Tablets & Lightroom via Remote Desktop
Discussion
Chaps,
A couple of years ago, I bought a Laptop with every intention of processing photos and nothing else.
In that couple of years, I've done next to f
k all processing, and now I'm about 3yrs behind (and I've hardly taken any this year!)
I don't do anything special, in Lightroom, just cropping/straightening and fixing highlights and shaddows. But with the laptop, I always sit awkwardly and end up with aching arms/legs/neck/etc (not all at once, I'm not THAT decrepid, yet!) or doing something else entirely, like this place for instance....
Would I get decent results doing the processing via Remote Desktop with an iPad/Android tablet? Or would the rendering get lost in translation, so to speak?
It would be done over Wifi, on the local network, so speed won't (will it) be an issue, but I can't help thinking that the image I see on the tablet won't be anything like the actual image on screen or once uploaded to flickr....
Alternatively, are there any decent processing apps for either platform? I did find one for Android and tried it on my Desire HD, which is way too small to be of any use and the app itself was fiddly and annoyingly nothing like Lightroom. I'm no fanboy, but I do like Android, and I have friends/relatives with iPads who all swear by them.
Anything I should be putting on my list to Saint Nick?
A couple of years ago, I bought a Laptop with every intention of processing photos and nothing else.
In that couple of years, I've done next to f
k all processing, and now I'm about 3yrs behind (and I've hardly taken any this year!)I don't do anything special, in Lightroom, just cropping/straightening and fixing highlights and shaddows. But with the laptop, I always sit awkwardly and end up with aching arms/legs/neck/etc (not all at once, I'm not THAT decrepid, yet!) or doing something else entirely, like this place for instance....
Would I get decent results doing the processing via Remote Desktop with an iPad/Android tablet? Or would the rendering get lost in translation, so to speak?
It would be done over Wifi, on the local network, so speed won't (will it) be an issue, but I can't help thinking that the image I see on the tablet won't be anything like the actual image on screen or once uploaded to flickr....
Alternatively, are there any decent processing apps for either platform? I did find one for Android and tried it on my Desire HD, which is way too small to be of any use and the app itself was fiddly and annoyingly nothing like Lightroom. I'm no fanboy, but I do like Android, and I have friends/relatives with iPads who all swear by them.
Anything I should be putting on my list to Saint Nick?
For anything more than a quick edit, sit at a desk / your kitchen table.
Try using a wireless mouse/trackpad instead of the built in equivalents.
Screen real estate really helps when editing.. OK - with Lightroom - you can make the menus disapear to the sides etc. but you cannot beat a big screen so I doubt any form of tablet interface is going to help you here.
You could look into connecting your laptop to your telly if you have suitable connectivity...
Try using a wireless mouse/trackpad instead of the built in equivalents.
Screen real estate really helps when editing.. OK - with Lightroom - you can make the menus disapear to the sides etc. but you cannot beat a big screen so I doubt any form of tablet interface is going to help you here.
You could look into connecting your laptop to your telly if you have suitable connectivity...
I agree with Mogul.
For 'a quick fiddle' with a few photos I just use my laptop in the livingroom, but when I've just shot 700 photos at a nightclub and need to sort/delete them down to 350, then Lightroom process them, I sit at my office desk with a proper mouse and my laptop plugged into a 22" LED Samsung HD monitor.
Not only is it hugely more comfortable and easy on the eyes, it is much faster as you can see everything better!
For 'a quick fiddle' with a few photos I just use my laptop in the livingroom, but when I've just shot 700 photos at a nightclub and need to sort/delete them down to 350, then Lightroom process them, I sit at my office desk with a proper mouse and my laptop plugged into a 22" LED Samsung HD monitor.
Not only is it hugely more comfortable and easy on the eyes, it is much faster as you can see everything better!
Cheers guys, I thought that would be the response... I did shell out the extra for a 17in laptop knowing I'd need as much space as I could...
Connecting to the TV would work, but the whole point of the laptop was to be sat in the lounge watching TV as I do them...
I just need to pull my finger out and put some effort in!
Thanks again...
Connecting to the TV would work, but the whole point of the laptop was to be sat in the lounge watching TV as I do them...
I just need to pull my finger out and put some effort in!
Thanks again...
Dave^ said:
but the whole point of the laptop was to be sat in the lounge watching TV as I do them...
Youo know really that is never going to work - as you have prved.For my part I can't think oof any reason at all to want to watch TV - but I can still be quite backlogged with images to process.
A usuable screen really helps to get things moving though - when you see what there is to be playing with at a proper size and quality.
I do a lot of the sorting/tagging of my images on my iPad, using Photosmith to sync to Lightroom, rather than directly manipulating Lightroom by remote desktop. However, I wouldn't consider editing away from the computer a decent (calibrated) screen and accurate input devices (mouse/graphics tablet) make the process so much easier.
ThanksI get on the sofa, legs out with a tablet resting on my thighs and the laptop just past that. The one thing I'd say is make sure you angle your screen properly. Amount of times I've edited exposure, sat up, looked again and realised I was under exposed is annoying.
Also, lots of cushions helps too. I find if I sit upright at a chair/table I get fidgety and uncomfortable fairly quickly
Also, lots of cushions helps too. I find if I sit upright at a chair/table I get fidgety and uncomfortable fairly quickly
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