The touchscreen quickly became a high point of editing on the iPad. Image previews loaded quickly and the iPad sped through edits. I had to learn Lightroom CC’s touchscreen interface, which is quite different from Lightroom Classic, my preferred desktop editing app, but eventually I almost forgot that I was working on a tablet.
Mac vs windows for editing pro#
The iPad Pro had sufficient battery life that I didn’t need to charge while uploading - around 1,000 images at a time - but the missing ports are still a significant difference between the iPad Pro and the MacBook Pro.īut when it comes to performance, the iPad didn’t lag behind. There are USB-C splitter hubs, but that means packing another accessory. You can’t charge the iPad while uploading photos, or import photos from an SD card to an external hard drive.
Mac vs windows for editing software#
One of the biggest issues with the device itself - and not the software or operating system - is the single USB-C port. External storage is a must for anyone who doesn’t want to pay to store images in the cloud, or who needs to offload high numbers of photos where internet is not available. (Using Lightroom CC, photos were also synced over the cloud, but manually exporting to a hard drive is faster when you don’t have access to good internet.) The iPad Pro may have up to 1 TB of storage, but active photographers will fill that space quickly. Once I got home, I could easily export those photos to the hard drive that houses my photo archives. Getting photos off the iPad is just as easy thanks to support for external hard drives. That eliminates the extra step of importing to the camera roll first, and means you don’t end up with duplicate files. I uploaded the entire trip’s photos directly to Lightroom CC, thanks to its ability to now read images directly off the SD card. Even if you’re going to do final edits on a desktop machine later, making your selects and doing other basic tasks from the iPad can jump-start the process. It was great to be able to pull out the iPad between shoots to get some work done (or some reading, as it also replaced my Kindle).īeing able to comfortably carry your editing machine with you is a big advantage for everyone from travel bloggers, who might want to get some work done over lunch in a remote area, to commercial photographers working on location who need a quick way to show images to clients. It was light enough to keep in my camera bag, even for a 2-mile hike through Costa Rica’s Manuel Antonio National Park in 90-degree weather. But with the iPad Pro, I could take it with me everywhere. Typically, my laptop stays put in the hotel room once I arrive at a destination. And even with the accessories, the iPad took up noticeably less space. The iPad did require bringing more accessories, including a USB-C SD card reader, the keyboard folio, and Apple Pencil, but it’s worth noting that the new MacBook Pros also need an external card reader. I managed to fit the iPad, all my camera gear, and 4 days of clothes into a camera backpack and a small carry-on. The difference was noticeable from the moment I started packing. The 12.9-inch iPad Pro is less than half the weight of the 13-inch MacBook Pro (and much less than the 2015 15-inch MacBook Pro that’s my main machine). So is it ready to be your sole editing machine? I left my MacBook at home and packed only the iPad Pro on a 4-day international photography trip to find out. More than ever, the iPad is poised to take over tasks photographers normally reserved for a laptop or desktop computer. Adobe released Photoshop for iPad in 2019, and high-end camera manufacturer Hasselblad even has an app for tethering to the iPad Pro from its X1D II 50C medium-format camera. It isn’t just Apple working to make the iPad Pro live up to its name. Now, iOS 13 supports external hard drives and photos can be imported directly into third-party apps, bypassing the camera roll.
Unfortunately, the reality was less dazzling than the dream, dampened by the inability to use external storage and the annoyance of uploading photos twice if you wanted to use something other than Apple’s default Photos app, such as Adobe Lightroom.
At launch, the iPad’s processor, Liquid Retina screen, and ultra-thin profile held big promise for creative pros on the go. With an eight-core A12X processor, the iPad Pro (2018) promised enough power to handle tasks normally reserved for laptop computers - and photographers took note.
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