How to use a second monitor
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Edward Breakwell
How do I use a second monitor as a workspace not just a preview window. I use a 15.6 inch laptop and have a 15.6 inch portable monitor. I find the normal preview window is quite small for doing editing so my idea is to use a second monitor.
I have never used a second monitor before so don't really know what to expect.
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Edward Breakwell
Hey guys thank you very much!
Brian sorry for the confusion What I meant was I wanted to not only look at the second monitor I wanted to actually edit from it. I have never used a second monitor so was/still am unsure what I can and can't do with it.
Brian and Ashley - How does a second monitor help you in the editing process?
Again thank you guys a lot and I will keep playing.
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Brian Lightfoot
Edward Breakwell - You can move whatever window you want over to the 2nd monitor. I usually move only the preview window which allows me to see a full screen preview plus it gives more space for editing back on the 1st monitor.
Play around with moving the windows back and forth (undocking and re-docking) until you get comfortable. You'll find that having a 2nd monitor is a great help in video editing especially if your using relatively small monitors.
If your 2nd monitor were larger than the 1st, then maybe you'd feel more comfortable editing from the 2nd monitor. In that case, move just the timeline window to the second monitor. Or have the main program itself running on the 2nd monitor and move the preview window over to the 1st monitor.
Ashley Williams
Hi,
Just to add to what Brian shared, you should "Extend" your secondary monitor in Windows. To do this, press the Windows key on your keyboard and the P key together. Choose Extend in the popup that displays.
Here is the help content for the undocking of the preview window, which then you just click and drag to the extended display:
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Brian Lightfoot
I'm a little confused by your post. In your first question you state that you don't want to use the 2nd monitor as a preview window. But then your last statement you state you want to use the 2nd monitor for a larger preview window.
Assuming the Windows has properly recognized the existence of your 2nd monitor, then the easiest thing to do is to use the "dock/undock" function in PD for the preview window (or even the library window or the timeline window). Do this by simply right-clicking on a blank area of the window and select "dock/undock". If you had previously relocated that window onto the 2nd monitor when you redocked it, Windows will remember that and usually automatically move it over. If it just opens up on the 1st monitor covering up the other windows of PD, then just drag and drop it onto the 2nd monitor.
You can redock any window by clicking on the little control gadget in the upper right corner of that window.
HTH