iPad Pro Using iPad Pro and photography

[Donka]

Just did a quick search and I think this post may be of interest. Let me know if it helps.

https://affinity.serif.com/forum/in...-raw-files-from-the-ipad-photos-app/?p=212031

 

[darkarn]

I use the RAVPower app when copying between an SD card and a USB drive with both attached directly to the hub, otherwise I usually use FileBrowser on iOS or a similar file mgr on Android. The reason for using it on the transfer is that if you use their app then the transfer is directly through the hub; with a third party app, it appears that the data follows a path through the host device and takes significantly longer (it's essentially two copies occurring though the data is not left on the host, it just travels through it).

Thanks! While I am still deciding between the RAVPower and the Gnarbox, FileBrowser on iOS sure looks useful!

I have a Gnarbox (not tried it with my new iPad yet). I found it much better and easier to use than any wifi card reader that has usb. It definitely makes backing up images easier, I’m hoping it gets support for the files app along with Amazon Drive, then I can do the same level of backup I do now.

Nice! What are you currently using the Gnarbox with?

 

[Myrr]

New IPP 10.5 user here... picked up the newest USB3 camera connection kit, plugged my xqd reader into it, add a power cable, and my card w/ raw files (from a Nikon D500) copy right over. Editing in Affinity.

 

[Awlover]

Yes you can.

 

[TH3D4RKKN1GH7]

Thanks! While I am still deciding between the RAVPower and the Gnarbox, FileBrowser on iOS sure looks useful!



Nice! What are you currently using the Gnarbox with?

I'm in the same boat. The Gnarbox setup looks cool but $300 is steep and I'm not interested in their software editing stuff AT ALL.

I mainly need a reliable device to transfer hundreds (maybe a few thousand) RAW files from an SD card to an HDD without the need for a laptop. Do any of these software apps work on iPad? A lot of these companies are pushing iPhone usage for this and I don't get it. Managing loads of files on an iPhone is a nightmare.

 

[darkarn]

I'm in the same boat. The Gnarbox setup looks cool but $300 is steep and I'm not interested in their software editing stuff AT ALL.

I mainly need a reliable device to transfer hundreds (maybe a few thousand) RAW files from an SD card to an HDD without the need for a laptop. Do any of these software apps work on iPad? A lot of these companies are pushing iPhone usage for this and I don't get it. Managing loads of files on an iPhone is a nightmare.

Problem is that many of these "SD card to HDD" transport hardware are either obsolete (no USB 3.0), no longer in production or supported or at least in stock for now, or more expensive than the Gnarbox without the editing software

 

[sparksd]

I'm in the same boat. The Gnarbox setup looks cool but $300 is steep and I'm not interested in their software editing stuff AT ALL.

I mainly need a reliable device to transfer hundreds (maybe a few thousand) RAW files from an SD card to an HDD without the need for a laptop. Do any of these software apps work on iPad? A lot of these companies are pushing iPhone usage for this and I don't get it. Managing loads of files on an iPhone is a nightmare.

Yes, the app runs on iOS and Android, phones and tablets. On a 3-week trip last year I left the laptop at home and just used the RAVPower to back up my thousands of RAW images and videos I had to a portable HDD. I would just put an SD card from the camera (or uSD from my GoPro) into the FileHub, attach the HDD, and use the RAVPower app to copy over. I used the app on both my Android smartphone and on my Air 2. It's not superfast - about 1GB/minute - but I'd just kick the transfer off and let it go. I did it on a daily basis so I'd have the backup and not get a huge backlog to copy.
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Problem is that many of these "SD card to HDD" transport hardware are either obsolete (no USB 3.0), no longer in production or supported or at least in stock for now, or more expensive than the Gnarbox without the editing software

? The RAVPower works and is available on Amazon and is still supported (I have gotten f/w updates). Does it have USB 3.0? No, but it works well and is better than nothing. Being USB 2.0 does not make it obsolete, just slower. Edit: and it's just $40.

 

[TH3D4RKKN1GH7]

Yes, the app runs on iOS and Android, phones and tablets. On a 3-week trip last year I left the laptop at home and just used the RAVPower to back up my thousands of RAW images and videos I had to a portable HDD. I would just put an SD card from the camera (or uSD from my GoPro) into the FileHub, attach the HDD, and use the RAVPower app to copy over. I used the app on both my Android smartphone and on my Air 2. It's not superfast - about 1GB/minute - but I'd just kick the transfer off and let it go. I did it on a daily basis so I'd have the backup and not get a huge backlog to copy.
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That's a bit too slow for my taste. I wish they had like $60 dollar version with USB 3.0. App Store reviews on that app are rough too.

