Adobe released Lightroom for iPad

Adobe has launched Lightroom for iPad as an add-on to its desktop program. The application running through the Adobe cloud service automatically synchronizes the selected photo collections and subsequent changes between the desktop Lightroom and the iPad application, writes Mashable.

Unlike other Adobe mobile applications, such as Photoshop Express, the Lightroom application is not intended to be used in isolation from the desktop. According to Lightroom product manager Tom Hogarti, the application was designed to narrow the gap between the desktop and mobile devices.

Lightroom for iPad uses the smart preview feature, which allows users to work with large files without taking up much space on devices. The function creates a proxy of the original RAW file, which preserves the properties and flexibility of the original, but takes only 2 to 3 percent of the original file size.
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The application also uses gesture control, for example, three-finger tap to switch before and after or two-finger tap to open image metadata. Lightroom for iPad does not have all the editing tools from the desktop version, but the basic settings are present, including adjusting the contrast, saturation, richness, highlights and exposure.

The app is free to download, but using it requires a paid subscription to the Photoshop Photography Program, which costs $ 9.99 per month. Mobile Lightroom is also available to Creative Cloud subscribers. In addition to the iPad application, Adobe intends to release an iPhone application this year.