loading and using psd files on ipad pro

[spotdvm]

Recently I bought an ipad pro with the intent to use the pencil tool for photoshop projects.  I am a CC subscriber and have photoshop cc, premier cc, etc. on a pc (I don't own a mac computer).

I have uploaded the .psd files to the creative cloud.  I have Creative Cloud, PS Express, Adobe Sketch and Photoshop Mix installed on the ipad.  While I somehow figured out how to retrieve the .psd files and get them on PS Express and Photoshop Mix, I cannot work with them in layers- just as a flat picture.  Adobe customer service said that Adobe Sketch will work with .psd files in layers.  However, I cannot seem to get the .psd file on to Sketch.

How to I open and use a .psd file on the ipad pro?

Thanks!

[Theresa J]

Right now it's a one way street that goes from the mobile app to the desktop version of Photoshop. That means you can start a project on your iPad and finish working on it in Photoshop on your desktop, but you can't go the other way around. Many, many of us have requested a round trip feature. Hopefully they are working on one.

[spotdvm]

Thank you for the explanation.  That is disheartening to hear as I was told by Adobe that I could open and use .psd files on the ipad.  At least now know I what I need to do

[War Unicorn]

Just as an FYI to anyone reading: Mobile apps are engineered a bit differently than their desktop cousins. (e.g., Photoshop Mix doesn't have the full-on, brute-force capabilities that Photoshop CC has. Photoshop Mix does like 5 layers max compared to the theoretical thousands available to Photoshop CC, for example.)

The reason is rather simple: Hardware involved (and the mobile OS's driving them) is the limiting factor. Tablets usually have a low amount of RAM (compared to their desktop counterparts). The only difference I know of off the bat is the Surface line of tablets from Microsoft, which run on Windows 10 (which, coincidentally, can run Photoshop CC) and can come with a large amount of RAM.

So, for now, think of the mobile apps as an extension of the desktop monoliths like Photoshop CC.

[dnsrs]

Hi Theresa,

could you please share the step by step on how to continue the .psd file from iPad pro to iMac ?

thanks

[Theresa J]

Here's a screen grab from Adobe Mix on an iPad Pro. All you have to do is tap on the share icon in the upper right. From there you will find the OPEN IN PS icon. This will send the file to the computer where Photoshop is installed and open it in the application. You have to be logged into your account on the iPad and the computer for this to work.