Multiple monitors w/ XP Pro and CS2

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ronviers
Oct 21, 2006
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Hi,
Is there a way to distribute the functions of CS2 across two monitors,
e.g. palettes on one monitor with workspace on the other?

Thanks,
Ron

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John McWilliams
Oct 21, 2006
wrote:
Hi,
Is there a way to distribute the functions of CS2 across two monitors,
e.g. palettes on one monitor with workspace on the other?

Sure, just drag ’em to where you want. You can then save the workspace.


John McWilliams
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ronviers
Oct 21, 2006
John McWilliams wrote:
wrote:
Hi,
Is there a way to distribute the functions of CS2 across two monitors,
e.g. palettes on one monitor with workspace on the other?

Sure, just drag ’em to where you want. You can then save the workspace.

John McWilliams

Thanks John,
It sounds almost too good to be true – I should have done it before now.

Ron
JM
James McNangle
Oct 22, 2006
"" wrote:

Sure, just drag ’em to where you want. You can then save the workspace.

John McWilliams

Thanks John,
It sounds almost too good to be true – I should have done it before now.

Ron

I am still using CS. I was quite certain that I had tried this previously, and it didn’t work, but I just tried it (before writing an indignant denial) and this morning it does! Perhaps I was confusing Photoshop with Dreamweaver, which I also use frequently. Dreamweaver MX wouldn’t, but Dreamweaver8 does work. Or perhaps whatever Dreamweaver did to make it work also worked for Photoshop. Stranger things have happened.

Thanks also John,

James McNangle
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ronviers
Oct 22, 2006
I am still using CS. I was quite certain that I had tried this previously, and it didn’t work, but I just tried it (before writing an indignant denial) and this morning it does! Perhaps I was confusing Photoshop with Dreamweaver, which I also use frequently. Dreamweaver MX wouldn’t, but Dreamweaver8 does work. Or perhaps whatever Dreamweaver did to make it work also worked for Photoshop. Stranger things have happened.

Thanks also John,

James McNangle

Dell said that if I put a second graphics card in it they would no longer provide support for it because it is a "busines" model. Which is ironic because the integrated graphics only works if I disable all support for aceleration and direct whatever – a problem they cop to. I will still do it in the future.

Thanks for the added info,
Ron
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Bob Williams
Oct 23, 2006
John McWilliams wrote:
wrote:

Hi,
Is there a way to distribute the functions of CS2 across two monitors,
e.g. palettes on one monitor with workspace on the other?

Sure, just drag ’em to where you want. You can then save the workspace.

Do you need a dual head (or two separate) graphics cards to support 2 monitors or does CS2 have some magic way of doing it with one graphics card? Bob Williams
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jenelisepasceci
Oct 23, 2006
"" wrote:

Hi,
Is there a way to distribute the functions of CS2 across two monitors,
e.g. palettes on one monitor with workspace on the other?
I have been using PS with two monitors for some years now. At present I have an Eizo monitor for the image and a LaCie for the tools connected to two digital ports of a Matrox Parhelia. I use an Eye One for the calibration and since the card supports two cluts, I have independent calibration of both monitors. The profiles are loaded with the free microsoft tool WinColor. All this works fine if the main monitor is on the left and the second monitor is on the right. Since I am left handed, I tried to switch them (main monitor on the right, tools and palettes monitor on the left), but some software fails with this setup although XP claims to support it. I get erratic errors e.g. with GoLive, where palettes freeze on the left monitor and the ftp-window is not updated after it was hidden behind another window on the right one sometimes.
In photoshop, the tab key comes in handy. I use it excessively on the Laptop, where I have no second monitor attached.

Peter
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ronviers
Oct 23, 2006
Peter Wollenberg wrote:

I have been using PS with two monitors for some years now. At present I have an Eizo monitor for the image and a LaCie for the tools connected to two digital ports of a Matrox Parhelia. I use an Eye One for the calibration and since the card supports two cluts, I have independent calibration of both monitors. The profiles are loaded with the free microsoft tool WinColor. All this works fine if the main monitor is on the left and the second monitor is on the right. Since I am left handed, I tried to switch them (main monitor on the right, tools and palettes monitor on the left), but some software fails with this setup although XP claims to support it. I get erratic errors e.g. with GoLive, where palettes freeze on the left monitor and the ftp-window is not updated after it was hidden behind another window on the right one sometimes.
In photoshop, the tab key comes in handy. I use it excessively on the Laptop, where I have no second monitor attached.

Peter

Hi Peter,
Thanks for the real world information. After Dell’s himming and hawing and beating around the bush plus the fact that this model of computer has be obsoleted and mother board at this clock rate (3.6Ghz) has not just been discontinued but replaced once already under warranty, I am pretty sure the I am lucky that it is working as well as it does. It is far more important for me to keep working than to get cocky. I have decided to put it all on hold.
I am pretty excited about the new monitor technology that uses thousands of tiny CRT tubes as an alternative to LCD or plasma so I think I will try to squeeze another couple of years out of the system I have and see what is available then.

