Do edits done across iPad (embedded jpeg) and Mac (RAW) save towards the original file in iCloud?
MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch,Early 2015), OS X El Capitan (10.11.6)
The original images are never modified anywhere - editing is lossless always keeping the original (RAW or JPEG) unchanged - if you are using iCloud Photos Library all edits (and additions and deletions) are made to all systems
LN
That's really nice to hear!
But, how about the dialogue box that appears while trying to edit a RAW image which was already edited on an iOS device.
Please have a look at the same at, How do I get photos out of the Photo program?
Do you mean this alert?
Continue editing as JPEG? This RAW photo was previously edited as a JPEG. Switching to RAW will preserve adjustments, but may change the appearance of the photo.
Your iPad cannot do any RAW processing. If you edit a RAW photo on an iPad, the embedded JPEG will be edited instead. This will suffice for sharing the photo and to get an idea what the edits will look like, but will not have the same quality as editing the RAW file in Photos on your Mac. If you edit RAW photos on the iPad and want to edit them furtehr on the Mac, use "Image > Duplicate" to save the edited JPEG, and then start over with the RAW version. The appearance of the photo may change indeed, if you used any specific processing in your camera, when you took the photo. These in-camera processing will only be showing in the embedded JPEG thumbnails, but not in the RAW files. Photos for Mac will ignore the in-camera processing when processing the RAW.
Have you read Keith Barkley's user Tip? It has been written for Aperture's RAW processing, but applies to Photos a well: The Big Three: Setting your camera for the best Aperture RAW results
Helpful information, indeed.
Would you suggest a workflow, which helps in having RAW files but easily editable? Photos seem to have removed the "Edit with external editors" option available in iPhoto, as well.
You can not and never have been able to edit a RAW so there is no possible work flow to do something that can not be done - Photos uses extensions rather that commands for external editions -- Photo Editing Extensions for Photos for Mac -- you can purchase the External Editors for Photos extension from the app store ($0.99 last I looked) -
LN
mohan.shyam wrote:
Helpful information, indeed.
Would you suggest a workflow, which helps in having RAW files but easily editable? Photos seem to have removed the "Edit with external editors" option available in iPhoto, as well.
You can use any 3rd party image editor of your choice with Photos. All you need to do is purchase the 99¢ External Editors For Photos from the App Store. This user tip shows how: External Editors in Photos Are Here
Thanks Larry.
When you said, "RAW photos can not be edited", I am not sure if I understood that. We tend to edit them, in a variety of applications available? Am, I missing something here?
mS
Thanks for the tip.
I did purchase "External Editors For Mac". It is a very versatile tool, indeed. But, It doesn't seem to work with RAW images!?
Your post (https://discussions.apple.com/) was suggested, which is indeed helpful. But, doesn't "External editors for Mac" only work with JPGs?
External Editors for Photos lets you edit RAW originals. But it will either convert the RAW file to JPEG or TIFF. I'd use the TIFF option, because the TIFF is a lossless format. Seelct "Convert to Tiff" in the Open Image panel,
For example - opening a .RW2 RAW file in External Editor:
And the DxO Optics Pro Extension lets you edit the RAW file directly, if your Camera is supported.
Hello,
I have doubts regarding saving my photo collection in iCloud. Please find the below screenshot.
Have you seen something like this? Please notice the resolution and the file size. It's messed up. All I have is a thumbnail, with no hope of retrieving my original image, again! What do you suggest?
The formatting of the Info panel is messed up.
But is the image file really thumbnail sized? Have you tried to export the image with "File > Export > Export original file"? Is the exported image also reduced in resolution?
You almost gave my hope. But in the end it didn't work out. I did export the original and opened it in preview.
The file size and the resolution have no relation, or probably do.
So, I will try to explain what I think happens. (iCloud Photo Library enabled)
1. RAW(.NEF) Images are imported to Photos on iPad.
2. They are edited in Photos on iPad.
3. They are edited again in Photos on Mac, which is setup to download originals.
4. And, "Revert to original" option is used in Photos on iPad.
5. This is what we end up with, or rather just me.
If you could try a similar workflow, on any RAW format, and let me know if the result is same, I would log this with Apple.
Something went wrong, if you really exported with "File > Export > Export unmodified Original". The original is now a TIFF and not a NEF Raw file. Photos can export the edited version as a TIFF file, but not the original, if it is a RAW file, unless you used the external editors extension on the Mac to replace the original by a TIFF.
2. They are edited in Photos on iPad.
The glitch is probably here - the iPad cannot edit the original RAW files with the Photos,app, only the embedded JPEG previews. That is usually sufficient to see the edits on the iPad. And iCloud Photo Library will sync the original plus the edited version to the Mac. The Mac is supposed to recreate the edits
Which edits did you use on the iPad? Did you use a photo editing extension or an external editor on the iPad? Or did you edit the photos on the Mac as well, before you noticed the size discrepancy?
Have you tried "Revert to Original" on the Mac? Try to revert to original on the iPad as well.
Editing RAW images in iCloud photo library
