Advice, please, on tablet or similar

[davidedric]

Thanks, everyone. After pondering I've decided to go with the Samsung Tab2 10". On balance, I don't think I would get the use out of the Asus keyboard /dock.

Cheers,

Dave

[FrankMi]

Thanks, everyone. After pondering I've decided to go with the Samsung Tab2 10". On balance, I don't think I would get the use out of the Asus keyboard /dock.

Cheers,

Dave

Thanks for the update Dave. I'll look into this one as well!

[davidedric]

Hi Frank

It'll arrive on Tuesday - do you want to wait for a report back??

Dave

[FrankMi]

Hi Frank

It'll arrive on Tuesday - do you want to wait for a report back??

Dave

Yes, thank you!

[victor]

I have just bought an IPAD, as have many members of my camera club. The question of syncing images has been discussed at great length at the club.

Following these discussions I have introduced the following rules and follow them.

1. On a usb disk I have set an IPAD SYNC Folder
2. This sync folder contains sub folders which represent ALBUMS
3. Within Itunes I have set the IPAD to sync to the individual folders within the sync folder

Workflow:

LR4

1. Take card from camera.
2. Copy photos to a work folder
3.Import to LR4
4 Work on images as required
5. Export final images to the nominated sync sub folder AFTER Resizing them to the required size ( 1024 x 768 pixels) using the export in LR4.

ITUNES

1. Enter the sync option for my ipad
2. Under the photograph sync page set up to sync from specified folder and sub folders
3. Select the folder and sub folders I wish to import from
4. Sync photos selected.
5 The sub folders are imported as ALBUMS on the IPad/ipod ...

Those folders/albums not checked for import are deleted in the sync process by ITUNES and IPAD. You can also delete Photos in sub folders and these will also be deleted from the respective album when syncing.

I will probably never import direct from a card ..due to the fact than deletion is a pain in the neck at item level.

If you have a MAC look at Iphoto...

Regards

David

[davidedric]

Thanks, David

Workflow:

LR4

1. Take card from camera.
2. Copy photos to a work folder
3.Import to LR4
4 Work on images as required
5. Export final images to the nominated sync sub folder AFTER Resizing them to the required size ( 1024 x 768 pixels) using the export in LR4.

I have a similar workflow. I actually copy from the card to an "out of camera" folder on an external hard drive, and then import the RAW files I want to work on to LR4, which is what I did before getting the tablet.

I hadn't got to realise that I should resize on export from LR4, since previously I'd only printed.

Do you do any output sharpening in the LR4 export? In fact, a broader question, how do you find sharpening on your computer impacts the final image? Have you noticed any issues with noise?

Thanks,

Dave

[victor]

Dave

I resize for Ipad to save space. I use a settings of 1024 wide x 728 high or 1400 x 1040 pixels. The later size meets the requirements for digital image projection in club competitions and the Pagb requirements.

I sharpen for screen on export. Jpg mode quality 80 colour space srgb.

I sharpen on my pc in lr4 as well , I hold down the alt key as I move the sliders and watch the image. Best Done at 1:1.

Regards

David

[rpcrowe]

I have a Visio 8" tablet from Costco, a USA discount membership store. There are some things I like about it and some things which I do not like...

Like:
I like the size which is more portable than a 10 inch tablet, yet has a larger screen than a 7 inch tablet.
I like the price which at $180 US Dollars from Costco is quite decent.
I like that while it has WiFi capability, it doesn't need a plan 3G or 4G hookup from a phone company to work. My wife's Ipad covers us when there is no WiFi available.
I like that the GPS is a stand alone function and doesn't requite Internet access to work. This greatly reduces the need for 3G or 4G capability
I like the Android operating system because of the availability of applications.
I like that the Pad is compatible with downloading audio books from my library, and from Audible.com
I like that it is compatible with most eBook sources.
I like that it has a 32GB card capability, even though the internal memory isn't that large
I like that, as an Android device, I can control my Canon DSLR cameras with the Vizio by means of a micro USB cable

I don't like:
It is a bit slower than I would like
There is no printable manual avaiable. The User's Manual is loaded onto the device.
The learning curve (for me) is quite steep but, I expect that this would be the same with any pad, not just with the Vizio.

I am fairly happy with the Vizio Pad but, don't know if I would recommend it to anyone as their only tablet because of no 3G/4G capability. I like that because I don't have to pay any additional service fees.

Using a pad of any type is still a learning experience for me! I still have not loaded any of my images because I had been waiting for the 32GB card to arrive. I got it in the mail today. I plan to have a selection of my images ready for viewing.

I purchased a case that incorporates a keyboard and that makes the Pad easier for me to work with. My keyboard connects to the Vizio with a micro-USB cord.

My wife also uses a case incorporating a keyboard for her iPad. IMO, keyboards make it easier for older folks like my wife and I to use our pads. We are just not proficient using an on-screen keyboard.

In actuality, a very small notebook computer would probably serve me as well or better than the Vizio pad but, would have been considerably more expensive.

[JonathanC]

I have just bought an IPAD, as have many members of my camera club. The question of syncing images has been discussed at great length at the club.

Following these discussions I have introduced the following rules and follow them.

1. On a usb disk I have set an IPAD SYNC Folder
2. This sync folder contains sub folders which represent ALBUMS
3. Within Itunes I have set the IPAD to sync to the individual folders within the sync folder

Workflow:

LR4

1. Take card from camera.
2. Copy photos to a work folder
3.Import to LR4
4 Work on images as required
5. Export final images to the nominated sync sub folder AFTER Resizing them to the required size ( 1024 x 768 pixels) using the export in LR4.

ITUNES

1. Enter the sync option for my ipad
2. Under the photograph sync page set up to sync from specified folder and sub folders
3. Select the folder and sub folders I wish to import from
4. Sync photos selected.
5 The sub folders are imported as ALBUMS on the IPad/ipod ...

Those folders/albums not checked for import are deleted in the sync process by ITUNES and IPAD. You can also delete Photos in sub folders and these will also be deleted from the respective album when syncing.

I will probably never import direct from a card ..due to the fact than deletion is a pain in the neck at item level.

If you have a MAC look at Iphoto...

Regards

David

Do IPADs do folders and a filing system then? I had an iphone years ago and gave it away as it had no sensible way to put the stuff I needed on it. I'd used various phones which I could put PDF, TXT etc files on, and then the iPhone came along. The supermodel of the 'phone world, gorgeous to look at and touch, but no good at all for getting any work done.