Adobe has announced it is set to integrate with popular platform Frame.io, allowing photographers using a camera with C2C (camera-to-cloud) technology the ability to upload images from their camera into Frame.io, where images can be instantly edited using Adobe Lightroom.
The workflow will allow a photographer to shoot an all-day event without stopping to download images onto a computer. At the same time, culling, editing, and delivery can be handled by an off-site editor anywhere.
Frame.io is a popular platform among professional videographers and editors that allows video makers to deliver high-resolution video files to clients, but it can also be used to deliver photographs as well.
By introducing a direct connection with Lightroom through Frame.io, photographers will be able to instantly access their images, edit them, and deliver them. There are no tethers required and no need to remove and download camera cards.
That said, currently, the list of cameras that support C2C is rather small, although its expected in time more manufacturers will offer the functionality.
How it works
Once the camera is connected to a Frame.io project, all that’s required is for the photographer or editor to click “Connect to Lightroom” within their Frame.io project, where they’ll be prompted to log in with their Adobe ID.
From there, photographers can automatically send all files uploaded via C2C into their Lightroom account. If a more controlled approach is desired, photographers can also make selects in Frame.io and send their best shot into Lightroom for editing.
Editors can access the images no matter where they’re located, in real time, and once the images have been retouched or edited they can upload them back into Frame.io for delivery or distribution.
Editors can access the images no matter where they’re located, in real time, and once the images have been retouched or edited they can upload them back into Frame.io for delivery or distribution.
As Adobe explains, with this new workflow, the photographer just has to take the picture. Even solo photographers responsible for editing their images and delivering to clients or social media don’t need to worry about stopping what they’re doing to offload, organise, and send files.
The workflow also reduces the amount of effort required to organise photos manually, and will also work with multiple photographers or cameras capturing images, say at a festival.
By using the Camera to Cloud workflow to Lightroom, all of the cameras can be paired to Frame.io, each with its own folder, keeping all assets organised automatically within Frame.io. As the image files flow into the folders, photo editors can work on the files—even while they’re still shooting.
At the same time, because the image files are going directly to the cloud, there’s also no immediate need to worry about making backups or copies.
The new software is available today in Beta. You can find out more about it here.