What’s a practical tablet workflow for quick RAW photo sharing while traveling?
Asked 7/2/2012
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I’m traveling with a Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 (7-inch) and want a simple way to crop photos and upload them to Facebook. Is using RAW files on a tablet practical for this, or would a different workflow be better? I’m only looking for light edits such as cropping and quick sharing, not full post-processing.
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I looked into this with the iPad and found it very impractical for any workflow to use RAW. The transfer rate is horribly slow and it sucks down battery life at a nasty rate.
Your best bet would be to shoot RAW/JPEG and import only JPEG to significantly cut down on transfer time and significantly open up your options to which app you would use. If you think about this workflow, you have no need to import RAW into the iPad when you aren't doing any heavy lifting in post anyways. As for apps, while it may not sound professional, the new iPhoto app would meet your needs with a JPEG workflow nicely.
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For light travel editing, using RAW files directly on a tablet is generally not the most practical workflow. Community feedback notes that transferring RAW files to a tablet can be slow and can drain battery quickly.
A better option is to shoot RAW+JPEG and import only the JPEGs to the tablet for cropping and sharing. That gives you much faster transfers, longer battery life, and more app choices, while still keeping the RAW files for full editing later on a computer.
Since your goal is only quick crops and Facebook uploads, JPEGs are usually sufficient. The key recommendation here is less about a specific RAW app and more about using a JPEG-based workflow on the tablet, then saving the RAW files for proper post-processing after your trip.
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