Multiple Monitor Dilemma When Disconnected
Using Media Encoder (CS4) on Mac laptop. Using multiple monitors when not traveling. When I go on the road and only use my laptop the application launches but thinks it's still on the other monitor that's not connected - which means I can't use it! I tried deleting the plist - no go. Tried reseting Mac monitor settings (which works with other apps that do this) - no go. Tried launching program from Premiere - no go. Any other ideas on getting application window onto main laptop monitor?
Dude Colin, Much thnks for that link. Althought I have tried everything listed there already, it pointed me to this page which did the trick. Awesome! One note though, when enabling assistive devices in sys prefs I had to reboot. For some reason the script kept throwing up an error saying it wasn't enabled even though it was.
Thanks again for saving the day!
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only to the primary screen.
The only thing that work is to maximize the application but I
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Do anyone have an idea how to fix it??
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Javier.Thank you Russ,
What I do is to Extend the Windows desktop to both monitors
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I switched from a Windows laptop to a MacBook Pro for improved stability and superior sleep behavior, and it is better, except for one glaring exception: frequently when disconnecting an external monitor (using a DVI cable), it crashes by either locking up and requiring a manual restart or by immediately and abruptly rebooting. Has anyone else encountered similar problems and know of the solution?
Here the 2 scenarious:
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2. MBP is on & open & using both internal & external display & I unplug the external display -> sometimes MBP crashes & powers-off or automatically restarts
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I have had my MBP lock up a few times, where the mouse cursor still moves around, but absolutely nothing responds. On the rare occasions when I've had another machine on the network I've been able to log in remotely, so it seems to be only the display locking up, not the entire machine.
I'm not 100% sure, but this seems to happen usually only after I have connected the machine to an external display, so it could be related. It doesn't however happen immediately like it sounds like yours does, usually some hours later.
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From my iMac I'm watching NetFlix on a 2nd TV/Monitor. The movie is playing.... On my iMac I switch to another space. Bam! The movie window on the other monitor is gone.
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Using Mission Control and changing "spaces" does so on all attached monitors. This is not good.
Need:
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Frustration:
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$ xrandr
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Virtual4 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)
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Virtual6 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)
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iTunes.exe!0045c527()
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iTunes.exe!006d2749()
iTunes.exe!0076af71()
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Feature Request - Better Multiple Monitor Support
Lightroom's support for a second display has definitely helped my workflow. I hope the team will consider adding more flexible multiple monitor support in version 4. Here's why.
I've recently experimented with running one of my three screens in portrait mode. When this screen hosts Lightroom's secondary display window in Loupe view, my verticals finally get equal real estate for editing. While I've not done hard statistics on my library, I know more than 50% of my imagery is in portrait orientation.
I'd like to see LR V4 support three or more screens so I could set up as follow:
Screen 1 - main lightroom interface, would not need to be calibrated, for controls and navigation
Screen 2 - Portrait orientation, loupe view - this would be a calibrated display, all develop changes to verticals would be judged on this screen
Screen 3 - Landscape orientation, loupe view - another calibrated display, all develop changes to horizontals would be judged on this screen
If Adobe could make the app intelligent enough to route the image to the correct screen based on orientation (recognizing and respecting cropping that could change orientation) my edit sessions would certainly speed up and I could maximize the productivity of multiple screens.
I'd be happy with this, but I'm also stymied by the need to switch back to Library mode to tag images when my primary workflow has me in develop. Ultimately everything depends on the quality of the image. Before I invest in image-specific meta data, I have to process or at least "test-process" an image. IMO the Quick Develop panel is useless, once you become accustomed to the granular control of the develop sliders, it just doesn't cut it.
In the three monitor setup I described above I'd love to be able to configure screen 1, with a combination of panels from Library and Develop, so I could stay "develop centric" with immediate access to keywording and meta. The two additional screens would intelligently handle image display.
I think this might speed my workflow by 33% and having just returned from a Tour de France project that generated 23,000 images I need all the productivity help I can get.VeloDramatic wrote:
Thanks for all those votes Rob. Now we just need to get the other 999,999 on board.
Actually, this topic has come up a lot on this forum. At this point, I think we just need to get Adobe on board.
