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  • Turn off 2nd monitor – MB Pro – thanks

    Posted by Jon Roberts on July 9, 2008 at 5:16 pm

    Trying to watch a baseball game and work at the same time – been a while since I turned it off.

    Have a external monitor hooked up to macbook pro and when I launch FCP, it shows the VIEWER or whatever I have selected in the external monitor – – need instructions on-how to turn off so I can watch the game and work at the same time. If the game is streaming and I launch FCP, the audio for the game still plays but the monitor switches to FCP.

    Forget the command.

    Not to often there is a day game on !

    Thanks

    Steve Eisen replied 17 years, 10 months ago 4 Members · 5 Replies
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  • Steve Eisen

    July 9, 2008 at 5:35 pm

    I am using FCS2 shooting with XDCAM EX1.
    Mac Pro 2×3 GHz Quad-Core Intel.

    I am working on a 90sec project. and whenever I try to export the movie as a quicktime (480×270). it says it’s going to take 3 hours. When I used to do this same project in SD (720×480) it only took about 8 min. is there a special way I should be setting up my project to export/render faster??

    Thank You,
    John
    sales@johnplace.net

  • Jon Roberts

    July 9, 2008 at 5:39 pm

    I don’t think you meant to reply to this post (which is mine) but I think you should repost with a thread heading.

    My question (again) is I am watching a baseball game right now and can’t work as if I do, off goes the external monitor connected to the Macbook Pro, so am sure its a simple answer but have had it on so long, I forget how to turn it on and off.

    Help, as I need to get to work. LOL.

  • Mike Johnson

    July 9, 2008 at 5:49 pm

    Go to View > External Video > Off

    Mike Johnson
    Final Cut Pro Editor
    Drury Outdoors
    http://www.druryoutdoors.com

  • Shane Ross

    July 9, 2008 at 6:04 pm

    [Steve Eisen] “I am working on a 90sec project. and whenever I try to export the movie as a quicktime (480×270). it says it’s going to take 3 hours. When I used to do this same project in SD (720×480) it only took about 8 min. is there a special way I should be setting up my project to export/render faster??”

    What the HECK does this have to do with the original question? You need to start a new thread for this question…

    Shane

    GETTING ORGANIZED WITH FINAL CUT PRO DVD…don’t miss it.
    Read my blog, Little Frog in High Def

  • Steve Eisen

    July 9, 2008 at 6:41 pm

    I certainly did not write this post!

    Don’t know how my name got associated with it.

    Steve Eisen
    Eisen Video Productions
    Board of Directors
    Chicago Final Cut Pro Users Group

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