Connecting to Photoshop from the app

Adobe Photoshop communicates with ColoRotate for iPad, and various other apps, using a wireless network. Photoshop and the apps must access the same wireless network to connect. To check your wireless network, do the following:

  • On Mac OS, click the Wi-Fi icon  in the OS menu bar to choose a wireless network.
  • In Windows XP, choose Start > Control Panel > Network And Internet Connections > Network Connections > Wireless Network Connection.
  • In Windows Vista/Windows 7, choose Start > Control Panel > Network And Internet Connections > Network And Sharing Center.
  • On the iPad, tap Settings and then tap Wi-Fi.

Alternatively, your computer can be hardwired (connected via ethernet) to your wireless router. And your iPad can be connected to that router via wifi.

Note: For more information about connecting Photoshop and its companion apps, see Adobe’s support document Troubleshoot companion app connectivity problems | Photoshop or watch Getting started with Photoshop companion apps for Photoshop CS5 on Adobe TV.

Photoshop connection settings

Important: Using Photoshop with ColoRotate requires Photoshop 12.0.4 or later. If necessary, choose Help > Updates to install the latest version of Photoshop.

Establish Photoshop as a remote connection to the apps.

  1. In Photoshop, choose Edit > Remote Connections.

    Create a remote connection in Photoshop.
  2. In the Service Name field of the Remote Connections dialog box, enter a descriptive name.
  3. In the Password field, enter a six-digit password.
  4. Select Enable Remote Connections and then click OK.

ColoRotate app wireless connection settings

  1. In ColoRotate, tap the PS icon in the upper-right corner of the app.
  2. In the Connections window, tap your Photoshop service.
  3. Enter the six-digit password and tap Connect.

When the connection is established, the PS icon turns active.

ColoRotate app IP connections

If a wireless network is unavailable, you can create a direct IP connection between ColoRotate  and Photoshop.

  1. In ColoRotate, tap the PS icon in the lower-right corner of the app.
  2. In the Connections window, tap New.
  3. Enter the IP address and password from the Photoshop Remote Connections dialog box.
  4. Click Connect.

When the connection is established, the PS icon turns active.

Note: For help troubleshooting IP connections, see Adobe’s support document Troubleshoot companion app connectivity problems | Photoshop.
Last Modified: 15-October-2012

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