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video playback with finalcut to hd monitor
Hi, I bought a new macbook pro and I want to view my finalcut timeline in fullscreen on my hd tv, i used to do this through s video on my old powerbook and it worked fine just not that great of quality. On the new macbook there is no s video so i bought a dvi to hdmi cord this does not show up when i go down to view, video playback or in any of the playback settings any idea why this wont work the same as s video?
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Hi Kyle,
With the TV connected by HDMI you need to open the Display Preference an click “Detect Displays”.
rafael -
the display is connected and i can use it as a second screen but i am trying to use my laptop monitor as editing interface and the hd monitor for fullscreen playback but it will not show up under view playback options in the past this worked fine with s video but now that i have a macbook pro with no s video i wanted to get it to work with hdmi
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You need an MXO for this I believe.
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In View> Video PlayBack, select the second option: “Digital Cinema Desktop Preview”.
NO the first one ( “Digital Cinema Desktop Preview MAIN”).
Then click Com+F12, and you will have your TV full screen for editing.
In Screen Preferences set “Number of Recent Items: 5.
Cheers,
rafael -
There is only one option, Digital Cinema Desktop Preview Main, Finalcut wont recognize my monitor for some reason
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Hi Kile,
What do you get when you plug your TV to your Mac?
You have Mirroring turned off, don’t you?
Rafael -
yes mirroring is turned off im just using it as a second screen right now
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Hi Kyle,
Right , in the Screen Preferences you need to turn Mirroring OFF, but in FC Audio?Video Preffs> A/V Device, set Mirror ON.
Also set “Recent items: 10”.
I have it like that now an is working. You should get more options in the External video in FC.
rafael -
I noticed someone mentioned that you needed an MXO for this. We have an old Power Mac G5 that we’d like to plug into a 42″ plasma. Is it as simple as using a DVI to HDMI cable and running it off your FCP timeline? Or would it only work as a second display with mirroring or dual display type function?
We’d ideally like to color correct it and use it as a playback monitor. Do we need the Matrox MXO or can we just get one of those cables?
Thanks.
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