The Channel Mixer is hidden by default. To make it and some others eg B&W conversion you need to select it in Customise Adjustments - accessed by the menu button next to the reset adjustments. Excellent review Rob.
Great review, Rob; I have both and have not as yet used them on IR photography. I generally use Adobe Lightroom, Photoshop, and sometimes Luminar NEO (I have Laurie Klein's plugins for NEO).
Thanks for making this video Rob I’ve been waiting for this, is there a way to make a custom DNG profile or something similar? I use the iPad Pro version. I don’t have a computer so I use my IPad for everything until I find a good deal on a MAC I like the price of $24.99 a year or $4.99 mo.
@@leighann5308 Click the 3-dot menu at the top of the screen. Select Settings. Enable "Extended Values". This will double the range of the Temperature slider from -100 to +100 to -200 to +200!
Nice video! How do you think the editing tools would do for portrait work, where I want to remove blemishes/scars/etc, then dodge/burn and maybe a little liquification once in a while? As you know, I'm currently using very old versions of LR and PS (5.7 and CS6, respectively) on an old iMac, but I've upgraded and looking for possible non-Adobe options.
The repair tool is great! You can certainly dodge and burn with layers. for something like liquification, you might need to try Pixelmator Pro, as I didn't see anything like that in Photomator. Both versions have free trials.
@@robshea Perfect !! The only think I really love Lightroom for is the cataloging...I'm so used to it and all my work for the past decade is in LR catalogs. That will be the toughest aspect to give up. I"m still undecided...
Hi Rob, thanks for covering this. I’m going to take a look at it, currently I’m using Photoshop and Lightroom, do you know if the custom profiles sync across the devices in adobe products also?
Hi Rob great video as always. I used to use LT Standalone, still do on my old 13MacBkPro but very very slow process. Now use iPad Pro 12inch and noticed I have Photomator but never used it as I did not want to subscribe but now I do. One thing that’s holding me back is that there is no channel mixer on my version. Is this only available on subscription? Thanks for sharing.
It depends on what you will be using the exported image for. For social media, JPEG at 80% or better will provide good image quality. If you are sending the image to another image editor or to a third-party printer, then use TIFF or PNG with 16 Bits/Channel. To display on iPhone or iPad, use HEIC with 85% quality or one of the HDR formats. If you want to continue to edit the image on another device, use the Photomator Document format.
@@robshea I downloaded them and it says it can’t open zip files I was able to transfer and open in my downloads in I files there are 4 folders how do I get them into Photomator? Also what are the files in the Creative folder? Sorry I only have my iPad Pro 12.9 right now
@@leighann5308 Open an image in Photomator. Select the Edit icon at the top. Find the LUT group. Next to the LUT selection dropdown, tap the 3 dots in a circle. Select the option "Add LUTs From Folder". This will allow you to find the LUTs on your iPad.
@@leighann5308 The creative LUTs offer color swapping, additional contrast, and color effects. They can help you get to the finished image faster if you like any of the styles.
The Channel Mixer is hidden by default. To make it and some others eg B&W conversion you need to select it in Customise Adjustments - accessed by the menu button next to the reset adjustments. Excellent review Rob.
Great review, Rob; I have both and have not as yet used them on IR photography. I generally use Adobe Lightroom, Photoshop, and sometimes Luminar NEO (I have Laurie Klein's plugins for NEO).
Thanks for making this video Rob I’ve been waiting for this, is there a way to make a custom DNG profile or something similar? I use the iPad Pro version. I don’t have a computer so I use my IPad for everything until I find a good deal on a MAC I like the price of $24.99 a year or $4.99 mo.
You really don't need a DNG profile, since the built in WB tools work great.
@@robshea thanks Rob do I need to do anything special to get broader WB range instead of a limit?
@@leighann5308 Click the 3-dot menu at the top of the screen. Select Settings. Enable "Extended Values". This will double the range of the Temperature slider from -100 to +100 to -200 to +200!
Nice video!
How do you think the editing tools would do for portrait work, where I want to remove blemishes/scars/etc, then dodge/burn and maybe a little liquification once in a while? As you know, I'm currently using very old versions of LR and PS (5.7 and CS6, respectively) on an old iMac, but I've upgraded and looking for possible non-Adobe options.
The repair tool is great! You can certainly dodge and burn with layers. for something like liquification, you might need to try Pixelmator Pro, as I didn't see anything like that in Photomator. Both versions have free trials.
@@robshea Perfect !!
The only think I really love Lightroom for is the cataloging...I'm so used to it and all my work for the past decade is in LR catalogs. That will be the toughest aspect to give up. I"m still undecided...
@@MTimWeaver For LR, I used the Photography plan. Photography (20GB) US$9.99/mo
Hi Rob, thanks for covering this. I’m going to take a look at it, currently I’m using Photoshop and Lightroom, do you know if the custom profiles sync across the devices in adobe products also?
Hi Rob great video as always. I used to use LT Standalone, still do on my old 13MacBkPro but very very slow process. Now use iPad Pro 12inch and noticed I have Photomator but never used it as I did not want to subscribe but now I do. One thing that’s holding me back is that there is no channel mixer on my version. Is this only available on subscription? Thanks for sharing.
Did you do an update on shooting infrared with more modern iPhones? Is it on your book?
I have an iPhone 12, but have not shot IR with anything newer.
Any Export settings you would recommend?
It depends on what you will be using the exported image for. For social media, JPEG at 80% or better will provide good image quality. If you are sending the image to another image editor or to a third-party printer, then use TIFF or PNG with 16 Bits/Channel. To display on iPhone or iPad, use HEIC with 85% quality or one of the HDR formats. If you want to continue to edit the image on another device, use the Photomator Document format.
Hi Rob how do I download and instructions to add the free Luts to my Photomator app for my iPad. Thank you 😊
You could down them directly to your iPad via Safari.
@@robshea I downloaded them and it says it can’t open zip files I was able to transfer and open in my downloads in I files there are 4 folders how do I get them into Photomator? Also what are the files in the Creative folder? Sorry I only have my iPad Pro 12.9 right now
@@leighann5308 Open an image in Photomator. Select the Edit icon at the top. Find the LUT group. Next to the LUT selection dropdown, tap the 3 dots in a circle. Select the option "Add LUTs From Folder". This will allow you to find the LUTs on your iPad.
@@robshea thanks Rob it worked what are the creative infrared Luts do? I hope I’m not bugging you with so many questions. 😣
@@leighann5308 The creative LUTs offer color swapping, additional contrast, and color effects. They can help you get to the finished image faster if you like any of the styles.