VeloDramatic wrote:
There may be another thread for this one additional thought. If Adobe does improve multiple monitor support, we should be able to optimize our previews for those screens. Even after prerendering 1:1 previews there are issues with DEVELOP doing its own thing (I believe) each time a new image is loaded. I make extensive use of the PREVIOUS button moving through my shoots and there's always a lag of one or two seconds while the develop preview loads before the button is active. In a desktop environment where multiple screens allow landscape and portrait images to be displayed full screen I'd argue that 100% of the host screen resolution would be the ideal preview. Hope that made sense.
Yes, faster switching would be nice. I'm not sure what that would take. As it stands, there's like "9" previews generated when you do 1:1s - 100% down to tiny thumbnails. Still, one at exact monitor size that does not need to be resized at all does seem like it would be the fastest - I'm a bit on a limb though at this point.
Rob -
Let's Be Honest / Save Time: Lenovo T430s (NVIDIA) DOES NOT Support Multiple Monitors
There have been a few comments / complaints / articles around the web regarding the T430s and difficulties using multiple monitors.
But since this capabilitiy is clearly documented in all of Lenovo's specifications and marketing literature, I went ahead and bought an i7, NVIDIA, SSD, T430s with the docking station and all the bells and whistles to facilitate 3 or even 4 monitors.
Well please listen and let's be clear: IT DOES NOT WORK. Therefore, to be clear:
DO NOT BUY THIS MACHINE AND DOCK IF YOU WANT IT TO LIVE UP TO ITS MULTI MONITOR PROMISE.
In the two weeks since FedEx arrived, here is the deal:
1) I fussed around with the dock and monitors at home and the office to no avail, for most of TWO weekends. (I am not a beginner).
2) Then, I spoke to Lenovo in Atlanta's tech support for THREE HOURS. No results
3) I spoke to Lenovo's "premium support" (paid) for FOUR HOURS. No results.
4) I consulted with a 3rd party expert on mulitple monitors who was kind enough to remote into my machine for another HOUR. No results.
5) Muliple parties have confirmed that yes, all hardware is working and yes, everything can be seen in device manager, and yes, the NVIDA card is properly switched on in the BIOS, yes I bought the i7 version etc.
6) And just in case, yes, we wiped the drive clean for a factory reset, yes we unistalled and reinstalled all the drivers and yes, we even deleted the Lenovo driver just in case the NVIDIA driver was newer or better and yes, we double checked the settings in the BIOS again.
7) Yes, we tried every connector in the dock AND the laptop: VGA, DVI, DP and mini DP - in EVERY possible combination.
And NO, IT STILL DOESN'T WORK. AT ALL. Two screens, take your pick, but THAT'S IT.
Finally, not one but TWO technicians asked me to not quote them (so I wont mention any names) but that in their opinion IT JUST DOESNT WORK AT ALL, EVER, despite Lenovo's claims / insistance that it is configured for 3 and even 4 monitors.
So the final conclusion was only that Lenovo must have rushed this T430 spec / configuration / capability to market (including the glossy brochures!) before figuring out that something is missing in the handshake between the mother board and the NVIDIA card?
Or in the firmware re swithing between the Intel (internal) and NVIDA card?
Or something else which prevents the NVIDIA card from seeing the ports on the laptop or the dock?
In summary 1) you get NOTHING from the NVIDIA upgrade and with respect to more than 2 monitors, IT JUST DOES NOT WORK, AT ALL, EVER, PERIOD and END OF STORY.
I too am a die hard old school Thinkpad enthusiast and with the company's service could match their classic products.
I have an X201 that I generall love, but would appreciate more speed, an SSD and I have to drive at least 3 external monitors, using at least 1920 x 1080 resolution.
Perhaps a W series Thinkpad would work, but I also travel so going up to the T430s was already a sacrifice vs the small size of the X201.
There are some 3rd party solutions but they are expensive and not so sure how plug and play they are with 3 or more monitors - what the T430s and Mini Dock 3.0 are SUPPOSED TO DO. But they dont.
Not giving up yet, but this has been a real bummer.
PS
Lenovo was very focused, efficient, and uncompromising when charging my CC for "premium" support.
