I'm using Lightroom Mobile (4.3.2) on an iPadPro-2018. I want to import images from an SD card into LR.
Here's my import process:
-Attach card reader to UBS-C port, insert SD card
-Open Files.app and browser to the SD Card
-Select the photos you want to import into LR
-Select "Share" in the lower left corner of the Files.app
At this point, I should be able to select Lightroom. However, the LR option ONLY appears if the number of files is 10 or fewer. More than 10 files and the Lightroom icon does not appear. With this process, no more than 10 images can be imported into LR at a time.
Has anyone experienced this issue? Has anyone found a workaround? And yes, I have reported this to Apple.
Thanks for your feedback.
Peter
Here's my import process:
-Attach card reader to UBS-C port, insert SD card
-Open Files.app and browser to the SD Card
-Select the photos you want to import into LR
-Select "Share" in the lower left corner of the Files.app
At this point, I should be able to select Lightroom. However, the LR option ONLY appears if the number of files is 10 or fewer. More than 10 files and the Lightroom icon does not appear. With this process, no more than 10 images can be imported into LR at a time.
Has anyone experienced this issue? Has anyone found a workaround? And yes, I have reported this to Apple.
Thanks for your feedback.
Peter
Posted 5 months ago
Rikk Flohr, Official Rep
If this feature request is important to you make sure you are hitting the [Me Too] button at the top right. This number is tracked in our internal systems and has bearing on if and when a feature is implemented, Continue to put your comments in however.
Thanks.
Thanks.
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I‘m a bit surprised that Adobe would need a reminder of this feature being important to people.
Seeing that specifically „apps like Lightroom“ were pointed out during the first presentations of iPadOS 13 (regarding the ability to, for example, import directly from a connected SD-Card), the silence from Adobe and lack of updates is worrisome.
I think everybody agrees that the current way of importing from SD-Card to Lightroom on an iPad (going through the Photos app first) is crap, and people were very much looking forward to a much improved workflow now that Apple has delivered the necessary foundation for such a feature.
Adobe, we‘re waiting for you.
Seeing that specifically „apps like Lightroom“ were pointed out during the first presentations of iPadOS 13 (regarding the ability to, for example, import directly from a connected SD-Card), the silence from Adobe and lack of updates is worrisome.
I think everybody agrees that the current way of importing from SD-Card to Lightroom on an iPad (going through the Photos app first) is crap, and people were very much looking forward to a much improved workflow now that Apple has delivered the necessary foundation for such a feature.
Adobe, we‘re waiting for you.
Victoria Bampton - Lightroom Queen, Champion
> Adobe, we‘re waiting for you.
A little gentle googling suggests Adobe may be waiting on an API from Apple that's still listed on their "later this year" release dates.
A little gentle googling suggests Adobe may be waiting on an API from Apple that's still listed on their "later this year" release dates.
Well so far my googling didn't include the term "API", maybe due to that I didn't stumble across that result.
Found it now though, thank you for pointing it out!
Found it now though, thank you for pointing it out!
For anyone that don’t want to lose five minutes with Googling : it’s the « Image Capture API » that Adobe may be waiting for. More information on https://www.apple.com/in/ipados/featu...
Though I’m not sure this is a requirement for importing pictures from an SD card : « External drive support » is already there, that allows to
« Access files on a USB drive, SD card or hard drive »
« Access files on a USB drive, SD card or hard drive »
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Since I installed iPad OS 13 on my iPad Pro (2018) I've been able to access my Lacie Copilot drive via the USB-C connection. In Lightroom on my iPad I can now import photos via the Files option. So for me at least the problem is solved. Lightroom wasn't updated so I deduce that connection to external drives was a iOS issue and not something Adobe had control over.
+ 1 Importing more than 10 files at a time is not possible from SD Card so I guess it's a Lightroom related problem :-(
Just had an update on my iPad and no surprise no mention of direct import!
Someone post a comment on this subject on the Adobe blog, and an Adobe representative answer that they "would love to be able to offer direct import!".
It seems that iOS isn’t fully ready yet.
Cf. https://theblog.adobe.com/max-2019-ph...
It seems that iOS isn’t fully ready yet.
Cf. https://theblog.adobe.com/max-2019-ph...
In my test, I succeeded in directly importing more than ten RAW pictures from an SD card, using "import from Files". But sadly Lightroom didn’t let me import the video files coming from my Canon G7x camera (MP4 files). I hope Adobe will allow this quickly, because the official iOS page says that the "Image Capture API" is now available : https://www.apple.com/ios/ios-13/feat...
How many did you import?
Will have a try tonight see what happens.
Will have a try tonight see what happens.
Eleven, just one more than ten :-)
Victoria Bampton - Lightroom Queen, Champion
> an Adobe representative answer that they "would love to be able to offer direct import!"
That's Josh Haftel, he's the product manager for mobile.
That's Josh Haftel, he's the product manager for mobile.
SUCCESS!
I just imported 200+ jpg files from an SD card directly into LR mobile. I am using an iPad (2018) and the new LR mobile (5.0). The steps I used from the LR screen:
Add photos – From files – SD card – Select all – Open (there is a long delay at this point where nothing seems to happen. Eventually, you should see the count of all photos go up.)
I’m anxious to hear others results. Someone should inform the product manager of the updates included in 5.0.
This is good news! Could you try a load of RAWs? I will give it a go tonight.
If they have actually sorted this why they wouldn't mention it in the release notes i don't know
If they have actually sorted this why they wouldn't mention it in the release notes i don't know
Victoria Bampton - Lightroom Queen, Champion
I did it with 200+ raws a couple of weeks ago, and yes that worked. The long delay when it doesn't feel like anything's happening and no integration with the normal dialog where you can see which ones are already imported are likely the reason they're not shouting about it yet.
Adobe posted a video this week showing how this will work in an upcoming Lightroom update coming by the end of the year (aka December).
You got a link?
It is working for me but I think the problem is at the moment it looks like it isn’t doing anything. You select all the RAW, click open and the dialog closes and this is where it looks like it’s not doing anything. But if you leave it your photos start to appear after a few minutes
It is working for me but I think the problem is at the moment it looks like it isn’t doing anything. You select all the RAW, click open and the dialog closes and this is where it looks like it’s not doing anything. But if you leave it your photos start to appear after a few minutes
Victoria Bampton - Lightroom Queen, Champion
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jGV9BbzjK3s is the one Scott's referring to, I believe
That is correct. Currently, it's an undocumented feature and not ready for primetime. The update should fix that.
Thanks ha d a look at it and it’s better from the importing point of view as you have a status of what it’s actually doing however can’t see why they don’t give your the option to creat a new album in the process instead of it importing into the the recently added then having to create and album the reselect the photos to move them to the album.
