Hi,
I have a Matrox Parhelia graphics card installed in my system which is a dualhead card. You can set it up to output and display all video files (MPEG,AVI,QuickTime etc)to display on a secondary screen. In my case, I have a TV hooked up to the second display output. Like most other video editors I like to see what the final output will look like on a normal TV where 99% of my work will be viewed. No other special hardware is required. If you launch a video file it is automatically output to the TV screen.
Great stuff, but............
If I use Adobe Premiere, QuickTime, PowerDVD, Windows Media Player and a dozen other video type applications they all work fine. The video signal is displayed on the TV.
When I use Vegas Video Capture 3.0 the video is also displayed on my TV screen.
But when I use Vegas to edit, the preview window does not work in the same way.
So no video is displayed on the TV.
You have to send the signal out via a firewire device. Why?
With this method I have to mess around changing cable connections and flicking switches when I go from importing to exporting the video signal.
Why doesn't it just use the same method that is used in its video capture program.
I think I have heard it is something to do with DirectX. Maybe so.
But if the Video Capture program can deliver the video signal out, why doesn't the main program use the same method?
Info appreciated.
If VV4 cures this problem, it would be even more appreciated.
Regards
Organism Seven
I have a Matrox Parhelia graphics card installed in my system which is a dualhead card. You can set it up to output and display all video files (MPEG,AVI,QuickTime etc)to display on a secondary screen. In my case, I have a TV hooked up to the second display output. Like most other video editors I like to see what the final output will look like on a normal TV where 99% of my work will be viewed. No other special hardware is required. If you launch a video file it is automatically output to the TV screen.
Great stuff, but............
If I use Adobe Premiere, QuickTime, PowerDVD, Windows Media Player and a dozen other video type applications they all work fine. The video signal is displayed on the TV.
When I use Vegas Video Capture 3.0 the video is also displayed on my TV screen.
But when I use Vegas to edit, the preview window does not work in the same way.
So no video is displayed on the TV.
You have to send the signal out via a firewire device. Why?
With this method I have to mess around changing cable connections and flicking switches when I go from importing to exporting the video signal.
Why doesn't it just use the same method that is used in its video capture program.
I think I have heard it is something to do with DirectX. Maybe so.
But if the Video Capture program can deliver the video signal out, why doesn't the main program use the same method?
Info appreciated.
If VV4 cures this problem, it would be even more appreciated.
Regards
Organism Seven