Solved!
Go to Solution.Thors,
Thank you and happy to report, albeit after all the hours and now weekend number 3:
1) For the moment, I am able to repeat the 3 screen performance using mini DP from the Thinkpad and 2 DPs from the dock to the external monitors
AND
2) For the first time ever, I am just now for the first time running the 3rd external monitor from the VGA port on the dock.
That is what I meant by using the various ports on the dock, so that the Thinkpad can simply be docked and undocked without connecting the mini DP - the purpose of a dock obviously. As stated in other threads and articles, various configurations of the dock ports supposedly work to achieve 3 external screens, but until today was not able to do this.
That is the good news and thank you for all help.
The bad news is I stil have no clear idea why this has been so difficult, or where the problem lives that consumed so many hours of my own time and many hours with Lenovo tech support as stated above.
Some success seems to have happened only after more than one set of LONG updates to Windows 7 (?)
If I can replicate this set up the office (where I have 3 of the same monitors) I will be almost there.
Thank you again to all for help and support. -
Windows 7 and Multiple Monitor Issues
Alright, I have spent the past 3 days searching these forums as well as on Microsoft's support pages and all of Google to find the answer to my issue and it seems as though I'm the only one who is running into this problem.
I have a 15 inch Macbook Pro with the GeForce 9600M GT Nvidia Graphics card with the latest version of Mac OSX and Bootcamp installed on it. I have Windows 7 installed in bootcamp. I just purchased a Mini DisplayPort to VGA cord with a VGA cord so as to connect my computer to my Sony Bravia HDTV to use as a second monitor. I plug in the cords, plug them into my TV, and put it into the proper input and it works like a charm. Then I go and boot up in bootcamp under Windows 7, plug in the cord, and my screen gets to the "starting windows" logo and then it goes black. I push ever button, I try control alt delete, nothing. I have to hold down the power button to turn off the computer and then turn it back on.
I turn it on, boot up into Windows 7, let it load, then plug in the cord, and the computer display instantly goes black, again, and yet nothing displays on the TV. Again, I try everything to no avail, so I power it off and back on. I go through this at least 10 times to no avail. I finally give up and try again the next day.
Next day, I plug it in, and the monitor stays up, but yet nothing is displayed on the TV. I go to my resolution settings in Windows, and go to the multiple monitors tab, and select every possible option (extend, duplicate, etc) and nothing will display on my TV. I try to change the settings to which it responds with "unable to save display settings" and nothing changes. I attempt to enter the nvidia program and make changes that way. The TV is detected, but when I select it and attempt to apply anything, no changes take effect and I am left with only the laptop display. Keep in mind I uninstalled and reinstalled all of the video drivers and such.
Finally I get fed up so I purchase a Mini DisplayPort to DVI adapted and a DVI to HDMI adapter. I try again. Again in OSX it launches immediately, no problems. I go back into Windows, and immediately I'm dealing with the instant black screen.
I'm going crazy over here trying to figure this out. I know it's possible to do this because I've seen people on youtube doing this and again it works on OSX so why the heck won't it work? If anyone has any idea what's going on here please help me out. Thanks.JonMarx... I'm having the exact same problem. I'm in the exact same situation as you are. I'm going mad, and it's only by divine providence that I've finally located the only other person who knows what I've been going through. I've spent at least 20 hours trying to get this started back up, to no avail.
I had the secondary display working peachy for a while, long enough to configure everything to be exactly how I wanted it. I unplugged the monitor from the computer just to see what would happen, and that's when the problems started. I managed to get it to work one last time for a brief period a few hours later, but the way it just clicked on made it feel too good to be true.
I've had a wierd problem with a phantom display as well. The display will frequently show up as being available in both the nVIDIA panel and the windows settings, but if I apply the settings, they won't go through. I got a few screenshots of it the last time it happened.
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Connecting Mid-2009 MacBook Pro to multiple monitors?
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I have a Mid-2009 MBP 5,3-- the type with a Mini Displayport, Firewire 800, 2 USB ports, and an ExpressCard slot. I'm trying to connect multiple monitors to it. The monitors may have different sizes/resolutions, so I'm not looking for a solution like the Matrox DualHead2Go, which apparently stretches out a virtual screen across multiple devices. My MBP should recognize each external monitor as its own device.
