Turn off Main Screen While Using External

i hate that i cant figure this out LOL
i have my intel imac hooked to a 52"lcd that i watch movies on and i want to turn off the imac screen because it sits right next my lcd and prevents me from having a nice dark room for movies.
i am currently covering it with a t-shirt hahaha
anyone know how i can have it play on the lcd but shut off the main monitor?
i am not using mirroring so i would think that i should somehow be able to shut off the main screen and keep the movie playing on the external.
thanks

Hi fletch3333
Try Shades in extended desktop mode it will allow you to dim either display to any level you want. Go to the Shades preference panel and check the box "Constrain to it's own screen" and you should get a brightness icon on the menu bar for each display.
http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/macosx/31515
Dennis

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    [main] TRACE 06:20:25.153 No plugins found
    [main] TRACE 06:20:25.160 Registering transcoding engine FFmpeg Audio
    [main] TRACE 06:20:25.166 Registering transcoding engine MEncoder
    [main] TRACE 06:20:25.167 Registering transcoding engine MPlayer Audio
    [main] TRACE 06:20:25.167 Registering transcoding engine MEncoder Web
    [main] TRACE 06:20:25.167 Registering transcoding engine MPlayer Video Dump
    [main] TRACE 06:20:25.168 Registering transcoding engine MPlayer Web
    [main] TRACE 06:20:25.169 Registering transcoding engine TsMuxer
    [main] TRACE 06:20:25.169 Registering transcoding engine Audio High Fidelity
    [main] TRACE 06:20:25.170 Registering transcoding engine VLC Audio Streaming
    [main] TRACE 06:20:25.170 Registering transcoding engine VLC Video Streaming
    [main] TRACE 06:20:25.170 Registering transcoding engine Raws Thumbnailer
    [main] TRACE 06:20:25.223 Scanning network interface eth0 / eth0
    [main] TRACE 06:20:25.224 Using address /192.168.0.20 found on network interface: name:eth0 (eth0) index: 2 addresses: /192.168.0.20;
    [main] TRACE 06:20:25.224 Created socket: /192.168.0.20:5001
    [main] TRACE 06:20:25.279 Using database located at : /filers/fvEXT3-01/_applications_/opt/pms/database
    [main] TRACE 06:20:26.010 A tiny media library admin interface is available at: http://192.168.0.20:5001/console/home
    [main] TRACE 06:20:26.017 Using the following UUID: d83f2e45-d8b8-3db7-b0ff-a6fc95ce046c
    [New I/O server worker #1-1] TRACE 06:20:28.867 Renderer Playstation 3 found on this address: /192.168.0.15
    [New I/O server worker #1-1] TRACE 06:20:30.872 Renderer Playstation 3 has an estimated network speed of: 93 Mb/s
    [main] TRACE 06:20:32.488 It's ready! You should see the server appear on the XMB
    [New I/O server worker #1-6] TRACE 06:20:56.875 Starting transcode/remux of test with subs.avi
    So, obviously here, the only thing which changes from before was that, this time, the PS3 Media Server did a transcode/remux of the file (for the subtitles to be streamed)
    /opt/pms/debug.log :
    available at : http://dpaste.org/6XMI/
    I have pasted the complete debug.log but I believe the problem is around this :
    [New I/O server worker #1-6] DEBUG 06:20:56.874 Opened request handler on socket /192.168.0.15:64494 // Playstation 3
