Unable to playback project in full screen

unable to playback imovie project in full screen. Full screen button and commandG both do not work.

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Unable to view project in full screen mode.

I'm working on three different imovie projects, and they are all in my project library. For two of the three projects I have no problems viewing them on the full screen mode, but the one that I'm currently working on won't play full screen when selected, it plays a different project. I called Icare support, and they said the problem wasn't in the program, but rather in the project. They suggested that I post my question here on the Apple Message Board to see if they are any suggestions, otherwise, I'll have to rebuild the project...I've spent two weeks working on it...ouch!

Think of Full Screen Mode like a browser that let's you watch a movie. If you stop before it ends, it remembers your place and lets you take up where you left off the next time you come back.
Move your cursor down toward the bottom middle of the full screen view. You will see a cover flow view, and you can select the project you want to view.

Unable to view movies in full screen

I am unable to watch movies in full screen mode. When I try and select it, I am simply taken back to the itunes window, but the movie audio continues. I can watch the movie at any other size. What's going on?

There are several possible causes for the Black Screen issue
1. Permissions in the Library: Back Up and try rebuild the library: hold down the command and option (or alt) keys while launching iPhoto. Use the resulting dialogue to rebuild. Include the option to check and repair permissions.
2. Minor Database corruption: Back Up and try rebuild the library: hold down the command and option (or alt) keys while launching iPhoto. Use the resulting dialogue to rebuild.
3. A Damaged Photo: Select one of the affected photos in the iPhoto Window and right click on it. From the resulting menu select 'Show File (or 'Show Original File' if that's available). (On iPhoto 11 this option is under the File -> Reveal in Finder.) Will the file open in Preview? If not then the file is damaged. Time to restore from your back up.
4. A corrupted iPhoto Cache: Trash the com.apple.iPhoto folder from HD/Users/Your Name/Library/ Caches...
5. A corrupted preference file: Trash the com.apple.iPhoto.plist file from the HD/Users/ Your Name / library / preferences folder. (Remember you'll need to reset your User options afterwards. These include minor settings like the window colour and so on. Note: If you've moved your library you'll need to point iPhoto at it again.)
If none of these help:
As a Test:
Hold down the option (or alt) key key and launch iPhoto. From the resulting menu select 'Create Library'
Import a few pics into this new, blank library. Is the Problem repeated there?

Viewing project in full screen?

Im new to Mac and Final Cut Express. Im used to Pinnacle and to view the project in full screen i just simply clicked on the icon in the lower part of the "canvas" screen. How can i do this.?

OK, I was again using my modified ISO Italian layout with the English version of the app. So, now I selected Italiano Pro - a British keyboard with accented vocals sticked where they fit to look like Italian - and it still didn't work. Then I tried British, that is the same version of the app. No way to make it work.
I replaced my Das Keyboard III with the same Apple Aluminium keyboard I had used with FCE 3.5, and no way to have Cmd-F12 work to trigger the Toggle command and recall the Canvas in Full Screen.
Also, I created a shortcut (Cmd-P) in the System Preferences for the "Digital Cinema..." command, but it does not respond to the shortcut, exactly as the Toggle (Cmd-F12) command. Other shortcuts are fine.
But it is not only the keyboard, since the Toggle button does not work even if clicked. It worked flawlessly on 3.5, I can't understand why it doesn't work with 4.0.

Unable to set safari in full-screen mode

Hi folks,
I just factory reset my 15-inch MBP running 10.9.3. After doing so, I notice that I am unable to set Safari in full-screen mode. Any ideas??