In all likelihood I'll be using the Mini Displayport for the first monitor. After doing some research, I can't really figure out the best way to get a second screen attached to the MBP:
People seem to complain about the refresh rate when using USB-to-X adapters for second monitors. Is there a better alternative to USB?I was thinking about ExpressCard-to-X adapters, but not sure this would work for second monitors.
Up to how many monitors could my MBP recognize? Theoretically I could connect 2 through USB + 1 through ExpressCard, but not sure this would work.
Thank you in advance for any tips.Thank you ogelthorpe for the information. I have found the same cable that you lnked here in Spain/UK but can not find the exact one. The nearest I have found is this one.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B000068O3B/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?ie=UTF8&psc= 1&smid=A3P5ROKL5A1OLEhttp://
Would that one be suitable. I contacted the manufacturer and asked if it would do the job and they replied
Our CMR-210 is designed to pass analog audio only. Quite often the newer TV's receive only digital information. I would refer to your TV manual or perhaps the TV manufacturer regarding the Audio in jack on your TV to see if it is digital or analog.
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I have a 2nd monitor next to my iMac. I always keep my iTunes there. Until I upgraded to Snow Leopard, whenever I played a video podcast, it would open on that monitor.
Now when I play my video podcast, the video window opens on my main screen. If I drag it over and then press the green button, it returns to the first menu. I need to push the green button to get it small, then move it to my second monitor, then press the green button to get it big again on that monitor.
This did not happen with Leopard.Hi,
As HiLogics says, it will work with video card with more than one DVI ports
Watch set of videos here to experience the fix:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZkbaXkMQrIM
To Configure Dual Monitor , please look at this link:
http://www.wikihow.com/Set-Up-Dual-Monitors
Setup 3 monitors:
http://www.tomshardware.com/faq/id-1839185/set-triple-monitors.html
Hope this will give you some idea to setup multiple monitors with same image.
Binu Kumar - MCP, MCITP, MCTS , MBA - IT , Director Aarbin Technology Pvt Ltd - Please remember to mark the replies as answers if they help and unmark them if they provide no help. -
How do you center dialogs with multiple monitors. code, best practices
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I should be able to determine which pixel/frame initiated the user's action; and then i am hoping to get some code or direction on:
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import java.awt.*;
import java.awt.event.*;
import javax.swing.*;
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public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent evt) {
Component comp = (Component) evt.getSource();
JFrame f = (JFrame) SwingUtilities.windowForComponent(comp);
showDialogInUpperRightCorner(f);
public static void main(String[] args) {
EventQueue.invokeLater(new Runnable(){
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void go() {
GraphicsEnvironment ge = GraphicsEnvironment.getLocalGraphicsEnvironment();
for(GraphicsDevice gd: ge.getScreenDevices()) {
JButton showDialogButton = new JButton("show the dialog");
showDialogButton.addActionListener(al);
JFrame f = new JFrame(gd.getDefaultConfiguration());
f.getContentPane().add(showDialogButton, BorderLayout.NORTH);
f.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
f.pack();
centerWindow(f);
f.setVisible(true);
void centerWindow(Window w) {
Rectangle windowBounds = w.getBounds();
GraphicsConfiguration gc = w.getGraphicsConfiguration();
Rectangle screenBounds = gc.getBounds();
int x = screenBounds.x + (screenBounds.width - windowBounds.width)/2;
int y = screenBounds.y + (screenBounds.height - windowBounds.height)/2;
w.setLocation(x, y);
void showDialogInUpperRightCorner(JFrame f) {
JOptionPane pane = new JOptionPane("Hello, world!");
JDialog dialog = pane.createDialog(f, "title");
Rectangle dialogBounds = dialog.getBounds();
GraphicsConfiguration gc = dialog.getGraphicsConfiguration();
Rectangle screenBounds = gc.getBounds();
//int x = screenBounds.x + screenBounds.width - dialogBounds.width;
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int x = screenBounds.x;
int y = screenBounds.y + screenBounds.height - dialogBounds.height-1;
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