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Using KVM while capturing
I’m using a KVM switch on my machines.
Is it possible to swap from machine to machine, while capturing, using FCP without getting dropped frames? Any workarounds out there?
Lars
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In general, apps like FCP, After Effects and Motion will have a fit when they lose a connection to the monitor. So it depends what kind of KVM you are using.
In our edit rooms we have a Geffen DVI dual switcher. In order to use this switch and change while using these apps you need another little device called a display detective (I think) to fool the computer into thinking that a display is still connected. It should work with this device in the path. In the machine room in our facility, we have a larger kvm that does vga. I have no problem switching during capture with this switch. The computer thinks that a monitor is still attached even if it is not the active route.
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