chap Posted October 31, 2011 Share #1 Â Posted October 31, 2011 Advertisement (gone after registration) If images - RAW or JPEG - are downloaded to an iPad and then transferred via iCloud to a home computer, are the images of the same size? Does iCloud compress files? Yes, I know there are hundreds of better ways of doing this, but my question is specific to how iCloud would handle M9 images. Thanks. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted October 31, 2011 Posted October 31, 2011 Hi chap, Take a look here M9 and iCloud as a transfer medium. I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
fjheimann Posted October 31, 2011 Share #2 Â Posted October 31, 2011 Cannot answer your question. Never ever I would trust my data to the cloud. Cloudy Bay in NZ is something else, Franz Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Double Negative Posted October 31, 2011 Share #3 Â Posted October 31, 2011 The files shouldn't be modified at all. Though it might be a slow process to transmit a lot of large images back and forth, depending on if you're using WiFi or 3G. I wouldn't even consider the latter; far too slow and you'll blow any limit in no time. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
thighslapper Posted October 31, 2011 Share #4 Â Posted October 31, 2011 iCloud is limited to 5Gb which is ok for transfers but a bit niggardly as an off-site storage solution. Â It should mirror onto all your devices exactly what was filed onto any device.... so Raw +/- JPG stored on an iPad from an SD card should appear exactly the same on all devices. Â You will need a fast internet connection or it will drive you mad.... and if using mobile devices if could cost you a packet as the data volumes with M9 Raw files will escalate rapidly. Â Sounds like a great idea ....particularly if abroad .... but you may come back to a horrendous mobile bill.... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
StephenPatterson Posted October 31, 2011 Share #5 Â Posted October 31, 2011 I tried several times to use the iDisk feature with MobileMe (iCloud's predecessor) for what you're proposing and the experience was painfully slow in the West. In China I found it impossible, as the upload and download speeds were much worse (going through the Great Firewall). In the end I resorted to multiple backup drives as being a much faster and more reliable solution. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
chap Posted November 3, 2011 Author Share #6 Â Posted November 3, 2011 Thank you all. Just what I suspected and appreciate the verification. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Double Negative Posted November 3, 2011 Share #7 Â Posted November 3, 2011 Advertisement (gone after registration) I do, however, use the "Camera Connection Kit" with the iPad to backup photos. This way I have two copies - the SD card(s) and on the iPad. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobitybob Posted November 5, 2011 Share #8  Posted November 5, 2011 iCloud is limited to 5Gb which is ok for transfers but a bit niggardly as an off-site storage solution. It should mirror onto all your devices exactly what was filed onto any device.... so Raw +/- JPG stored on an iPad from an SD card should appear exactly the same on all devices.  You will need a fast internet connection or it will drive you mad.... and if using mobile devices if could cost you a packet as the data volumes with M9 Raw files will escalate rapidly.  Sounds like a great idea ....particularly if abroad .... but you may come back to a horrendous mobile bill....  The 5GB limit is for the FREE version, you can buy larger capacities if you need/want.  I've tried using my iPad for temporary storage but gave up as the DNGs never seemed to render properly, so now prefer to use my MacBook Air, which is roughly the same size and has a far larger capacity. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
swamiji Posted November 5, 2011 Share #9 Â Posted November 5, 2011 I believe that iClown has a expiration time limit of 30 days. Only the last 30 days are kept, the rest is purged. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andybarton Posted November 5, 2011 Share #10 Â Posted November 5, 2011 There's no need to be like that about it. Â 30 days of photos taken with iPhones and iPads are saved. As far as I can see, there's no way to upload other image files for storage there. Â From what I have heard, iCloud is being developed and other services are due to be added. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mustafasoleiman Posted November 5, 2011 Share #11 Â Posted November 5, 2011 This is how I use it when I travel: Â I shoot DNG+JPEG basic. I transfer the DNGs and JPEG to the iPad from the SD cards. I look at the JPEG files on the iPad, which look reasonably well. I then tell the iPad to back up to the iCloud (I have a 25gb storage account), over a WIFI network it is slow but reasonable. Once I get back home, I copy the DNG files to my computer for editing and on to glory, I delete the JPEGs as I have no use for them beyond browsing them on the iPad. Â I then tell the iPad to back up to the iCloud to delete the remote back up files... and Bob's your uncle as my friend loves to say (very cryptically I might add). Â Ymmv. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andybarton Posted November 5, 2011 Share #12 Â Posted November 5, 2011 The point is that iCloud doesn't allow for a folder system up there, to allow specific uploads. Yet. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stunsworth Posted November 5, 2011 Share #13  Posted November 5, 2011 The point is that iCloud doesn't allow for a folder system up there, to allow specific uploads  Also it will only mirror selected file types. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mustafasoleiman Posted November 5, 2011 Share #14 Â Posted November 5, 2011 Also it will only mirror selected file types. Â How can you find out which files then? It does look it is mirroring the DNG files. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
algrove Posted November 5, 2011 Share #15 Â Posted November 5, 2011 If images - RAW or JPEG - are downloaded to an iPad and then transferred via iCloud to a home computer, are the images of the same size? Does iCloud compress files? Yes, I know there are hundreds of better ways of doing this, but my question is specific to how iCloud would handle M9 images. Thanks. Â I could not get RAW images to display on my iPad, but JPEGs work fine. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
algrove Posted November 5, 2011 Share #16 Â Posted November 5, 2011 This is how I use it when I travel:Â I shoot DNG+JPEG basic. I transfer the DNGs and JPEG to the iPad from the SD cards. I look at the JPEG files on the iPad, which look reasonably well. I then tell the iPad to back up to the iCloud (I have a 25gb storage account), over a WIFI network it is slow but reasonable. Once I get back home, I copy the DNG files to my computer for editing and on to glory, I delete the JPEGs as I have no use for them beyond browsing them on the iPad. Â I then tell the iPad to back up to the iCloud to delete the remote back up files... and Bob's your uncle as my friend loves to say (very cryptically I might add). Â Ymmv. Â Did you ever try to view DNG files on your iPad? Mine only says RAW (I believe), and I cannot get a thumbnail to build. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mustafasoleiman Posted November 6, 2011 Share #17 Â Posted November 6, 2011 Did you ever try to view DNG files on your iPad? Mine only says RAW (I believe), and I cannot get a thumbnail to build. Â DNG (RAW) files will open on the iPad using the built in Jpeg that is only good for the small M9 screen, so it is a very very mediocre image...The only way to see the image at a reasonable quality is to shoot at DNG+JPEG basic with the M9. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lct Posted November 6, 2011 Share #18 Â Posted November 6, 2011 Curious that DNGs can be viewed normally on Macs and not on iPads. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaapv Posted November 6, 2011 Share #19 Â Posted November 6, 2011 They open perfectly fine on an iPad - provided you use the PhotoRaw app. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
farnz Posted November 6, 2011 Share #20 Â Posted November 6, 2011 ... Cloudy Bay in NZ is something else,Franz I quite agree, and amongst the best Sauvignon Blanc's on this planet. Â Pete. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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