    [New I/O server worker #1-6] DEBUG 06:20:56.874 Request: HTTP/1.0 : HEAD : get/0$0$4$0/test+with+subs.avi
    [New I/O server worker #1-6] DEBUG 06:20:56.874 Received on socket: Accept-Encoding: identity
    [New I/O server worker #1-6] DEBUG 06:20:56.874 Received on socket: Cache-Control: no-cache
    [New I/O server worker #1-6] DEBUG 06:20:56.874 Received on socket: Connection: close
    [New I/O server worker #1-6] DEBUG 06:20:56.874 Received on socket: Host: 192.168.0.20:5001
    [New I/O server worker #1-6] DEBUG 06:20:56.874 Received on socket: User-Agent: PLAYSTATION 3
    [New I/O server worker #1-6] INFO 06:20:56.874 HTTP: get/0$0$4$0/test+with+subs.avi / 0-0
    [New I/O server worker #1-6] DEBUG 06:20:56.874 Searching for objectId: 0$0$4$0 with children option: false
    [New I/O server worker #1-6] DEBUG 06:20:56.875 Asked stream chunk [0-0] timeseek: 0.0 of test with subs.avi and player MEncoder
    [New I/O server worker #1-6] TRACE 06:20:56.875 Starting transcode/remux of test with subs.avi
    [New I/O server worker #1-6] DEBUG 06:20:56.875 Looking for an audio track with lang: eng
    [New I/O server worker #1-6] DEBUG 06:20:56.883 Looking for an audio track with lang: fre
    [New I/O server worker #1-6] DEBUG 06:20:56.884 Looking for an audio track with lang: jpn
    [New I/O server worker #1-6] DEBUG 06:20:56.886 Looking for an audio track with lang: ger
    [New I/O server worker #1-6] DEBUG 06:20:56.887 Looking for an audio track with lang: und
    [New I/O server worker #1-6] DEBUG 06:20:56.888 Matched audio track: Audio: MP3 / lang: und / ID: 1
    [New I/O server worker #1-6] DEBUG 06:20:56.888 Search a match for: und with fre and off
    [New I/O server worker #1-6] DEBUG 06:20:56.889 Search a match for: und with fr and off
    [New I/O server worker #1-6] DEBUG 06:20:56.889 Search a match for: und with eng and off
    [New I/O server worker #1-6] DEBUG 06:20:56.890 Search a match for: und with en and off
    [New I/O server worker #1-6] DEBUG 06:20:56.891 Found subtitles track: Sub: SubRip / lang: und / ID: 100 / FILE: /srv/shares/test_with_sub/test with subs.srt
    [New I/O server worker #1-6] DEBUG 06:20:56.891 Found external file: /srv/shares/test_with_sub/test with subs.srt
    [New I/O server worker #1-6] DEBUG 06:20:56.892 channels=2
    [mkfifo] INFO 06:20:56.979 Starting mkfifo --mode=777 /tmp/ps3mediaserver/mencoder1300252856978
    [mkfifo] INFO 06:20:56.995 Unix process ID (mkfifo): 4390
    [mencoder] INFO 06:20:57.029 Starting mencoder -ss 0 -quiet /srv/shares/test_with_sub/test with subs.avi -quiet -quiet -oac lavc -of mpeg -quiet -quiet -mpegopts format=mpeg2:muxrate=500000:vbuf_size=1194:abuf_size=64 -ovc lavc -channels 2 -lavdopts debug=0:threads=4 -lavcopts autoaspect=1:vcodec=mpeg2video:acodec=ac3:abitrate=256:threads=4:keyint=1:vqscale=1:vqmin=2 -spuaa 3 -subfont-text-scale 3 -subfont-outline 1 -subfont-blur 1 -subpos 98 -quiet -quiet -sid 100 -quiet -quiet -ofps 24000/1001 -sub /srv/shares/test_with_sub/test with subs.srt -utf8 -mc 0 -noskip -af lavcresample=48000 -srate 48000 -o /tmp/ps3mediaserver/mencoder1300252856978
    [mencoder] INFO 06:20:57.048 Reading pipe: /tmp/ps3mediaserver/mencoder1300252856978
    [mencoder] DEBUG 06:20:57.049 Opening file /tmp/ps3mediaserver/mencoder1300252856978 for reading...
