When you sync a Collection on your desktop, a Smart Preview is created from the original RAW file and uploaded to the cloud.

Thankfully, Adobe leverages its cloud services to provide a workaround it calls Smart Previews - stand-ins for the original RAW images that are much smaller in size, but still allow for the non-destructive tinkering that makes RAW-image editing so appealing in the first place.īy subscribing, you are agreeing to Engadget's Terms and Privacy Policy. A single photo shoot resulting in 100 shots would take up about three gigs of space - a significant bit of real estate on, say, a 16GB iPad. My Fujifilm X-E2, for example, churns out RAW images that average around 31MB each. The RAW image format preferred by many photographers produces files that are generally many times larger than a compressed JPEG version of the same image, and those larger files add up quickly. One of the biggest obstacles when it comes to serious photo editing on a tablet is the lack of storage space - especially on non-expandable slates like the iPad. The 5.4 update adds a new checkbox option in the Collections menu, allowing users to choose which photos to sync with Lightroom mobile.

Before I could do anything else, the app asked me to update my desktop edition of Lightroom to version 5.4 and sync a collection. Adobe's emphasis on Lightroom mobile as a companion rather than a standalone app is evident from the get-go.

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