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Monitoring in HD in FCP
I got a MacBook Pro 17′ with an Acer 22’as second monitor and Ikan 1080i (with component in) monitor.
Is there a way I can monitor in HD? What do I need?MacBook Pro 17′ 4GB Ram, 512MB Graphics, 2.5GHz Bus 800, E-Sata Lacie Drives
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Matrox MXO
Steve Eisen
Eisen Video Productions
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Chicago Final Cut Pro Users Group -
Or Matrox MXO 2, or AJA I/O HD. Those are your options with a laptop.
Shane
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Shane:
The only at my reach is the MXO.
Since you have a lot of practice with it, I have an aditional question:
I should hook up the MXO DVI-in to the DVI-out of the MacBook Pro, then take the DVI-out of the devive and link it to the Acer 22 LCD and at the same time the Component-out of the MXO to the Ikan monitor.
Does this works this way?
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You CAN do that, but if you do and you go into presentation mode, BOTH monitors will show you the full image. The MXO cannot make an additional desktop AND be an output device. It takes one signal and outputs it via the various outputs. So it would be best to only connect it to the device you want to use to judge your footage when it comes time to color correct. Connecting a monitor via DVI allows you to balance that monitor to BARS. Component outs doesn’t have this option.
CLick on my head at the top and look for my Matrox MXO review.
Shane
GETTING ORGANIZED WITH FINAL CUT PRO DVD…don’t miss it.
Read my blog, Little Frog in High Def
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