Instead, here’s what I do with PhotoSync. This still works, but isn’t as convenient as PhotoSync. With that approach, I could copy selected files to a folder in the Finder, bypassing iPhoto entirely.
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In the past, I would connect the iPad to my Mac using the sync cable, and then fire up the Image Capture application included with Mac OS X. (Fortunately, unlike the TV-obsessed tyke from “ Charlie and the Chocolate Factory,” the image doesn’t arrive downsized.) I still need to export it out of the application, which is a non-starter for an efficient workflow. The copying happens automatically in the background.īut once the file is magically transported to my Mac, like Mike Teavee zooming along the ceiling as millions of colorful atoms, it’s still trapped within iPhoto or Aperture. Within a few seconds or minutes, that image appears on other devices where Photo Stream is enabled. Any image saved to the Camera Roll - which is where screenshots end up - is automatically added to the Photo Stream. I thought iCloud’s Photo Stream would be the answer, and it almost is. I’m sure that there are plenty of people in similar situations with But I also need to get those images from my iPhone and iPad to my Mac, with as little friction as possible. Granted, I write about technology for a living I recently finished one iPad book (“ The iPad for Photographers”) and I’m wrapping up another (“ The iPad Pocket Guide, Third Edition”).
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The Screenshots that Litter the Stream - I may be unusual in this respect, but my iOS devices are jammed full of screenshots. For the last several months, as I’ve worked on several projects that have required a lot of iPad imagery, I’ve saved a huge amount of time by using PhotoSync, a $1.99 iOS app that works hand-in-hand with a free Mac client.
What’s needed is a utility that transfers images back and forth between a Mac and an iOS device, with little hassle. There’s also the question of moving images in the other direction: What if you want to copy photos to an iPad, but the computer to which the iPad normally syncs isn’t available?
Maybe the key is to use iCloud’s Photo Stream feature to push images to your various devices and computers automatically? Photo Stream is a great feature, but it gives you little control over which images are shared. And regardless, it’s fussy to have to plug in every time you want to transfer a photo. Should you import everything into iPhoto or another photo management application? That works when your device is connected via a sync cable, but with Wi-Fi syncing enabled it may be rare to plug directly into the computer. Getting the images off an iPad, iPhone, or iPod touch, though, can be tricky.
Now that all of Apple’s current iOS devices contain decent cameras, people are shooting and storing hundreds or even thousands of photos on their devices.
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