external monitor

REMIXER wrote on 8/16/2004, 7:17 AM
iam sure this is a repeat but i cant find this reply in the forum

what is the most economical way of getting a external monitor setup?

when previewing in vegas its gettin choped up at times the smaller i put the window the better it is, but i want to preview as i would see it on tv with no delays.
is the preview on a external monitor choped up as well?
and how can imake the preview window better in vegas?
can it be cuz my drive is just about full?

specs:p4 , 2.4 , 1gig ram

thanks all

Comments

Jsnkc wrote on 8/16/2004, 7:53 AM
The preview on an external monitor will be the same frame rate as you will see in the Vegas preview window (choppy). The only way to get a full framerate preview is to do a pre-render or ram-render on the section you want to view.
Spot|DSE wrote on 8/16/2004, 8:53 AM
If you have no filters on the vid, you should be getting full framerate, full rez playback. If this is not the case, something is awry with the system.
Fragmentation *could* be a criminal in this case, but not likely. Do you have a separate drive for your video, or is it on the same drive as your OS/applications?
Set the preview window to Preview/Full for external monitor use. Then the size of the preview window won't matter. You can size it to 60x60 and it will be clean externally.
johnmeyer wrote on 8/16/2004, 12:15 PM
If you aren't getting full frame rate, try starting with a new project, drop some video on the timeline, and then immediately do a preview with the settings Spot recommends. Sometimes the track levels get accidentally "nudged" or you apply a track or event fX or pan/crop, etc. Once you have modified the video, the external preview may not be able to keep up.
REMIXER wrote on 8/18/2004, 12:58 PM
same as os
Spot|DSE wrote on 8/18/2004, 1:07 PM
http://www.vasst.com/training/OHCI.htm
You can also see a brief tutorial at http://www.vasst.com/training/OHCI.htm