Using a dual monitor set up in Sony Vegas 7

[fuzzblaster]

I'd like to use another monitor(dual monitor system) when editing in Sony Vegas 7 running on XP. My computer has only one monitor output. I do have a monitor that uses a USB port. Can I use a USB connected monitor and then connect the other monitor to the VGA connection. It has USB 2

The HP media center also has a coaxial cable out on the back. Would I be able to attach that to a TV to get an image of my timeline playback?

Thanks.

[edDV]

Vegas supports monitoring on IEEE-1394 and DVI-D. In Vegas help search "external monitoring".

The USB2 DVI-D display devices might work. Good luck.

Unlikely for RF.

[fuzzblaster]

This is the HP I would like to use, what about the coaxial cable output. Isn't that a connection for an analog TV set. A good old sony trinitron

http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?lc=en&dlc=en&cc=ae&docname=c00760067

IF you look at the specs maybe someone can recomend a solution.

Thanks a lot you video experts! or at least fanatics!

[edDV]

Normally the coax F connector is an input to the tuner, not an output from the display card.

[fuzzblaster]

Thanks for the info. So I could attach another monitor through the fire wire port. Is there an adapter that goes from the firewire port to a connection to a monitor.

Also I have this graphics card NVIDIA GeForce 6150 LE IGP. will this support a dual monitor setup. Is it possible to get a splitter so I could use the one vga output and send it out to two monitors?

Thanks again

[fuzzblaster]

No The Spidif Coax connecter is out, but even if I can connect a TV set would vegas look at that as another monitor

http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?lc=en&dlc=en&cc=ae&docname=c00760067

Also the graphics card does support dual monitors, but without two ports it won't work. Nvidia says that it won't work.

[edDV]

IEEE-1394 monitoring would go through a DV camcorder or Canopus ADVC type converter then S-Video to a TV. That is all explained in Vegas help.

If the onboard display chipset doesn't support dual monitors, you can replace it with a display card that does for as little as $40 or so. The specs list an unused PCI Express x16 slot. Keep the card modest (i.e. within power supply limits) since you only need video and 2D functionality.

[fuzzblaster]

Good idea. I have the Canopus 110 so I could send it to the tv (with the output from the firewire?) I din't know the fire wire plays out from VEGAS

[edDV]

Good idea. I have the Canopus 110 so I could send it to the tv (with the output from the firewire?) I din't know the fire wire plays out from VEGAS

Yes, also true for Premiere, AVID, iMovie and Final Cut. Great for interlace or progressive projects. The monitoring follows the timeline. You may need to pre-render complex sections. This depends on your CPU power.

Feed IEEE-1394 to ADVC-110 (NTSC, 7.5 IRE mode) and then S-Video to the TV. For best results, use a CRT interlace TV. LCD/plasma HDTV's will process the image to progressive.

[fuzzblaster]

That was a great idea. I just connected the ouptut from the 110 to a CRT TV and I have a full screen playback from the timelines. Worked great with Vegas. It was very helpful that the firewire is also a port to play out of as well as record into.

I just wanted to add that in addition, while I was monitoring the capture through my TV playing through a standalone DVR I made some great back up DVD's of the video.

the Can. 110 going into my toshiba recorder (about backing up to another capture with the DV capture)
made some of the best looking DVD's that I've gotten from the Toshiba.

I sent an S video signal from the 110 into the standalone Toshiba DVD recorder.

Really super results. Maybe the 110 converters are better and it just captuered that signal.

Thanks for everyones input. It helped me generate some great output!



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