External Monitor Woes

[Walter Biscardi]

[Simon Roughan] “and did what Mike suggested, but to no avail.”

What did Mike suggest? Starting a new thread for the same problem makes it harder for us to help you. If you’re having a continual problem, keep the entire issue in the same thread so we can easily see what others have suggested.

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[Simon Roughan]

Sorry, Mike suggested I unclick the Blackmagic box in the Playback Preferences, then restart the computer, then click it on again.
It didnt work.

You know I’m born to lose, and gambling is for fools, but that’s the way I like it, baby. I don’t want to live forever!

[Kris Merkel]

The selections are greyed out because the app is not seeing the card. What might be happening is that you are not using a BMD sequence. Try using a BMD sequence preset and see if you get different results.

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[Simon Roughan]

Thanks for replying Kris.
I would have thought it must be seeing the card, as it has the option for Blackmagic Playback there. It’s just not selectable. I will try what you suggest though.
Thanks

On Edit:
I tried creating a new sequence with black magic settings, then went to preferences, but the playback options are still greyed out.
Rats!!!

You know I’m born to lose, and gambling is for fools, but that’s the way I like it, baby. I don’t want to live forever!

[Walter Biscardi]

[Kris Merkel] “What might be happening is that you are not using a BMD sequence.”

There’s no such thing as an AJA or BMD sequence any longer with CC. Adobe is now handling the Transmit Engine.

Ensure you have the latest BMD Drivers and plug-ins that were just released for CC. Be sure to uninstall the old ones first.

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[Simon Roughan]

Thanks for the replies. I did install the new drivers, from BMD and Nvidia.
I have just found out what the problem was. You have to click the enable transmit option from the program window’s wing menu!
I got that help from the adobe forum. Funnily enough, the official adobe tech support was stumped as well.
Thanks again.

You know I’m born to lose, and gambling is for fools, but that’s the way I like it, baby. I don’t want to live forever!

[Chris Borjis]

whoa! I wouldn’t have thought of that.

Thanks!

I’ve got a multibridge in edit suite 2 awaiting
a new power supply. Now I know what to do if
I see that.

[Shane Ross]

THIS is why I constantly read the forums. I’m not on the CC yet, but plan to be. And when I do, I’ll know that if I can’t get external monitoring to work, that I need to tick a box somewhere. If I don’t remember it exactly, I can search here.

Knowing about issues before they happen.

This is why I love the Cow.

Moo.

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[Chris Borjis]

[Shane Ross] “Knowing about issues before they happen.

This is why I love the Cow.”

same here.

sometimes my co-workers are amazed I know a solution instantly
an issue comes up.

if not for the cow it wouldn’t be true.

You’re gonna love CC Shane.

[Justin Crowell]

I’ll third that.

[Chris Borjis] ”
sometimes my co-workers are amazed I know a solution instantly
an issue comes up.

if not for the cow it wouldn’t be true.”

SAME. But let’s keep that a secret…wouldn’t want to endanger my next raise!

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