Digital cinema display

I should know this but is there a keyboard shortcut to go into full screen digital cinema display...it is a real pain to go to view, etc., etc., etc,...I am still saddened that with hdv I can not use an external monitor...o well...thanks as always... tbonfire

Set it up in View>Video Out then Cmd-F12 will toggle it on and off.
Not sure if this will work with FCE, but you might want to take a look at the Matrox MXO box. It puts an HD signal on a separate monitor and adjusts the color and gamma for video display.

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  • Mid-2012 MBP with 27" Cinema Display SCREEN GOES BLACK WHEN USING USB PERIPHERALS IN DOCK

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  • Cinema Display not detected

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