Fullscreen Preview on Second Monitor

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Fullscreen Preview on Second Monitor

PostFri Sep 18, 2020 1:51 pm

Hi.

I know I can get a fullscreen preview by pressing "CTRL+F" but I'd like to have it on my second monitor... Is this possible?

https://i.imgur.com/U8VqEib.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/paGp65v.jpg

In the second screenshot, dual screen "on" is not clickable.
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Re: Fullscreen Preview on Second Monitor

PostFri Sep 18, 2020 8:18 pm

You need to purchase a key for the Studio version for this feature.
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Re: Fullscreen Preview on Second Monitor

PostFri Sep 18, 2020 8:31 pm

I see. Thanks
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Re: Fullscreen Preview on Second Monitor

PostSat Sep 19, 2020 1:57 pm

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You NEED training.
You NEED a desktop.
You NEED a calibrated (non-computer) display.
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Re: Fullscreen Preview on Second Monitor

PostSat Sep 19, 2020 6:32 pm

Jim Simon wrote:I recommend the following.

https://www.blackmagicdesign.com/produc ... nsitypro4k


the card unlocks the feature in resolve?
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Re: Fullscreen Preview on Second Monitor

PostSun Sep 20, 2020 2:44 am

No. But it's needed for a preview with precise colors.
No, an iGPU is not enough, and you can't use HEVC 10 bit 4:2:2 in the free version.

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Re: Fullscreen Preview on Second Monitor

PostSun Sep 20, 2020 2:37 pm

Jon Tidey wrote:the card unlocks the feature in resolve?


The card obviates the need for that feature. And it provides better results.
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Re: Fullscreen Preview on Second Monitor

PostSun Sep 20, 2020 2:56 pm

That card looks nice in principle, except I keep finding references to the 40mm fan making a horrible amount of noise. There's even a blog post where someone modded it with a large heatsink and quieter fan because the noise was so bad!

Most of the posts I've found are from 2015-2016, though the blog post was this year.

Anyone know if this is something they've fixed or improved in recent shipments of the Intensity Pro 4K?

I'd like a decent hardware capture and playback device soon and I'd like to buy BMD, but not if it sounds like "a swarm of angry bees" unquote :)
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Re: Fullscreen Preview on Second Monitor

PostSun Sep 20, 2020 3:06 pm

My Biases:

You NEED training.
You NEED a desktop.
You NEED a calibrated (non-computer) display.
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Re: Fullscreen Preview on Second Monitor

PostSun Sep 20, 2020 3:46 pm

just so everything is clear before anyone wastes money

With one of those PCI cards you can have a full screen preview of your project in any workspace (cut, edit, fairlight, etc) while working in resolve free version?

Without the card, it is possible with resolve studio version ? let's say, macbook pro + external monitor.
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Re: Fullscreen Preview on Second Monitor

PostSun Sep 20, 2020 9:30 pm

Read page 2582 of the Resolve 16.2.6 manual, "Limitations When Grading With the Viewer on a Computer Display." This explains why it's unwise to try to use a computer display for final color correction.The same problem exists with the "Clean Feed" output, since it's not color managed.

Don't try to make judgements on uncalibrated GUI displays. That will lead down a perilous road of pain and suffering. And if you do look at anything in the GUI display, don't compare it to what you see in Resolve.

The Clean Feed can be perfectly adequate if you're only editing in Resolve and don't need to make any precise color judgements on the fullscreen preview display. Just be warned that if you do need to see accurate color, you really need a color-managed output with a Blackmagic display device, plus a calibrated display.
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Re: Fullscreen Preview on Second Monitor

PostMon Sep 21, 2020 1:00 am

no one mentioned grading. :)
Just looking for a straight answer.
What do you need for a full screen view of the edit on a second screen?
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Re: Fullscreen Preview on Second Monitor

PostMon Sep 21, 2020 4:56 am

Yes, you can preview on the second screen with the free version.
Even with a cheap UltraStudio Mini Monitor (second-hand) IF your computer has Thunderbolt. Noiseless!
No, an iGPU is not enough, and you can't use HEVC 10 bit 4:2:2 in the free version.

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Re: Fullscreen Preview on Second Monitor

PostMon Dec 06, 2021 4:53 pm

In the free version, I'm not sure how to do a full screen preview and keep all the controls available on a second monitor (I'm a little confused by the prior post about using thunderbolt... how would that get you a full screen preview?).

But for clarity, in the Studio version you can use Clean Feed. In the menu, go to:

Workspace -> Clean Feed -> Pick a monitor
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Re: Fullscreen Preview on Second Monitor

PostTue Dec 07, 2021 5:05 am

You can do a preview in correct colors with an I/O device in the free version, but not use it as a second GUI monitor.
No, an iGPU is not enough, and you can't use HEVC 10 bit 4:2:2 in the free version.

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Re: Fullscreen Preview on Second Monitor

PostTue Dec 07, 2021 6:27 am

Jon Tidey wrote:no one mentioned grading. :) Just looking for a straight answer. What do you need for a full screen view of the edit on a second screen?

Many, many editors use full-screen playback to show the current edit to directors, producers, and others so that their view isn't covered up by the editing interface. This literally goes back to Avid Media Composer in 1992. Hell, I literally had it with Final Cut Pro 3 in 2001. There's a different "feel" and impact when you see the show in context on a full-screen viewer, even on a 24" display or a 27" display. Even better if it's on a consumer-sized monitor.

Here's an example of an editing room in an actual post-production office:

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The editor in front has two displays devoted to the editing software interface, a full-screen monitor with embedded timecode on the lower right, and then a big monitor above so that producers, the director, and others can have a clear unobstructed view of the show. The desk in back is probably for the assistant, backups, uploading, file copying, and transcoding while the work is being done. The editor has a laptop on the far left, probably for emails and personal stuff. This is how real editing is done, at least in NY, LA, London, and many other large cities for big shows, commercials, and films.
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