IPad vs Laptop

As it stands right now I think so many people who "dis" the Ipad really aren't looking at the full benefits for what it does and doesn't do and what it was intended for.

It was not intended upon release to be a full blown computer to do photo "processing" of many photos. It was intended to be a transporting device to view and share photos with some editing capabilities. As the next renditions of the iPad come out we may see the full allowences of it being able to do photo processing.

But realize that it was intended to take on and crush the netbook which it is doing very well right now. Yea it is a larger Ipod touch and that's fine with me because I don't need an Ipod touch I want a iPad.

Another thing to add for you people again who are using Aperture 3 when the new 3.0.2 software update came out (We're at 3.0.3) it allowed complete import and exporting of all jpeg and RAW photos to and from the iPad to a Mac.

Which is another reason I love being in the Mac world!

Ross

suecassidy wrote in post #10173555
I just got my ipad and I can read it outside in bright light just fine. It has a setting where you can adjust the screen brightness, or it will adjust it automatically to the ambient light. the image resolution is GREAT. I don't need to use it to process my raw files and images, I just wanted it for a book reader and to be able to bring it with me when I visit my relatives in Nova Scotia, as I don't bring my laptop, and they can see my family photos on a screen bigger than my iphone. I only bought the 16gb model, but I on my 16gb iphone, I have more than 5000 large already photoshopped images (large jpgs from a 1ds) and my iphone has used less than 1/2 its available space. For those who say the ipad is only a large ipod touch, I say "EXACTLY, and I LOVE it!!!" However, if you really need to be able to process and edit your pics on it, you might be better off with a netbook.

I want to see someone edit images on a netbook - does that fall under torture?

I assume you mean notebook?

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peterbj7 wrote in post #10102291
So unless you buy something extra the screen has no protection? Crazy!

So you do realize that the iPad screen is "tempered" glass right? The same exact tempered glass that are used at NHL arenas to keep people from being killed by 90+ mph slap shots!

Which is the reason you aren't going to find many screen protectors at any apple stores anymore.

Ross

hollis_f wrote in post #10105839
Probably the reason it can read them is because it's not really looking at the raw data at all, but displaying the embedded jpeg; which is why they're smaller.

Did a quick test and I think this is the case; used monochrome on a raw 5D mk II file. The resulting file was monocrome when imported onto the iPad; indicating it was either reading the Canon metadata or was displaying the preview JPEG. I'm guessing it was showing the preview. With that said, I don't think this is proof the OS cannot decode raw data; just that Apple does this for the same power saving and speed reasons that camera manufactures do.

Apple, as part of OS X keeps an extensive library of raw decoders, so its not unreasonable to think they are in the OS, just not used to display the image.

metalman1010 wrote in post #10177943
So you do realize that the iPad screen is "tempered" glass right? The same exact tempered glass that are used at NHL arenas to keep people from being killed by 90+ mph slap shots!

Which is the reason you aren't going to find many screen protectors at any apple stores anymore.

Ross

I've handled one and judging by the weight that glass must be pretty thin! The guy who owned it certainly thought it was fragile.

RWatkins wrote in post #10178485
Did a quick test and I think this is the case; used monochrome on a raw 5D mk II file. The resulting file was monocrome when imported onto the iPad; indicating it was either reading the Canon metadata or was displaying the preview JPEG. I'm guessing it was showing the preview. With that said, I don't think this is proof the OS cannot decode raw data

Right, no different than the Epson photo storage/disply unit displaying the embedded JPG within the RAW file.

texshooter wrote in post #10097705
I'm thinking of getting the IPad to view images while on location. Do you recommend it over a laptop? I don't need the power of a laptop, just a viewer. Is the IPad hard to see outdoors?

For display-only, the iPad is better than any netbook and most low-cost notebooks. The IPS display gives you 8-bit color rendition and great viewing angles. Keep it behind direct sunlight and it's perfectly viewable outdoors.

iPad: 9.7-inch (diagonal) LED-backlit glossy widescreen Multi-Touch display with IPS technology
1024-by-768-pixel resolution at 132 pixels per inch (ppi)

Screen res is no better than any $350 full laptop (not netbooks), smaller in size than most laptops
IPS technology was invented by Hitachi 14 years ago. Even old VGA color was 8-bit color back eons ago.

All notebooks and netbooks (except for a high-end Lenovo) have 6-bit TN panels in them that have relatively narrow viewing angles.

I've added a little bit of info about the FilterStorm iPad photo App and an updated video on my blog, if people are interested? I think this shows what can be achieved in a short amount of development time.

Simon

I was sitting out on my friend's boat dock the other day surfing the net on the iPad. I live in So. Cal and the temperature was only 72 degrees or so, and while there was a cool breeze off the water, the sun WAS beating down on us. All of a sudden, the iPad screen went black and a large yellow triangle appeared on it, and it said something like "Temperature warning. You cannot use ipad until it cools down" That may not have been the exact wording, but something similar. I put it in the fridge for 2 minutes, warning was still there and screen still black. after 5 minutes in the fridge, i took it out and it was fine. I said all that to say this: It must be very temperature sensitive because although it had been in direct sunlight for 30 minutes or so, and the sun was hot on my skin while I was sitting in one spot, it was in NO WAY a typical hot california day! Yet, the ipad shut down with a temperature warning???? I was very surprised at that. If that is the case, I'll never be able to read my ibooks outdoors in July.... They clearly expect this to happen if they have a built in warning system, but i've not read anything like this in any reviews that I looked at while researching it before purchasing. I love this toy, but....

suecassidy wrote in post #10229573
I put it in the fridge for 2 minutes, warning was still there and screen still black. after 5 minutes in the fridge, i took it out and it was fine.

lol, whut!?

Organic Treats wrote in post #10099648
You would be much better off getting a netbook. The ipad does nothing.

It does something, I read and responded to your wonderful comment on my iPad.

suecassidy wrote in post #10229573
I was sitting out on my friend's boat dock the other day surfing the net on the iPad. I live in So. Cal and the temperature was only 72 degrees or so, and while there was a cool breeze off the water, the sun WAS beating down on us. All of a sudden, the iPad screen went black and a large yellow triangle appeared on it, and it said something like "Temperature warning. You cannot use ipad until it cools down" That may not have been the exact wording, but something similar. I put it in the fridge for 2 minutes, warning was still there and screen still black. after 5 minutes in the fridge, i took it out and it was fine. I said all that to say this: It must be very temperature sensitive because although it had been in direct sunlight for 30 minutes or so, and the sun was hot on my skin while I was sitting in one spot, it was in NO WAY a typical hot california day! Yet, the ipad shut down with a temperature warning???? I was very surprised at that. If that is the case, I'll never be able to read my ibooks outdoors in July.... They clearly expect this to happen if they have a built in warning system, but i've not read anything like this in any reviews that I looked at while researching it before purchasing. I love this toy, but....

Temperature sensing is easy to build in - it's good it's in there.

I'd expect that this was an unusual set of circumstances of which there is something that you are not aware of and didn't tell us about. Either that, or there is something wrong with your iPad. For example, in very strong sunlight and depending on what you were doing on the iPad (maybe something processor intensive or battery intensive) you can get issues. Strong, direct sunlight provides a HUGE amount of energy and heat. That cooling breeze may have masked how strong the sun really was.

You don't have to put it in the refrigerator - that's as likely to cause as many problems as it cures. Rapid temp cycles are not a good thing for most products, especially electronics. The reason that sensor is in there is to protect the iPad. It's not an emergency.

If it happens again, I'd talk to Apple about it. In any event, don't worry about it.

J.