I have a dual monitor + TV setup question

Aza wrote on 3/1/2003, 3:09 PM
Hi all, I'm almost ready to purchase Vegas Video + DVD but have a couple of questions first.

1) Can vegas be setup for dual VGA monitor + a TV/Studio monitor for realtime preview? If so, what video card is recommended? At the moment I only have an AGP Geforce 2. Would a dual head PCI card be ok, like the G450? Does the realtime preview to monitor do all the effects and will it do full resolution? Avid's "McFly" method is onyl the same res as the monitor window which is half res AFAIK

2) Is there an option in Vegas to turn off the automatic range selection when you left click+drag the mouse in the timeline? I *really* love Avids way where doing that just moves the position counter. This allows you to preview but not alter your range selection.

Thanks for the help.
Aaron

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TLT wrote on 3/1/2003, 8:37 PM
I don't have dual monitors, but I do use the output to external source option. I do this using the ACDV 100 capture device I use for importing analog video. Simply hook up a television to the ACDV video out and wala you see your work on the big screen while you edit.
Aza wrote on 3/1/2003, 8:57 PM
Thanks for that. Does that output through a DV device allow realtime preview of effects? I was under the impression that external monitor sources might not allow realtime effects.

wcoxe1 wrote on 3/1/2003, 9:04 PM
Output to an external monitor shows a full screen resolution version of exactly what you would see on the preview window, including the same framerate. That is, it is real time at ALL times, but the framerate of both the preview window or the external monitor slow down when the CPU can no longer handle full speed with loads of transitions and other effects.

To speed the framerate back up, you can lower the image quality from Best, to Good, to Preview, and finally to Draft. The quality is not as good below Best, of course, but the action on the screen smooths out.

You control the image qualtiy/framerate by trading one for the other under heavy loads, and that keeps Vegas real time at all times.
TLT wrote on 3/1/2003, 9:55 PM
The setup I mentioned is in real time and you can see everything. Makes your preview go out to the television. Instead of that little window in Vegas.
TLT wrote on 3/1/2003, 9:58 PM
Just a side note. The ACDV 100 is a really nice device if you have old VHS you want to get onto the computer. I have not seen any decredation of quality or any problems with audio sync. I love that thing..
RonR wrote on 3/1/2003, 10:00 PM
I am a little uncertain what is meant by a dual screen display in this instance. I used to work on a CAD system on which you could have the image only cover the whole of one screen, and all the command and other menus on the other screen. This gave more real estate for the items on the screens. Is this what we are talking about, and can VV3, or V4 handle this?
RonR
TLT wrote on 3/1/2003, 10:28 PM
There are different things you can do. Like the one I spoke of and yes Vegas can do dual monitors as well if you have two video cards I believe. There is a thread somewhere in here that someone from SF explains in detail. Sorry I think it is pretty old. You might want to go to SF online help and do a search for dual monitor setup. I think the same instructions can be found there.
snicholshms wrote on 3/1/2003, 10:46 PM
You can use dual monitors AND do a preview out to an external TV monitor. Vegas allows you to move ALL of its windows anywhere you like. I put all effects, transitions, the media pool and the explorer window on the second monitor along with the real time preview window. In addition, you can adjust the quality of the preview to allow for the "load" on the CPU. You can resize any and all windows. When rendering, you can minimize the preview window so it doesn't take up a lot of resources from the CPU.
Use the Canopus ADVC-100 to send preview out via firewire to your external TV monitor.
Vegas can do it all. It's being used for television, motion pictures and home movies of my grandchildren.
Download the demo and amaze yourself with Vegas!
Aza wrote on 3/3/2003, 12:14 AM
Thanks guys, sounds like the out through firewire works ok. Anyone tried TV out, using something like the DVD MAX (??) on the Matrox G450/550?

Cheers
Aaron
John_Beech wrote on 3/3/2003, 8:51 AM
Steve,

I would be delighted if you would explain how you managed to setup your dual screens. I am very anxious to have just the timeline on one monitor and everytying else on the other. I can't seem to divorce the timeline fomr everything else - probably a stupid me kind of thing (or so I hope).

John Beech - GM (and janitor)
www.modelsport.com
Transact wrote on 3/3/2003, 12:14 PM
An Adobe Premier outputs video from timeline to video overlay. Thanks to it all video may be monitored in some TV. Can I reach same with Vegas?
PS. I use "Matrox G450 dualhead"

SonyDennis wrote on 3/3/2003, 2:43 PM
Aaron:

2) No, but check out the Backspace key, it will recall your last time selection.

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