screen real estate layouts

[Bill Dewald]

I find that in a dual monitor setup i like to have one with the viewer and preview window as large as possible, with the timeline below.

Then in the other i have my browser and a bunch of free space where i can put tear-offs like the scopes, visual cc, motion tab, whatever. I also have used the 2nd monitor for scripts, Pilotware, ichat, and stuff.

[Colin Mcquillan]

I’ve experimented a bit, but find I’m usually using the dual screen color correct pre-set with the waveform up full. At fist i found it strange having the clips/bins on the other side, but once I got used to it, I really like it. especially on the projects I’m currently working on that have many many many clips and bins. It’s nice to have them all up there on one dedicated screen.

I do keep a few other set-ups for specialized tasks as short-cut buttons in the customizable row just above the timeline (you know, just beside the snap and link buttons)

Colin McQuillan
Van. B.C.
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[David Roth weiss]

I have dual 24″ Dells and I created my own setup, which was always my dream. Left monitor is viewers, bins, etc. Right monitor is just the timeline.

David Roth Weiss
Director/Editor
David Weiss Productions, Inc.
Los Angeles

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[Winston A. cely]

When I was first learning FCP, I had my main monitor for the Timeline/Canvas/Viewer only and everything else went to the secondary monitor. When I first started my company and bought all my gear, I got a 30″ACD with no secondary monitor. I got really used to having everything in one place, and now that I two monitors, I leave the second monitor for notes, scripts (in Word format) and the occasional Waveform or random window. The biggest reason is that it takes so long to move the mouse from one window to the next (yes, I still use the mouse for certain tasks) that it was driving me nuts.

Winston A. Cely
Editor/Owner | Della St. Media, LLC

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[Julie Bigford]

I’m using two 17″ monitors. I adjust my layouts depending on what I’m doing. When I’m first cutting a project together I have everything on the left monitor except for the canvas, audio meters, and tools. Blank space can be used for scripts, etc.
https://ebaudio.com/Normal.png

When I’m editing the audio I have just the timeline, audio meters, and tools on the left, everything else on the right:
https://ebaudio.com/Audio.png

And when I’m color correcting I have everything on the left but the video scopes (I don’t worry about having the canvas or viewer being big because I have my NTSC to see details with):
https://ebaudio.com/Color_Correcting.png