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Who here is running identical dual monitors?
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Wow those Apple displays are nice. I've settled (for cost reasons) on 3 dell 2409W model displays. They can be had on sale for less than $180/piece. I had two running until today and forgot how awesome 3 can be! (I'm sure the justification ends at some point.) Probably around 4-5. I know I could keep an app on each and make 5 work! I can never find a good place to keep Mail.
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I am using mainly my left monitor as primary monitor. I'm working most in Logic Pro and have the Arrangement window on the left and the mixer on the right. Also in Final Cut, Timeline and Canvas on the left screen and folders to browse videos on the right screen. On normally desktop working such as internet etc., I use both of them because I am sitting in the middle of both so I have to look a little to the right or left always.
edit. wow @ virtualrain, you have a beautiful desk !
edit. wow @ virtualrain, you have a beautiful desk !
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love this post big fan of dual mon and just working out what will work best for me before buying. currently have a 15" mbp hooked up to a 24 cinema display.
anyone have the new imac 21.5 or 27 hooked up with an additional mon, would love to see how this set up works / looks like as this is the way i am leaning atm
thanks guys keep the pics coming!
anyone have the new imac 21.5 or 27 hooked up with an additional mon, would love to see how this set up works / looks like as this is the way i am leaning atm
thanks guys keep the pics coming!
Pulling the plug on the second monitor will cause it to automatically operate as if only one monitor were (ever) connected. Plugging it back in again will restore the previous arrangement. There's probably is a utility out there that will do this without having to unplug the monitor cable but I dunno what it is.
Works fine. After color correction the color look more or less the same too (i7 here).
Pulling the plug on the second monitor will cause it to automatically operate as if only one monitor were (ever) connected. Plugging it back in again will restore the previous arrangement. There's probably is a utility out there that will do this without having to unplug the monitor cable but I dunno what it is.
Hey funny man!
Can someone explain to me how a monitor that is turned off (i.e. not getting any power to is) is able to make it's presence known to the Mac? And (to paraphrase Nancy Kerrigan) why, why, why!!!
So much for being green, Apple
Hmm... I have a triple 30" setup, panels are the same but the display come from two different manufacturers.
more info: http://ultraneo.com/archives/2009/10/da-werkspace.php
more info: http://ultraneo.com/archives/2009/10/da-werkspace.php
Seriously.. dunno why you folks don't learn your short-cuts, much more useful than moving that pointer back and forth.
I used to have dual 19" LCDS, directly in front so as to minimise the distance I ever have to turn my head. It worked well, though the bezels were wider than I would have liked. If anyone builds an LCD with virtually no bezel, I'll be all over it.
A co-worker here has two screen, one above the other. Not really sure why, it's not as if we're short of space, but it does look cool.
A co-worker here has two screen, one above the other. Not really sure why, it's not as if we're short of space, but it does look cool.
Question
If i have 2 video cards and 2 monitors each connected to a video card can OSX still create an extended desktop?
Personally I don't see how. If I drag Cinebench from one screen to the other then the OpenGL test will automatically use the GPU that feeds that certain screen?
Does anyone know?
If i have 2 video cards and 2 monitors each connected to a video card can OSX still create an extended desktop?
Personally I don't see how. If I drag Cinebench from one screen to the other then the OpenGL test will automatically use the GPU that feeds that certain screen?
Does anyone know?
New programs. Lightroom 3 I just downloaded the Beta, as I am waiting for Aperture 3 to make a decision.
Plus with all the different programs, it can be a lot to remember them all.
I have the two angled so that they are both pointing at my face like so:
I use a $60 dual monitor stand to achieve this - although I think I paid $45 for it on sale. It's pretty excellent.
I can point the monitors straight down at the desktop and use them as a diffuse light source for photography for example:
Or directly up at the ceiling. There's 180˚ of rotation in that X axis, and there's a 180˚ of rotation (in the Y axis) so it can face the back wall or straight on at me (plus that itself in on a swinging arm. And then there is 360˚ (continuous) Z axis rotation so I can use them in portrait or landscape or even upside-down if I want.
Case by case. Many of the apps I use have two displays (Bridge in PS, Lightwave, Light Room, Aperture, Houdini, Maya, Motionbuilder, etc.) or can be set up that way, so when I'm using those it's kind of as if the app is stretched across the two.
Adobe Bridge
Otherwise not. I rarely run one "continuous" window across both displays as the frame-gap in the middle is pretty annoying.
Yeah, if you want to do that you either need to find a 3rd party app that allows it or cut it in two. I just cut them in two myself.
Sorry I was just curious, Tessalator are these photos raw, or have they been cleaned up with photoshop? They are the most flawless pictures I have ever seen!
Main configuration (using desktop):
Primary monitor is in the 'normal' single monitor location.
Secondary monitor is to the right.
Laptop is on a stand to the left of the primary monitor, and I use Synergy to share keyboard and mouse seamlessly between desktop and laptop.
Secondary configuration (using laptop):
What was primary monitor above becomes a secondary monitor for the laptop.
Secondary monitor on right becomes primary (and only) monitor for desktop.
Laptop still on left.
Switching between the two configurations is just a matter of changing inputs on the central monitor and changing the OSes to reflect the usage. Synergy doesn't care about monitor count and adjusts on the fly.
Primary monitor is in the 'normal' single monitor location.
Secondary monitor is to the right.
Laptop is on a stand to the left of the primary monitor, and I use Synergy to share keyboard and mouse seamlessly between desktop and laptop.
Secondary configuration (using laptop):
What was primary monitor above becomes a secondary monitor for the laptop.
Secondary monitor on right becomes primary (and only) monitor for desktop.
Laptop still on left.
Switching between the two configurations is just a matter of changing inputs on the central monitor and changing the OSes to reflect the usage. Synergy doesn't care about monitor count and adjusts on the fly.
Hey funny man!
Can someone explain to me how a monitor that is turned off (i.e. not getting any power to is) is able to make it's presence known to the Mac? And (to paraphrase Nancy Kerrigan) why, why, why!!!
In a word: Impedance. It knows.
Cleaned up? No. No cleaning up. But the workflow includes Adobe Camera RAW and Photoshop. Usually just a little sharpening and maybe some exposure adjustments. Which and how much would depend on which images you're talking about. I think the "flawless" look you're noticing is due to the fact that diffuse light sources were used. That's the advantage of diffusion - it's gives surfaces that even almost perfect look and feel.
If you have a digital camera give it a try. White balance your camera to the monitor (displaying all white with the brightness at 100%). Turn off or WAY down, all the other lights in the room, use a tripod and expose for an object sitting about 50cm from the screen - all the better if you have two monitors to use.
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Don't have a picture at the moment but I have two Dell 2304 monitors. I use the one directly in front as the maina and the one off to the left as the secondary. Mainly use Photoshop/Dreamweaver/Premier. I wish Premier natively would support dual monitors. I usually keep all of my palettes on the left monitor.
Dual 24" apple cinema displays with the unibody macbook pro
how i did it on my blog: http://www.tnpham.ca/blog/304/macbook-pro-with-dual-24-apple-cinema-displays/
how i did it on my blog: http://www.tnpham.ca/blog/304/macbook-pro-with-dual-24-apple-cinema-displays/
Although 2 30" inch screens look nicer on the desk, I actually prefer this setup, too.
Almost the same resolution as two 30s but with the advantage of not having two massive screen bezels directly in front of your head.
omgitstn, where do you live? I'd kill for a view like yours!