Viewing 2 monitors and a TV set using Vegas Pro 11

traviatablues wrote on 1/25/2012, 1:04 PM
I can't seem to find any information on whether or not Sony Vegas Pro 11 will allow me to view dual monitors and view the HD video on a television at the same time. I know I can switch to a single monitor and turn the second monitor basically into a TV screen, but that defeats the purpose of having two monitors for the Vegas program itself. At one time, I used to have a system that did that with a Matrox video card and Adobe Premiere Pro. It was wonderful. So the question is: is Vegas Pro Capable of doing this? And if so, how?

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paul_w wrote on 1/25/2012, 1:33 PM
yes its capable of doing this:


But you need 3 video outputs from the PC, i use two video cards. Two ports from one card, and one port on the other (i have a spare port, could be 4 monitors!).

Then select your external preview monitor as the Windows 3rd display (shown right).

Paul.
traviatablues wrote on 1/25/2012, 5:57 PM
Thanks a lot. Are there any settings changes in Vegas that I have to make? Or will the the third monitor just come online when I've previewing in the project monitor?
paul_w wrote on 1/25/2012, 6:03 PM
Nothing much to change, Windows would see the plugged in 3rd monitor as Windows Display no.3.
Then the only thing to select in Vegas is Options->Preferences->Preview Device tab (shows a drop down list of the windows monitors you have installed) Select Windows Display 3.
And you're done.
Now when you click the external preview icon (shown above the preview window), there it is, full screen on monitor 3, HD.

Paul.
Geoff_Wood wrote on 1/25/2012, 7:55 PM
It's actually all more of a function of Windows rather that of Vegas. The only Vegas part of it is defining the 3rd monitor as the 'Preview Device".

Your attached display adaptor will of course need to support 1920 x 1080p and a HDMI output (or use a FireWire or DVI to HDMI converter = less quality).

geoff
paul_w wrote on 1/26/2012, 3:27 AM
Deleted, nevermind, wasnt important enough sorry.

Paul.
traviatablues wrote on 1/26/2012, 11:50 AM
Paul, thanks again. I will give it a try.

Mike
JJKizak wrote on 1/26/2012, 12:06 PM
Now that SCSI is down the drain along with Firewire cards, USB cards, Sound cards, and network cards I might throw in another video card (have the room now) if I can afford it. My garbage can is getting major fullith. But then again I would have to junk the motherboard, memory, "C" drive, "A" drive, and "B" drive. Also Windows Vista, XP, and a slug of older software. It's kind of like what Festus Hagan says, " I don't need to did what I didn't did".
JJK
paul_w wrote on 1/26/2012, 12:31 PM
Sounds like a major hardware change! :) but we all get to the point of upgrading our PCs at some point.

But at least the good side is, the second video card can be a cheap one! Even if you use any GPU acceleration (vegas 11) from the first card, that stays the same but the second card does'nt matter, and long as you can fit it in your machine (pci Xpress port) then you're good to go. The sockets need to match up or course, a TV with HDMI will need a HDMI out video card etc..or DVI to DVI . etc.
In the UK, i got a second card for £30. Nvidia 210.

Paul.