Please read this whole message before doing anything.
This procedure is a test, not a solution. Don’t be disappointed when you find that nothing has changed after you complete it.
Step 1
The purpose of this step is to determine whether the problem is localized to your user account.
Enable guest logins* and log in as Guest. Don't use the Safari-only “Guest User” login created by “Find My Mac.”
While logged in as Guest, you won’t have access to any of your documents or settings. Applications will behave as if you were running them for the first time. Don’t be alarmed by this; it’s normal. If you need any passwords or other personal data in order to complete the test, memorize, print, or write them down before you begin.
Test while logged in as Guest. Same problem?
After testing, log out of the guest account and, in your own account, disable it if you wish. Any files you created in the guest account will be deleted automatically when you log out of it.
*Note: If you’ve activated “Find My Mac” or FileVault, then you can’t enable the Guest account. The “Guest User” login created by “Find My Mac” is not the same. Create a new account in which to test, and delete it, including its home folder, after testing.
Step 2
The purpose of this step is to determine whether the problem is caused by third-party system modifications that load automatically at startup or login, by a peripheral device, by a font conflict, or by corruption of the file system or of certain system caches.
Please take this step regardless of the results of Step 1.
Disconnect all wired peripherals except those needed for the test, and remove all aftermarket expansion cards, if applicable. Start up in safe mode and log in to the account with the problem. You must hold down the shift key twice: once when you turn on the computer, and again when you log in.
Note: If FileVault is enabled, or if a firmware password is set, or if the startup volume is a Fusion Drive or a software RAID, you can’t do this. Ask for further instructions.
Safe mode is much slower to start up and run than normal, with limited graphics performance, and some things won’t work at all, including sound output and Wi-Fi on certain models. The next normal startup may also be somewhat slow.
The login screen appears even if you usually log in automatically. You must know your login password in order to log in. If you’ve forgotten the password, you will need to reset it before you begin.
Test while in safe mode. Same problem?
After testing, restart as usual (not in safe mode) and verify that you still have the problem. Post the results of Steps 1 and 2.

How do i Simulate my project in full screen mode? Is it possible?

i can't figure out how to simulate my project in full screen
thanks.

It is COMPLETELY possible
You only need to connect a second computer monitor (only supported on PowerMacs and Powerbooks), go to Simulator preferences and select that screen for preview. I use that all the time. BTW, if you get an Apple DVI to video adapter, you can send that preview to a video monitor.
Hope this helps.

After render multiclip playback in Viewer full screen

I double clicked and loaded a multiclip into the Viewer from the Browser. Then I did an overwrite edit of the multiclip into the timeline. There are just two cameras, using four-up display in the Viewer. Then I did the cuts the way I liked them. Then I applied color correction to one of the clips. It played back in realtime and the corrections showed up in the canvas and everything played back in the Viewer in the four-up view. However, after I rendered the sequence, the clips that had the color correction applied appear full screen in the Viewer Window on playback and the ones with no correction (or any other filter) appear in the four-up display in the Viewer on playback. Is there a way to get the color correction to be applied and rendered and still have the clip play with the other one in four-up in the Viewer? Or should I have done the color correction to both clips before I even created the multiclip?
G5 Mac OS X (10.4.6)

Have you tried collapsing the clips in the multi-clip sequence?
My workflow goes like this...
Edit my multi-clip sequence completely, then with my cuts the way I want them, I 'collapse' the clips and apply my color correction to each clip.
If I find I need to change a shot, I can 'un-collapse' that shot (which then shows 4up in viewer aggin), make my shot changes, then collapse and check/change color correction.
I believe there is an 'option-click' function that enables color correcting within an uncollapsed multiclip, but I'm not at that system and am unable to confirm right now.
Don't know if that helps, but I think the collapse/un-collapse route may be part of the issue.
K

Can't see FCE projects in full screen..?

Sometimes I can view clips in the timeline in full screen by going to VIEW - VIDEO OUT - Then it says Digital Cinema Desktop Preview (Main). When this is in bold font, I can click it, and view, but when it's not bold - like now, I can't...? Not aware of anything I'm doing differently..? Same project.. Sometimes it lets me, and sometimes it doesn't... Any ideas.?
C.

pooper,
Have you tried to refresh the video devices ?
Under view, the first drop down item is "Refresh Video Devices".
This should make the Digital Desktop Preview Main active.
Tom

Video playback controls in full-screen mode???

I just downloaded a TV show and want to watch it full screen. Unfortunately, in full-screen mode I can't seem to figure out how to control the playback (e.g. Rewind a few seconds to hear something I missed).
I tried all sorts of keyboard shortcuts to no avail. Am I missing something?

Ba,
It may be of interest to know that streaming video codecs are designed for computers of a specific age (CPU and GPU speeds).
DVD quality streams MPEG-2 compression at about 10 Mbits/sec, and the older MPEG-1 compression, designed for NTSC television, streams at about 2 Mbits/sec. At 10 Mbits/sec, the processor must work faster to decompress & display the image. The latest compressions are based on MPEG-4. Even a G3 iBook could display MPEG-4 full screen; so I don't think you need a faster GPU.
Microsoft codecs & containers, the last time I checked, were ancient: based upon MPEG-2. So, check your speed:
DSL Reports speed tests
http://www.dslreports.com/stest
If you use Wi-Fi, IEEE 802.11n is fastest.
Increase the cache size for your codec, if you can. It needs to be contiguous, so I dare to recommend iDefrag 2 (US$30) to clean your remaining disk space and obtain about 20 GB of contiguous space. Video display uses many operating system files, which are likely not fragmented; but you can also de-fragment the Windows codec if it lies in over 100 fragments. (The Spotlight database usually has over 1000 fragments; but pauses in it don't affect one's pleasure in using it.)
My low-resolution DVD is interpolated by my graphics card, and look beautiful at maximal resolution. Streaming graphics apparently isn't programmed to interpolate low resolution: it demands high resolution and high bandwidth.
If you can't increase the cache in WMP, you can lower the resolution of your monitor. That may be why this System Preference was designed to sit on the desktop's top bar.
Bruce

