[Joonbug]

Thanks for the info.

One thing, Is your graphics card with 256 mb of memory or 128mb

I went to the apple store today and they were kind enough to help me by setting up 20 inch flat panel out of the DVI port. It worked flawlessly with that above set up. Unfortunately the only computers on display were the top of the line ones with the 256 mb graphics card. I will for now assume the 128 mb graphics card should work pretty close. But if anyone has that one it would great to hear if it works as well.

It makes sense that i would need to turn off all of the RT stuff. But i had rendered all of the material so that it was not needing to use the memory for RT playback. But the real problem was that the options were grayed out when i navigated to try and make the projector the monitor for the time line. Unfortunately since that computer was stolen i can’t recreate my previous problem. But i did sit there for some time retrying everything when i was in that situation since my other option was to run home and lug my other computer to the venue.

it would be nice to know if i have to buy the higher graphics card or if the 128 will work.

thanks for all the responses

[Joonbug]

i was using the internal hardrive of the laptop at the time. my video played fine in the canvas window but it was after i tried to select the external monitor as the “Digetal cinema Desktop Preview” and then tried to select external video all frames that it did not work.

Here is the route:

So first in Final Cut Pro you go to View/videoPlayback/Digital Cinema Desktop Preview- external. After setting this as your video playback then you go into view/external video/ all frames. Then I play the timeline and it should play simultaneously on your desktop monitor (in this case the projector)

I figured it was the Graphics card that was having problems with this option since the video plays fine

The format for the video that is playing is Final Cut Pro rendered material.

I hope this makes sense. I am trying to do this because in every space when i have to adjust the screen to fit the projector it is not always useful to export the movie to DVD or some other format. Plus it means that i can see the timeline and am able to make cues for the dancers and the lighting and the sound. THe movement on the video is synched up with the dancers all have to synched for it to work so seeing the timeline is extremely helpful

Thanks

Hopefully someone can try and set up this situation. I am going to go the the apple store and see if i can set up this situation but i don’t know if the FCP on any of the machines or if they are even willing to do this set up.

Juniper Shuey
Visual Artist
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