• Adobe After Effects

  AE and Dual Monitors…

  Posted by Jeffrey Gould on March 2, 2006 at 3:55 am

  Hi, I’m about to upgrade my computer as I prepare to install the new Production Suite. I plan to use two DVI LCD monitors…whats the best set up regarding AE’s windows to take advantage of the extra real estate. Would you drag the timeline across the two screens? I’m guessing it’s personal preference, but I figured I could learn from others who have been using this set-up. Thanks.

  Jeffrey S. Gould
  Action Media Productions

  Barend Onneweer replied 20 years, 2 months ago 4 Members · 4 Replies
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  Aanarav Sareen

  March 2, 2006 at 5:46 am

  As you mentioned, it is a personal preference, but here are some of the workspaces I like to use:

  a) When working intensively with the timeline, I drag my timeline across the screen
  b) When working with cameras and/or with the program monitor, I place only the monitor in the second window and maximize it.
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  Realethan

  March 2, 2006 at 1:30 pm

  I work with 100+ layers allot. I like to maximize the timeline on my right monitor, and arrange everything else on the left.
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  Jeffrey Gould

  March 2, 2006 at 2:51 pm

  Thanks for the replies, which were basically how I envisioned my setup. Just wanted to make sure I wasn’t missing some hard and proven way to do it. Thanks again.

  Jeffrey S. Gould
  Action Media Productions
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  Barend Onneweer

  March 3, 2006 at 9:24 am

  You can actually create a couple of workspaces and switch between them by assigning Shift-F10, F11 and F12 to them…

  Pretty cool.

  B.

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