Topic: Phocus 2.6 and iPad support (Read 6779 times)

ghaynes754 · « **on:** February 06, 2011, 04:15:03 pm »

Announced at Photokina. Says released in the Hasselblad Year in Review article on the website. Anyone know the status?

Dick Roadnight · « **Reply #1 on:** February 06, 2011, 04:32:12 pm »

Quote from: ghaynes754 on February 06, 2011, 04:15:03 pm

Announced at Photokina. Says released in the Hasselblad Year in Review article on the website. Anyone know the status?

Promised for December (2010)!

colinm · « **Reply #2 on:** February 06, 2011, 06:25:53 pm »

As of early last month, they were slated for release early this month.

Doug Peterson · « **Reply #3 on:** February 10, 2011, 08:43:00 am »

Quote from: ghaynes754 on February 06, 2011, 04:15:03 pm

Announced at Photokina. Says released in the Hasselblad Year in Review article on the website. Anyone know the status?

While your waiting you can always use a 30-day free trial of Capture One Pro which has a very good iPad app and works with Phase One, Leaf, Mamiya, Canon, and Nikon cameras natively, and nearly any other tether-able camera using the "hot folder" capability. Of course "nearly any" does not include your Hasselblad back's raw files. But if you don't need tremendous speed between capture and the iPad displaying the image you can set Phocus to auto-process a JPG (TIFF would also work) to the hot-folder of Capture One Pro.

There are also a variety of screen sharing (VNC) based solutions such as Air Display, but once you've used the Capture Pilot app with Capture One Pro it's hard to take those solutions seriously. With the screen sharing solutions you are limited to literally sharing the screen (or second screen of a two monitor setup) of the host computer. With the Capture Pilot app you can browse freely any image in the session while the photographer continues to shoot and the tech/assistant/photographer use the computer for their own needs. If preferred you can limit it to viewing only a manually maintained album, or a smart folder (e.g. all 5-star images). The iPad app can zoom into any image (up to 100% pixel level with sharpening/noise-reduction/styling applied).

It's also not only for tethered shooting (though that's obviously the major focus). It makes sense in a CF-card workflow where the computer is far away from the main shoot (e.g. in a production RV 20 meters away) that an assistant could ingest the CF-card, do a quick edit/styling, and bring the iPad over to the photographer for input/review.

Also I've been on many shoots where the tether/CF-ingest station is a large vertical rolling case where you stand rather than sit. And after a 14 hour day of production the iPad app would allow you to collapse down into a comfy chair and review/edit the images rather than have to be on your feet at the computer station.

The version of Capture Pilot with Star Ratings and Color Tags allowed from the iPad has been submitted to the iTunes store and Apple should "approve" it in the next week or two (though the timeline is up to Apple $:-\$ ).

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David Grover / Capture One · « **Reply #4 on:** February 10, 2011, 10:59:46 am »

Was that a short message from our sponsors?

Phocus Mobile is undergoing its approval and be with us soon.

In the meantime...

Can you control the camera from Capture Pilot, Doug?

Doug Peterson · « **Reply #5 on:** February 10, 2011, 11:40:18 am »

Quote from: David Grover / Hasselblad on February 10, 2011, 10:59:46 am

Phocus Mobile is undergoing its approval and be with us soon.

In the meantime...

Can you control the camera from Capture Pilot, Doug?

Not yet!

Huge kudos to Hassy for that.

From the screen grabs it also looks like you'll be able to switch folders you are viewing from the iPad whereas in (the current) Capture Pilot for C1 that must be changed from the computer. Big kudos for that too.

I sympathize with the Waiting-for-Apple. Waiting for Apple to "approve" the ratings-enabled update to Capture Pilot is killing me!

You know David I really wish you'd come visit Miami. I think I'd really enjoy nerding out with you.

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David Watson · « **Reply #6 on:** February 10, 2011, 11:56:15 am »

Quote from: dougpetersonci on February 10, 2011, 11:40:18 am

Not yet!

Huge kudos to Hassy for that.

From the screen grabs it also looks like you'll be able to switch folders you are viewing from the iPad whereas in (the current) Capture Pilot for C1 that must be changed from the computer. Big kudos for that too.

