Photocat Viewer for Lightroom 2.7
Device: iOS Universal
Category: Photography
Price: $4.99, Version: 2.6.1 -> 2.7 (iTunes)
Description:Offline browsing of Adobe Lightroom catalogues on the iPad and iPhone.
NOTE: This application is not associated with Adobe Systems, or Adobe Lightroom in any way. Adobe Lightroom is a product of Adobe Systems Incorporated.
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Using iTunes sharing, the built-in FTP server or a service such as DropBox, a Lightroom catalogue file and its associated preview directory are copied to the iPad, and then may be viewed in PhotoCat Viewer.
Browse by folder, collection, smart collection or keyword. Search by metadata or keyword. View a grid of thumbnails, individual images or image and metadata. Email or share an image. View images by GPS location on a map.
This product cannot create Adobe Lightroom catalogues, nor can it modify them. This program is probably only useful if you own a copy of Adobe Lightroom, although a small sample catalogue is included.
This application can browse catalogues containing 100,000 photographs (or more), quickly and painlessly, even on the iPad 1.
Known issues:
A new version with an updated iOS 7 UI has been release for App Store approval, and should be available by mid-January, 2014.
Images on the iPad are retrieved from previews stored in the catalogue, so the resolution of the image displayed in PhotoCat is dependent on the resolution of the preview stored in Lightroom.
Windows users cannot easily copy preview directories to the iPad. This is an issue with iTunes for Windows. If you are a Windows user, zip up your catalog and preview directory before using iTunes to copy it to the iPad, or transfer using the built-in FTP server.
Some smart collections are not supported. Mostly, these include collections referencing dates and times.
Ordering of photos within catalogues may not be the same as the desktop.
NOTE: Unfortunately, this application is available in English only.
This product is not endorsed by Adobe Systems in any way.
What's New
Clearer thumbnails when 'square thumbs' selected.
More iOS7 UI and compatibility.
'PhotoCat' is now in mixed case.
Experimental pinch-to-zoom available in grid view; turn on via Settings.
The built-in help does not yet reflect the new UI.
Photocat Viewer for Lightroom