Dual Monitors

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Mrs Beeble Brock
Dec 14, 2004
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Hi guys, am in the process of setting up a dual-screen environment.

Who else has this kind of setup? What benefits or limitations have you noticed with Photoshop? I recall from previous posts that Photoshop doesn’t let you stretch a window across both screens, but that you can place tools on one monitor and images on the other. I’m hoping that the file browser can be on a separate monitor but it’s treated as an image window so maybe not.

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John Doe
Dec 15, 2004
I know a lot of people with dual or even triple screens and they/we love it.

As for Photoshop simply un-maximize Photoshop and drag the right had edge so that it covers both monitors and then you can place image windows on both screens. It is a bit messy and a little tacky but works until Adobe wakes up.

Games on the second monitor don’t do well. Color calibration in general is only good and doable on one monitor. That is unless you get two video cards or a dual head card with two control chips. You have to go expensive to get that with a dual head card, then you can color calibrate both.

I have been very happy with my Matrox G550 card. Excellent card for the money. Does games on the main monitor ok. Best for non-games however.

John

"Mrs Beeble Brock" wrote in message
Hi guys, am in the process of setting up a dual-screen environment.
Who else has this kind of setup? What benefits or limitations have you noticed with Photoshop? I recall from previous posts that Photoshop doesn’t let you stretch a window across both screens, but that you can place tools on one monitor and images on the other. I’m hoping that the file browser can be on a separate monitor but it’s treated as an image window so maybe not.
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Michael
Dec 15, 2004
Hello,
If you are a professional in graphics arts dual monitors is a must and you are wasting time and money if you have not set yourself up with a dual monitor workstation. The monitor and card price are irrelevant compared to the time and efficiency. There are several studies showing a 30% increase in productivity with dual monitors. That is in graphic arts as well as other professional areas. Sorry for the soap box speech but I have proven this time and again to employers.

I have not used a one monitor system in almost 10 years. Have it at the office and at the home. Spare 15 monitors are easy to come by so I can usually allocate one of those for what I call the pallets monitor. Adobe products are palette heavy so it is especially helpful with Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign.

On my Mac system I only had one issue with it with an older version of Painter when I had to go solo for a couple of days. Painter did not detect the removal of the 2nd monitor and left the pallets out of reach. Had to trash the preferences to get the pallets to go back. I do not believe this is a problem with modern programs.

I highly recommend dual monitor setups.

Thanks
Michael

Mrs Beeble Brock wrote:

Hi guys, am in the process of setting up a dual-screen environment.
Who else has this kind of setup? What benefits or limitations have you noticed with Photoshop? I recall from previous posts that Photoshop doesn’t let you stretch a window across both screens, but that you can place tools on one monitor and images on the other. I’m hoping that the file browser can be on a separate monitor but it’s treated as an image window so maybe not.

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Mrs Beeble Brock
Dec 15, 2004
Thanks for your input guys. I’ve ordered a Matrox dual head card and am twitching with impatience for it to get here. I have two 15 inch flat screens which I think I will prefer to the two 19 inch TFT CRTs that took up most of my desk at my last workplace. Am now working from home, which is why the dual-monitor situation is only now being set up. I have video surveillance and a hospitality booking system operating as well as all my graphics programmes and it will be so good to have these operating on a screen of their own instead of being reflected back at me from a TV and mirror setup.

Jo

Mrs Beeble Brock wrote:

Hi guys, am in the process of setting up a dual-screen environment.
Who else has this kind of setup? What benefits or limitations have you noticed with Photoshop? I recall from previous posts that Photoshop doesn’t let you stretch a window across both screens, but that you can place tools on one monitor and images on the other. I’m hoping that the file browser can be on a separate monitor but it’s treated as an image window so maybe not.
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Dec 15, 2004
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Hello,
If you are a professional in graphics arts dual monitors is a must and you are wasting time and money if you have not set yourself up with a dual monitor workstation. The monitor and card price are irrelevant compared to the time and efficiency. There are several studies showing a 30% increase in productivity with dual monitors. That is in graphic arts as well as other professional areas. Sorry for the soap box speech but I have proven this time and again to employers.

I have not used a one monitor system in almost 10 years. Have it at the office and at the home. Spare 15 monitors are easy to come by so I can usually allocate one of those for what I call the pallets monitor. Adobe products are palette heavy so it is especially helpful with Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign.

On my Mac system I only had one issue with it with an older version of Painter when I had to go solo for a couple of days. Painter did not detect the removal of the 2nd monitor and left the pallets out of reach. Had to trash the preferences to get the pallets to go back. I do not believe this is a problem with modern programs.

I highly recommend dual monitor setups.

Thanks
Michael

Same thing happened in PS with a friend’s MAC laptop. He always worked with a second monitor and had dragged Browser to it. When he traveled, however, he used the built-in monitor. Trying to work at my place, we had to get him a second monitor, set it up just long enough to drag Browser "back" to the laptop’s monitor. The few minutes of setup saved having to trash his prefs and allowed him to do the minor stuff he wanted to do on the road. I suspect that this would happen in PC, as well, but have never unplugged monitor 2 on my big systems, and don’t use one for my laptop.

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Hecate
Dec 16, 2004
On Wed, 15 Dec 2004 16:15:15 +1300, Mrs Beeble Brock
wrote:

Thanks for your input guys. I’ve ordered a Matrox dual head card and am twitching with impatience for it to get here. I have two 15 inch flat screens which I think I will prefer to the two 19 inch TFT CRTs that took up most of my desk at my last workplace. Am now working from home, which is why the dual-monitor situation is only now being set up. I have video surveillance and a hospitality booking system operating as well as all my graphics programmes and it will be so good to have these operating on a screen of their own instead of being reflected back at me from a TV and mirror setup.

Jo
Just remember that it will be really difficult to get your screen colours to match your prints because of colour accuracy problems with the TFT screens.



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povlhp
Dec 16, 2004
In article <F2Lvd.27769$>, Mrs Beeble Brock wrote:
Hi guys, am in the process of setting up a dual-screen environment.
Who else has this kind of setup? What benefits or limitations have you noticed with Photoshop? I recall from previous posts that Photoshop doesn’t let you stretch a window across both screens, but that you can place tools on one monitor and images on the other. I’m hoping that the file browser can be on a separate monitor but it’s treated as an image window so maybe not.

Your problem is Photoshop on Windows. Upgrade to MacOS if you want well-proved, well functioning multi-monitor support.

I have that PS Windows is still using the rooted gray window, where all the other live. It is from Windows 3.11.
I would rather have all windows floating freely, as most program started doing around Windows 95.


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John Doe
Feb 3, 2005
"John Doe" wrote:

I know a lot of people with dual or even triple screens and they/we love it.

Yes we do.

I enjoy dual monitors when I have a lot of use for my personal computer. It helps get things done. I think windows XP handles dual monitors very well (at least very well relative to prior consumer versions).

Seems that two PCI cards don’t work. I don’t know that from experience, just that I have never had much trouble using a combination of AGP and PCI while seeing reports that two PCI cards did not work.

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I have been very happy with my Matrox G550 card. Excellent card for the money. Does games on the main monitor ok. Best for non-games however.

And if you want to do flight simulation on two or more monitors with good frame rates, you will need a very fast computer.

Have fun.

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