    [New I/O server worker #1-6] DEBUG 06:20:57.129 Sleeping for 6000 milliseconds
    [mencoder] INFO 06:20:57.395 Attaching thread: mencoder
    [Timer-1] DEBUG 06:20:57.396 Buffered Space: 0 bytes / inputs: 0
    [mencoder] INFO 06:20:57.396 Unix process ID (mencoder): 4395
    [Thread-30] DEBUG 06:20:57.396 MEncoder SVN-r32792-4.5.2 (C) 2000-2011 MPlayer Team
    [Thread-30] DEBUG 06:20:57.397 161 audio & 351 video codecs
    [Thread-30] DEBUG 06:20:57.397 success: format: 0 data: 0x0 - 0x15db931a
    [Thread-30] DEBUG 06:20:57.397 AVI file format detected.
    [Thread-30] DEBUG 06:20:57.397 [aviheader] Video stream found, -vid 0
    [Thread-30] DEBUG 06:20:57.397 [aviheader] Audio stream found, -aid 1
    [Thread-30] DEBUG 06:20:57.397 VIDEO: [XVID] 624x352 24bpp 23.976 fps 977.5 kbps (119.3 kbyte/s)
    [Thread-30] DEBUG 06:20:57.397 [V] filefmt:3 fourcc:0x44495658 size:624x352 fps:23.976 ftime:=0.0417
    [Thread-30] DEBUG 06:20:57.397 ==========================================================================
    [Thread-30] DEBUG 06:20:57.397 Opening audio decoder: [mp3lib] MPEG layer-2, layer-3
    [Thread-30] DEBUG 06:20:57.397 AUDIO: 48000 Hz, 2 ch, s16le, 128.0 kbit/8.33% (ratio: 16000->192000)
    [Thread-30] DEBUG 06:20:57.397 Selected audio codec: [mp3] afm: mp3lib (mp3lib MPEG layer-2, layer-3)
    [Thread-30] DEBUG 06:20:57.397 ==========================================================================
    [Thread-30] DEBUG 06:20:57.397 PACKET SIZE: 2048 bytes, deltascr: 884
    [Thread-30] DEBUG 06:20:57.397 Opening video filter: [expand osd=1]
    [Thread-30] DEBUG 06:20:57.397 Expand: -1 x -1, -1 ; -1, osd: 1, aspect: 0.000000, round: 1
    [Thread-30] DEBUG 06:20:57.397 ==========================================================================
    [Thread-30] DEBUG 06:20:57.397 Opening video decoder: [ffmpeg] FFmpeg's libavcodec codec family
    [Thread-30] DEBUG 06:20:57.403 Selected video codec: [ffodivx] vfm: ffmpeg (FFmpeg MPEG-4)
    [Thread-30] DEBUG 06:20:57.403 ==========================================================================
    [Thread-27] DEBUG 06:20:57.403 [ac3 @ 0xd37ca0]No channel layout specified. The encoder will guess the layout, but it might be incorrect.
    [Thread-27] DEBUG 06:20:57.437 Limiting audio preload to 0.4s.
    [Thread-27] DEBUG 06:20:57.437 Increasing audio density to 4.
    [Thread-30] DEBUG 06:20:57.463 Movie-Aspect is 1.77:1 - prescaling to correct movie aspect.
    [Thread-30] DEBUG 06:20:57.463 videocodec: libavcodec (624x352 fourcc=3267706d [mpg2])
    [Thread-30] DEBUG 06:20:57.463 [VE_LAVC] Using constant qscale = 1.000000 (VBR).
    [Thread-30] DEBUG 06:20:57.617 Writing header...
