

Importing photos into the iPad can be done with Apple's Camera Connection Kit. The CCK consists of two adapters: an SD adapter and a USB adapter. If you do not already have the CCK, I suggest you get one whether it fits your workflow or not.

You can import Raw images in additon to JPEG (or instead of, if you only take photos in raw format.) I do not know if you can display Raw images on the iPad, and it may depend on which camera you have.

I do not have Lightroom, so do not know about its ability to import photos from the iPad. Aperture and iPhoto both have the needed import capability.

Even if your proposed workflow will work, I do not see an advantage to using the iPad as an intermediate platform. I would transfer photos directly from the camera to the iMac. You can copy them into the iPad for display purposes, but you do not have to delete them from the camera until they are safely stored on your computer.

Fred

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