DeckLink HD Pro Broadcast Monitor Output

Hi there
I'm new to the forum, but not new in shake. But I recently switched job, and my new job got me a Mac Pro with a NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT, and a DeckLink HD Pro card.
Here is the problem:
My broadcast monitor (TVlogic LVM-240W) works fine in FCP. But i can't get any output from shake. I haven't been able to find any help to this problem anywhere, a lot about the Aya cards, but nothing about Blackmagic. Anyone got any ideas what to do with my problem?
Thanks
Darthwolff

Welcome to the discussions...
AFAIK, the only way to get video output from Shake and the Decklink card is to turn on Decklink Desktop, then point Shake at the resultant new "desktop".
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