Such praise is praise indeed! Well done Hasselblad!

ghaynes754 · « **Reply #7 on:** February 10, 2011, 09:58:05 pm »

Thanks David. I understand the marketing side, wanting to announce things at Photokina. It's just interesting that items are triumphed as achievements in 2010 when in fact they aren't quite ready for prime time. Being in the software business I've seen the same thing from my company.

yaya · « **Reply #8 on:** February 11, 2011, 03:23:18 am »

Quote from: dougpetersonci on February 10, 2011, 11:40:18 am

I sympathize with the Waiting-for-Apple. Waiting for Apple to "approve" the ratings-enabled update to Capture Pilot is killing me!

Apple usually take no longer than 2-3 weeks to approve a new app provided that it conforms to their basic rules and that it doesn't crash too much during their Kitchen testing.

Dick Roadnight · « **Reply #9 on:** February 11, 2011, 04:18:14 am »

Quote from: yaya on February 11, 2011, 03:23:18 am

Apple usually take no longer than 2-3 weeks to approve a new app provided that it conforms to their basic rules and that it doesn't crash too much during their Kitchen testing.

¿and do you have to get each and every update approved?

rhsu · « **Reply #10 on:** February 11, 2011, 04:31:03 am »

...another "timing" issue... this time with Apple

yaya · « **Reply #11 on:** February 11, 2011, 05:00:59 am »

Quote from: yaya on February 11, 2011, 03:23:18 am

Apple usually take no longer than 2-3 weeks to approve a new app provided that it conforms to their basic rules and that it doesn't crash too much during their Kitchen testing.

Looks like somebody at Apple is monitoring this forum:-)

http://www.luminous-landscape.com/forum/index.php?topic=51321.0

David Grover / Capture One · « **Reply #12 on:** February 28, 2011, 10:53:24 am »

Phocus Mobile is now available on iTunes.

Go get it!

David Watson · « **Reply #13 on:** February 28, 2011, 01:49:25 pm »

And BTW it also works brilliantly and wirelessly on the iPhone

Well done Hasselblad!!!

Wim van Velzen · « **Reply #14 on:** February 28, 2011, 02:21:20 pm »

Is there anyway to get an older Image bank with fff files from a 528c (single shot) transferring images to an iPad? That would be wonderfull...

fredjeang · « **Reply #15 on:** February 28, 2011, 04:08:13 pm »

Is there a way to make all the bloody circus tether using just an I.pad or an I.phone, or are we still laptop dependant like a born baby with his-her mum...? (thinking of the field there)

David Watson · « **Reply #16 on:** February 28, 2011, 04:23:19 pm »

Quote from: fredjeang on February 28, 2011, 04:08:13 pm

Is there a way to make all the bloody circus tether using just an I.pad or an I.phone, or are we still laptop dependant like a born baby with his-her mum...? (thinking of the field there)

On that subject has anyone tried an Eye-fi SD card in a CF card adapter to wirelessly connect with Phocus, Capture One or whatever? Looking at the Eye-fi web site it should be possible to do it.

Doug Peterson · « **Reply #17 on:** February 28, 2011, 04:32:33 pm »

Wireless tethering is EVERYONE's dream (manufacturers', photographers', techs') but current wireless technology is not fast enough. The Wireless SD card transmitting a raw would take FOREVER to transmit, and neither Hassy nor Phase (currently) have any in-camera JPG capability.

Either wireless has to get (much) faster, or in-camera JPGs have to be added.

And, if you've ever used the Nikon or Canon wireless solutions they also have to get MUCH simpler, much easier to set up, and much more stable.

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fredjeang · « **Reply #18 on:** February 28, 2011, 05:01:24 pm »

Quote from: dougpetersonci on February 28, 2011, 04:32:33 pm

Wireless tethering is EVERYONE's dream (manufacturers', photographers', techs') but current wireless technology is not fast enough. The Wireless SD card transmitting a raw would take FOREVER to transmit, and neither Hassy nor Phase (currently) have any in-camera JPG capability.

Either wireless has to get (much) faster, or in-camera JPGs have to be added.

And, if you've ever used the Nikon or Canon wireless solutions they also have to get MUCH simpler, much easier to set up, and much more stable.

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Agree Doug,
But does it have to be necessary wireless? The think is that if we could focus with a phone, even if that phone is connected by cable, that itself would be a great accomplishment. IMO.

hubell · « **Reply #19 on:** February 28, 2011, 09:40:15 pm »

Quote from: dougpetersonci on February 28, 2011, 04:32:33 pm

neither Hassy nor Phase (currently) have any in-camera JPG capability.
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Why is that, Doug?

Author Topic: Phocus 2.6 and iPad support (Read 6779 times)

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