Thanks,
Ron
JM
James McNangle
Oct 23, 2006
Bob Williams wrote:

Do you need a dual head (or two separate) graphics cards to support 2 monitors or does CS2 have some magic way of doing it with one graphics card?

You probably need a new graphics card, which supports two monitors, and a new driver for it (and two monitors!). Ask your dealer/friendly computer shop. Once it is installed, nearly all programs support it.

James McNangle
JM
John McWilliams
Oct 23, 2006
James McNangle wrote:
Bob Williams wrote:

Do you need a dual head (or two separate) graphics cards to support 2 monitors or does CS2 have some magic way of doing it with one graphics card?

You probably need a new graphics card, which supports two monitors, and a new driver for it (and two monitors!). Ask your dealer/friendly computer shop. Once it is installed, nearly all programs support it.

Most Macs, and all of the recent higher end ones support two monitors out of the box, afaik.

But that also raises a question: some where I read that a faster graphics card could help with either Photoshop or Lightroom processing. As it turns out, I have a year old Radeon sitting unopened.

Could that in fact make PS or Lightroom go faster on a G-5 tower Mac?


John McWilliams
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Boo Boo
Oct 23, 2006
On 23 Oct 2006 02:56:21 -0700, ""
wrote:

Peter Wollenberg wrote:

I have been using PS with two monitors for some years now. At present I have an Eizo monitor for the image and a LaCie for the tools connected to two digital ports of a Matrox Parhelia. I use an Eye One for the calibration and since the card supports two cluts, I have independent calibration of both monitors. The profiles are loaded with the free microsoft tool WinColor. All this works fine if the main monitor is on the left and the second monitor is on the right. Since I am left handed, I tried to switch them (main monitor on the right, tools and palettes monitor on the left), but some software fails with this setup although XP claims to support it. I get erratic errors e.g. with GoLive, where palettes freeze on the left monitor and the ftp-window is not updated after it was hidden behind another window on the right one sometimes.
In photoshop, the tab key comes in handy. I use it excessively on the Laptop, where I have no second monitor attached.

Peter

Hi Peter,
Thanks for the real world information. After Dell’s himming and hawing and beating around the bush plus the fact that this model of computer has be obsoleted and mother board at this clock rate (3.6Ghz) has not just been discontinued but replaced once already under warranty, I am pretty sure the I am lucky that it is working as well as it does. It is far more important for me to keep working than to get cocky. I have decided to put it all on hold.
I am pretty excited about the new monitor technology that uses thousands of tiny CRT tubes as an alternative to LCD or plasma so I think I will try to squeeze another couple of years out of the system I have and see what is available then.

Thanks,
Ron

By then you may be able to get a laser based monitor. Laser tech has made huge strides the last few years and down sizing the last year. Laser monitors in the labs are blowing away LCD’s and Plasma’s when it comes to true color reproduction. They maintain the color reproduction throughout their life of 50,000 MTBF. The others over that time should be professionally recalibrated to maintain optimal quality, for them. The LCD’s and Plasma’s produce about 30 to 40% of the colors the eye can perceive, where the laser monitors/TV’s can produce 90%+ of the colors the eye can perceive. The result is a truer color match to real life. I’ve read we should have them by 2008, I hope sooner. They cost less to produce, use far less power and are lighter than LCD’s or Plasma’s.

Do a search on, "Laser Based Televisions" to get some results. What I have seen on laser monitors related to them with computers have been in tech magazines. Some designs are thinner than the Mitsubishi design… they made the first one.

http://www.digitaltvdesignline.com/products/180204821


Boo Boo
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Kulvinder Singh Matharu
Oct 23, 2006
On 23 Oct 2006 02:56:21 -0700, ""
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I am pretty excited about the new monitor technology that uses thousands of tiny CRT tubes as an alternative to LCD or plasma so I

[snip]

The technology is called SED. It IS superior technology and I REALLY want one, but whether it’s going to be a commercial success remains to be see. Only prototype SEDs exist at the moment and the investment in new factories to manufacture SEDs is going to be huge. I think late 2007 early 2008 is the timetable for SEDs to hit the market. And they’re gonna be very expensive at first, no doubt about that!


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Crede Calhoun
Nov 14, 2006
wrote:
Hi,
Is there a way to distribute the functions of CS2 across two monitors,
e.g. palettes on one monitor with workspace on the other?

Thanks,
Ron

Yes,
Get a graphics card with two monitor outputs. I ave one that has a digital and standard. My AOC 19" LCD’s has both digital and standard plugs so it works great. Just go to your display properties and select the proper settings. XP will recognize the second monitor if it’s pluggedinto a video card that supports dual montirs. Be sure to check the box, ‘extend my windows desktop onto this monitor’. Takes a little to figure out but not too bad.

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