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Using the editor on multiple screens
Posted: Sun Aug 30, 2009 7:36 pm
by MIKEL
I have hit a slight problem.
When using multiple screens how do I move the editor to the other scren?
Posted: Mon Aug 31, 2009 2:33 am
by sjj1805
Do you mean you have more than one computer monitor attached to your PC, if not please explain - VideoStudio has only one editing screen.
Posted: Mon Aug 31, 2009 10:59 am
by MIKEL
Yes I have two monitors attached to the PC and the other screen has colors more like when I display the video on the TV.
Then I could see whether I have to change the color settings for the clips or not.
Posted: Mon Aug 31, 2009 7:40 pm
by Clevo
Having only recently started using two monitors at work it seems the only way to drag the software GUI acros to the other screen it to reduce what you want to move across into a windowed frame (which VS doesn't allow you to do) you can then click and drag the GUI across to the screen you want.
If you have two monitors connected to the same graphics card then digitally you will be seeing exactly the same image...except of course that monitors will interpret those colours differently.... I usually find TV Plasma screens the most troublesome as most people seem to set them up with higher colour hue levels.
Professionals use a colour spectrum graph and adjust the screen while displaying the colour bars so that all screens interpret the colours in the same way. We don;t have that luxury.
To solve your problem though what you will have to do is swap your connectors so that when using VS you can display it on the monitor you want. I wouldn't be messing around with colour levels too much...VS by default does a good job with the default colour levels if and only if..the source material was shot reasonably properly with good white balance levels.
Posted: Mon Aug 31, 2009 8:20 pm
by MIKEL
The two screens form one large desktop. You can add up to 4 screens when using Windows 2 on each of two display cards.
You are right I decided to undo the changes I made.
It was just interesting if there was a workaround.
I found the white balance adjustment.
Thanks
Mike