Custom Script to Play Project in Full Screen

Hi,
Adobe tech support sent me here to request a custom script to
make a Captivate 3 project play in a full screen mode without
getting the extra page on which the user is prompted to click on a
link to open in full screen.
Could someone please send me the script with instructions?
Thanks!
- Eric

Hi Eric
In addition to what Rick has posted, I found the below very
helpful in a similar situation. It was submitted by jbradley88, so
all credit goes that way:
Full screen in the browser is only available by opening a new
window (hence the "Full Screen" link) or by embedding a custom
ActiveX control.
I'd rule out the ActiveX option, since it's both technically
challenging (I saw it done once, but don't know how) and would only
work for Internet Explorer anyhow.
That leaves the new window approach. A redirect is not an
option... the "full screen" can only be applied while a window is
first opening and even then only when the window is opened by
Javascript.
The best you could hope for is to open a page that
immediately opens another page in full screen, adding some verbiage
to the first page that says something like "The content has opened
in a new window. It is safe to close this window".
A sample "autolauncher" page is included below as an example.
It does not make use of the window.open() method's "fullscreen"
parameter since in IE6 that does not seem to give the user a way of
closing the new window once it's open. You can easily change this
by setting the parameter to yes in the code below.
Attach Code
<html>
<head>
<title>New Window Launcher</title>
<head>
</head>
<body>
<script type="text/javascript" language="javascript">
var o =
window.open("yourcontent.htm","newContentWin","fullscreen=no,left=0,top=0,width="
+ (window.screen.availWidth - 12) + ",height=" +
(window.screen.availHeight - 36) +
",channelmode=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,resizable=yes,status=yes,titlebar= yes,toolbar=no");
if (o)
window.document.write("The content has opened in a new
window. It is safe to close this window.");
o.focus();
else
window.document.write('Could not open the content in a new
window. Please disable all popup blockers and try again.');
</script>
</body>
</html>

Poor quality HD video playback when in full screen?

I've recently purchased a late 2013 iMac 21.5" mid-range model and finding the video playback quality poor when opening it up to full screen. Does anyone else have this issue?? I was expecting similar quality to my HD tv when using the iPlayer app, but i@m even finding it poor when watching the HBO trailer on the Apple website for Game of Thrones. I have also been into my local Stormfront and found the same issue on both their 21.5 and 27" models on the shop floor.
Am I being too picky? The quality when it is in the small window is amazing.

The quality when it is in the small window is amazing.
One thing that pops into my mind is: what is the resolution/size/quality of the video you are watching? If it was created in a smaller size, then forcing it into showing on a bigger screen will always impact the quality significantly. You cannot enlarge a picture or video without significant quality loss (fuzzy/pixelation).

Unable to put youtube in full screen under nightly

Hello, when I open a youtube screen under nightly I am unable to put any video in full screen. The full-screen icon does not work. Youtube works just fine (videos get in full screen mode) under IE or under Tor-browser but not under Nightly. I reinstalled my nightly, removed all the plugins but to no result and videos from other sites work juste fine in full screen.
Could you helps me? Thank you.

The Nightly version is intended for alpha- software testers, not for the general public. Since Nightly is updated daily, that could be a transitory problem which might be corrected tomorrow, or that could be something that will take awhile to fix.
You might want to check the Builds threads over here to see if any other Nightly users have that same issue, and might have some suggestions.
[http://forums.mozillazine.org/viewforum.php?f=23&sid=4830099dbc92b2104fde108ceef24770 MozillaZine Builds forum]
''Viewing the threads over there doesn't need registration, but if you want to post at MozillaZine you'll need to register there. ''