Does the hard drive have to be formatted a certain way?

 

[sparksd]

That's a bit too slow for my taste. I wish they had like $60 dollar version with USB 3.0. App Store reviews on that app are rough too.

Does the hard drive have to be formatted a certain way?

Like I said, it's better than nothing. It also works nicely for streaming videos stored on a hard drive. As for their app, I only use it when doing a card->HDD transfer as it does it through the h/W, not copying to the controlling device in between. For other things, I usually use FileBrowser with it. With it, I can stream video through other apps I use such as Infuse, copy to other apps, etc.

It doesn't work with NTFS - I usually am using a 4TB exFAT HDD with it.

 

[TH3D4RKKN1GH7]

Like I said, it's better than nothing. It also works nicely for streaming videos stored on a hard drive. As for their app, I only use it when doing a card->HDD transfer as it does it through the h/W, not copying to the controlling device in between. For other things, I usually use FileBrowser with it. With it, I can stream video through other apps I use such as Infuse, copy to other apps, etc.

It doesn't work with NTFS - I usually am using a 4TB exFAT HDD with it.

Thanks for all the info!

 

[sparksd]

Thanks for all the info!

Glad to be of any help. I keep my eye open for a USB 3.0 device but haven't found one yet. When I had large transfers - many GBs - I usually use my Android phone as the controlling device because I could just set it aside and let it go and keep my iPad free for use.

Side note - I actually had to use it as a wireless router in a couple of older places we stayed that had only wired Internet. It has an Ethernet jack for that. It has an internal battery that can be used as a charger but I mainly keep it full to power the device.

 

[darkarn]

Yes, the app runs on iOS and Android, phones and tablets. On a 3-week trip last year I left the laptop at home and just used the RAVPower to back up my thousands of RAW images and videos I had to a portable HDD. I would just put an SD card from the camera (or uSD from my GoPro) into the FileHub, attach the HDD, and use the RAVPower app to copy over. I used the app on both my Android smartphone and on my Air 2. It's not superfast - about 1GB/minute - but I'd just kick the transfer off and let it go. I did it on a daily basis so I'd have the backup and not get a huge backlog to copy.
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? The RAVPower works and is available on Amazon and is still supported (I have gotten f/w updates). Does it have USB 3.0? No, but it works well and is better than nothing. Being USB 2.0 does not make it obsolete, just slower. Edit: and it's just $40.

Fair enough, maybe the RAVpower and several others are indeed not obsolete (or maybe that word is a little too harsh). But I will still prefer to pay a bit more for USB 3.0 though; I find USB 2.0 too slow to my liking for such applications. Also the part about not being supported is not directed at the RAVPower and is not as big of an issue as compared to whether I can still buy it or not in the first place

At least it is priced nicely though! (I wished I had known about the RAVpower earlier...)

 

[Donka]

I think you will struggle to find a Wifi drive with USB 3.0 speeds because the Wifi piece acts as a bottle neck. Factor that in with the transfer protocol e.g. A lot of apps work over SMB and you are limited to the 3 - 4Mb/s range. Granted, bypassing the Wifi transfer and moving data between SD and USB could benefit from faster speeds but given that is only one aspect of the product, you can understand why they don't put in a more expensive component to drive the USB 3.0 speeds.

 

[sparksd]

I think you will struggle to find a Wifi drive with USB 3.0 speeds because the Wifi piece acts as a bottle neck. Factor that in with the transfer protocol e.g. A lot of apps work over SMB and you are limited to the 3 - 4Mb/s range. Granted, bypassing the Wifi transfer and moving data between SD and USB could benefit from faster speeds but given that is only one aspect of the product, you can understand why they don't put in a more expensive component to drive the USB 3.0 speeds.

Probably so. Kingston makes a similar product - the G3 - which is also USB 2.0. I have one of these also but find the wireless Internet passthrough capability to be less stable than the RAVPower, which works quite well.

 

[darkarn]

I think you will struggle to find a Wifi drive with USB 3.0 speeds because the Wifi piece acts as a bottle neck. Factor that in with the transfer protocol e.g. A lot of apps work over SMB and you are limited to the 3 - 4Mb/s range. Granted, bypassing the Wifi transfer and moving data between SD and USB could benefit from faster speeds but given that is only one aspect of the product, you can understand why they don't put in a more expensive component to drive the USB 3.0 speeds.