    [Timer-1] DEBUG 06:20:59.396 Buffered Space: 26595328 bytes / inputs: 0
    [Thread-28] DEBUG 06:21:01.227 freeMemory: 25791584
    [Thread-28] DEBUG 06:21:01.227 totalMemory: 81592320
    [Thread-28] DEBUG 06:21:01.228 maxMemory: 715849728
    [Thread-28] DEBUG 06:21:01.228 Extending buffer to 419430400
    [Timer-1] DEBUG 06:21:01.397 Buffered Space: 49999872 bytes / inputs: 0
    [Thread-28] DEBUG 06:21:01.726 Done extending
    Thing is, I do not have the same issue with files that are not (yet) MP3-Audio powered, for instance :
    General
    Complete name : /srv/shares/media03/directories/toto.avi
    Format : AVI
    Format/Info : Audio Video Interleave
    Format profile : OpenDML
    Format settings : rec
    File size : 1.59 GiB
    Duration : 1h 46mn
    Overall bit rate : 2 140 Kbps
    Writing application : AVI-Mux GUI 1.17.8.3, Feb 16 201019:42:50
    Video
    ID : 0
    Format : MPEG-4 Visual
    Format profile : Advanced Simple@L5
    Format settings, BVOP : 2
    Format settings, QPel : Yes
    Format settings, GMC : No warppoints
    Format settings, Matrix : Default (H.263)
    Codec ID : XVID
    Codec ID/Hint : XviD
    Duration : 1h 46mn
    Bit rate : 1 620 Kbps
    Width : 1 280 pixels
    Height : 544 pixels
    Display aspect ratio : 2.35:1
    Frame rate : 23.976 fps
    Color space : YUV
    Chroma subsampling : 4:2:0
    Bit depth : 8 bits
    Scan type : Progressive
    Compression mode : Lossy
    Bits/(Pixel*Frame) : 0.097
    Stream size : 1.20 GiB (76%)
    Writing library : XviD 1.2.1 (UTC 2008-12-04)
    Audio #1
    ID : 1
    Format : AC-3
    Format/Info : Audio Coding 3
    Mode extension : CM (complete main)
    Codec ID : 2000
    Duration : 1h 46mn
    Bit rate mode : Constant
    Bit rate : 384 Kbps
    Channel(s) : 6 channels
    Channel positions : Front: L C R, Side: L R, LFE
    Sampling rate : 48.0 KHz
    Bit depth : 16 bits
    Compression mode : Lossy
    Stream size : 292 MiB (18%)
    Alignment : Aligned on interleaves
    Interleave, duration : 64 ms (1.53 video frames)
    Interleave, preload duration : 192 ms
    Title : UW 6ch audio
    Audio #2
    ID : 2
    Format : AC-3
    Format/Info : Audio Coding 3
    Mode extension : CM (complete main)
    Codec ID : 2000
    Duration : 1h 46mn
    Bit rate mode : Constant
    Bit rate : 128 Kbps
    Channel(s) : 2 channels
    Channel positions : Front: L R
    Sampling rate : 48.0 KHz
    Bit depth : 16 bits
    Compression mode : Lossy
    Stream size : 97.4 MiB (6%)
    Alignment : Aligned on interleaves
    Interleave, duration : 64 ms (1.53 video frames)
    Interleave, preload duration : 192 ms
    Title : UW 2ch audio
    This file is well played by PS3 Media Server.
    I am quite confused with this issue ; did anyone experienced the same thing ?
    Best Regards,

    Having the same problem. I'm watching all of my movies without subs now, because transcoding kills the 5.1 audio (no problems with 2 channel audio). A workaround is posted in the comments of the pms-svn package.
    I will post the URL to this thread to another thread with probably the same problem (mplayer/x264). I have not yet seen a real solution to this, and I'm not really familiar with the bugzilla's from both projects.
    Other threads with similar problems:
    https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=112219 (devede also uses mplayer and x264)
    https://bugs.archlinux.org/task/22654 (related bug in Archlinux)
    http://bugzilla.mplayerhq.hu/show_bug.cgi?id=1865 (related bug in mplayer)
    https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=115165 (this thread)
    Another workaround might be to trick pms into using ffmpeg or vlc rather than mencoder. I'm also streaming to a ps3 - I didn't try it, but it could be as easy as temporarily changing settings inside the profile for a ps3-client.
    Last edited by zenlord (2011-03-22 16:15:38)

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