Unable to watch purchased movies full screen

Using:
Mac Mini G4 1.25Ghz 1GB RAM
Gateway FPD2185W 21" LCD HD Monitor (connected via VGA)
1680x1050@60Hz resolution (native resolution of monitor)
iTunes 7.0.2 (15)
Quicktime 7.1.3 (PRO)
The last 2 video purchases I have made from the iTunes store will not work using the fullscreen display preference in iTunes. The videos bought were "Taking The Wheel", and "Death Race 2000". When I try to play them full-screen, all I get is a black screen. I can hear the audio playing just fine, and I can see the mouse pointer, but no video shows, and the on-screen controls do not appear. The videos work fine in window mode, unless I try to enlarge the window. If I try to do that, the video either goes all black, or goes all white.
I already contacted support, and all they did was gave me a video credit to try and re-download "Taking The Wheel" (I bought Death Race 2000 several days later). Re-downloading the video did not solve the problem, which leads me to believe that it is either a problem with how the video is encoded, or a problem with a recent iTunes or Quicktime update.
Mac Mini 1.25Ghz 1GB Mac OS X (10.4.8) 1GB RAM

Follow-up, if I open the videos with Quicktime directly, they play fine in full-screen, they still don't work set to full-screen in iTunes though.

Unable to view picture in full screen

When I double click a picture in iPhoto, it brings up a black screen. Same thing when I try and do a slideshow -- the pictures do not show up. Any ideas on what I am doing wrong?

There are several possible causes for the Black Screen issue
1. Permissions in the Library: Back Up and try rebuild the library: hold down the command and option (or alt) keys while launching iPhoto. Use the resulting dialogue to rebuild. Include the option to check and repair permissions.
2. Minor Database corruption: Back Up and try rebuild the library: hold down the command and option (or alt) keys while launching iPhoto. Use the resulting dialogue to rebuild.
3. A Damaged Photo: Select one of the affected photos in the iPhoto Window and right click on it. From the resulting menu select 'Show File (or 'Show Original File' if that's available). (On iPhoto 11 this option is under the File -> Reveal in Finder.) Will the file open in Preview? If not then the file is damaged. Time to restore from your back up.
4. A corrupted iPhoto Cache: Trash the com.apple.iPhoto folder from HD/Users/Your Name/Library/ Caches...
5. A corrupted preference file: Trash the com.apple.iPhoto.plist file from the HD/Users/ Your Name / library / preferences folder. (Remember you'll need to reset your User options afterwards. These include minor settings like the window colour and so on. Note: If you've moved your library you'll need to point iPhoto at it again.)
If none of these help:
As a Test:
Hold down the option (or alt) key key and launch iPhoto. From the resulting menu select 'Create Library'
Import a few pics into this new, blank library. Is the Problem repeated there?

A totally different project is played when project is played in full screen view and project is not editable

Hi
I have problems with my imovie 09. After several days of work with an imovie project I was again about to start editing my project after startup of my mac. I played through the project and everything seemed fine, but when a movie clip was moved infront of a still picture instead of after, the whole project became uneditable and unplayable. When trying to play the project in full screen mode a totally different project is played. Shutting Imovie and/or the mac down does not help. In some cases I have managed to get the red cursor moving along in my project. However, no movie is played in the screen in the right hand corner, -it is totally black, and the audio is again from a totally different project. I am not able to export the project as all the export options are grey. Some of the other projects worked fine and some did not, -and the functionality seemed a bit random from time to time after rebooting/ exiting and reentering imovie. My first guess would be that this is a memory porblem. However, looking at my activity monitor it seems that I'm only using 1.73 GB of system memory of a total of 4....I have tried remove old projects and also quite a bit of clips in my library to minimize memory use. Now it seems that all the rest of the projects are working fine, but my current project is still corrupt. I have tried copying the first clip of my project into a blank project, but it will only play in full screen mode, not in the screen in the right hand corner.
I am working on a mac mini with 2.26 Ghz intel Core 2 Duo, 4GB 1067 MHz DDR3.
I would be very grateful if anyone out there could help me out...Is my project totally corrupt beyond the point of no repair? Why has this happened, and how is it possible that something like this can happen without any kind of warning?
Thanks!

Thanks for your reply AppleMan1958. Unforunately the playback problem was only experienced in the project described, - all other projects played fine....and I tried a lot of different ways to do it...so I really believe the whole project, including the playback (which did not work in the editing window in the right hand corner either, -nothing was shown there and the red marker line would not move across the project) just suddenly become totally corrupt...However, after deleting the project as described above and installing imovie11 I have done the whole thing over again and completed the project without problems this time.
But thanks for the tip anyway!

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