I am aware about the Wifi part but I still need the USB 3.0 part when transferring files to/from USB devices to SD cards when they are physically plugged into the file transfer device, not when the USB device is connected to the iPad and the SD card at the file transfer device

Probably so. Kingston makes a similar product - the G3 - which is also USB 2.0. I have one of these also but find the wireless Internet passthrough capability to be less stable than the RAVPower, which works quite well.

Thanks for the heads up, was also considering Kingston G3 too

 

[sparksd]

I am aware about the Wifi part but I still need the USB 3.0 part when transferring files to/from USB devices to SD cards when they are physically plugged into the file transfer device, not when the USB device is connected to the iPad and the SD card at the file transfer device



Thanks for the heads up, was also considering Kingston G3 too

For USB 3.0, sounds like the Gnarbox is what you need. Not any good alternatives at B&H:

https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/buy/Stand-Alone-Data-Storage/ci/3369/N/4000227848

 

[darkarn]

For USB 3.0, sounds like the Gnarbox is what you need. Not any good alternatives at B&H:

https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/buy/Stand-Alone-Data-Storage/ci/3369/N/4000227848

Thanks, that link precisely shown why I considered the Gnarbox, after that the next cheapest option is at least 500 USD!

And no, Canon CS100 does not support even UHS-I SDXC cards so that is not an option too

 

[Donka]

Yup, I have the original Kingston Mobilite and I prefer it over the RAVPower purely for the software used but it again it is no quicker. Definitely a market for a quicker drive from one of these companies.

 

[sparksd]

Thanks, that link precisely shown why I considered the Gnarbox, after that the next cheapest option is at least 500 USD!

And no, Canon CS100 does not support even UHS-I SDXC cards so that is not an option too

Looking at B&H, I had completely forgotten that in some box somewhere I have one of the original Hyperdrives made for CF cards and with a small built-in hard drive. Now that thing was slow.

 

[stoplis]

I used the Kingston G3 on a trip to New York (I live in the U.K. so it was a big trip) it corrupted my first days photos. Luckily I had downloaded them as jpeg to iPad before trying to back them up.
Could this have been an unlucky one off? Maybe, but I didn’t trust it enough to try ever again.

 

[sparksd]

I used the Kingston G3 on a trip to New York (I live in the U.K. so it was a big trip) it corrupted my first days photos. Luckily I had downloaded them as jpeg to iPad before trying to back them up.
Could this have been an unlucky one off? Maybe, but I didn’t trust it enough to try ever again.

I've used both the RAVPower and Kingston for a couple of years now, transferring many hundreds of GBs worth of RAW, JPEG, and video files and have never had a corrupted file. (Two RAVPowers as I have both the WD01 and the WD03).

 

[richpjr]

This thread is kind of depressing. All of the gyrations needed to import and export files is exactly why, to date, I haven't bothered moving to the iPad for photo editing and stuck with a computer. It's a shame that iOS is so limited in this regards. Since Apple is pushing iPads as computer replacements, I sure hope they address this in the future.

 

[sparksd]

This thread is kind of depressing. All of the gyrations needed to import and export files is exactly why, to date, I haven't bothered moving to the iPad for photo editing and stuck with a computer. It's a shame that iOS is so limited in this regards. Since Apple is pushing iPads as computer replacements, I sure hope they address this in the future.

Actually, I agree. I missed my laptop (it was a large 17" & heavy) for editing on a long trip and after that I bought a high-end, lightweight laptop for travel - a 13" Dell XPS 9350. I gave iPad-only a try and didn't care for it (I also prefer full file mgmt. and a mouse for photo work).

 

[stoplis]

This thread is kind of depressing. All of the gyrations needed to import and export files is exactly why, to date, I haven't bothered moving to the iPad for photo editing and stuck with a computer. It's a shame that iOS is so limited in this regards. Since Apple is pushing iPads as computer replacements, I sure hope they address this in the future.

I agree, every “solution” is a work around and no bit of kit is really geared to do exactly what you want.
If someone just made something to backup raw photos and nothing else, don’t try to make it also a wifi router, or for storing music and videos, or make it for editing gopro footage they could make the best version there is.
The same is for photo editing, which is why I think lightroom is the best, it is for processing raws and nothing more, it doesn’t get bogged down with extra photoshopping tools.

 

[1Zach1]

This thread is kind of depressing. All of the gyrations needed to import and export files is exactly why, to date, I haven't bothered moving to the iPad for photo editing and stuck with a computer. It's a shame that iOS is so limited in this regards. Since Apple is pushing iPads as computer replacements, I sure hope they address this in the future.

Maybe I'm missing something, but I just import my RAW files, open up Lightroom and start editing.