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BetweenLugs
BetweenLugs
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Aug 21, 2023 10:32 PM UTC
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Focus stacking for Ipad

Photoshop Focus Stacking feature for iPad is a must!

Im a professional photographer and these days theres no reason for a descktop computer, especially with the combination of the recent M1 ipads pros with lightroom & photoshop apps. 
That being said, there are really essential features that professional photographers use.. Focus Stacking being one of them. Layering & aligning 20-30 photos one by one is a joke. Concedering the price of subscription and alternative apps that are a one time fee that already have this feature for ipad, Photoshop should of released this feature by now. 
Besides.. after paying subscriptions every month for photoshop &lightroom, using another app feels like blasphemy. 

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    egilDOTnet
    Participant
    Aug 9, 2026 11:44 AM UTC

    Unbelievable that stacks are not at on feature parity with the mac version, ipads are more than capable. And it makes for a mess when you go between devices!

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    luxBorealis
    luxBorealis
    Inspiring
    Jul 25, 2026 9:40 PM UTC

    Given that Affinity Photo 2 has been able to Focus Stack on iPad for years now, there is no reason why it can’t be added to Photoshop or even better, Lightroom for iPad.

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    Nancy OShea
    Community Expert
    Nancy OSheaCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    Jul 25, 2026 8:22 PM UTC

    Photoshop has always been aimed at desktop users with lots of RAM and available disk space. 

     

    I sometimes use my iPad on trips. But heavy lifting is performed from my office desktop, which has more than ample RAM & scratch disk space for working with complex images.

     

    From where I sit, the best iPad pro can do some tasks fairly well, but it lacks the necessary RAM & SSD drive to be more than an auxiliary device. 

     

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    Nancy O'Shea— Product User & Community Expert
    luxBorealis
    luxBorealis
    Inspiring
    Jul 25, 2026 7:30 PM UTC

    Actually — adding to Lightroom for iPad would be even more useful.

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    Nicolas361283221841
    Participant
    Mar 17, 2024 5:50 AM UTC

    I too am very disappointed that PhotoShop does not offer it. So for Stacking I use Photo Infinity, which is very easy to use.

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      JLDigital
      Participant
      Mar 9, 2024 7:55 PM UTC

      This, as well as auto-align, really need to be pushed for the next update!

      Everything you say is true, if we're loyal enough to continue our subscriptions even though other apps offer what we're after, then it's essential they do this for us 🙏 

      This deserves way more than 4 upvotes!!

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