Cloud references are confusing

[amazme11]

YouTube tutorials and others are using the "Cloud" to pull photos into Affinity Photo for iPad.  This raises a lot of confusion because Mac and iOS users 

have two different Cloud areas to choose from and Photos in iOS are stored in the Photos folder in iCloud.  In addition to Apple's "iCloud" and "iCloud" Drive

we have many other cloud services like "Drop Box" and "Adobe's Cloud".  Some Cloud space is free and some requires added cost.  I haven't found a clear explanation of Affinity's use of the word "Cloud".

Can you please explain which Cloud's you support for photos and what the user of Affinity Photo for iPad has to do to setup and pay for the Clouds you support?  Also, which of your tutorials clarify your use of "Cloud".

 

 

[James Ritson]

Hello, all of the official tutorials typically refer to "iCloud Drive" when accessing files from cloud storage - the ability to add files from other cloud storage services is explicitly covered in the Opening & Saving video here:

 

 

 

Photo taps into Apple's general storage support, so all you need to do is have the relevant cloud storage app installed - whether that be Dropbox, Microsoft OneDrive, Google Drive, etc. The above video briefly shows you how to access these at 0:49. You can however always stick with Apple's iCloud Drive, and you can purchase extra space for this by going to your iPad's Settings, then under your account choosing Manage Storage.

 

Although Apple Photos uses iCloud Drive to store your images, Affinity Photo can access the Photos layout separately (via "Import from Photos") as it's more user-friendly. Hope that helps.

[amazme11]

Got it! Thanks.