Video display problem on Multiple Displays

[Guest]

Hi,
I have a sony Vaio laptop (windows xp) that I usually use with another
display attached. I have this other display set as the main display and I
occasionally use the laptop display as well, but it is set as display number
two in the multiple display setup in windows. When I have both displays
activated I am unable to view video and graphics in photoshop on the laptop
monitor. When the laptop is detached from this additional display, video and
graphics all work fine on the laptop. It appears some setting must just be
off in the multiple display setup, but I can't figure it out. Any help is
appreciated.
Thanks,
JT

 

[Patrick Keenan]

Hi,
I have a sony Vaio laptop (windows xp) that I usually use with another
display attached. I have this other display set as the main display and I
occasionally use the laptop display as well, but it is set as display number
two in the multiple display setup in windows. When I have both displays
activated I am unable to view video and graphics in photoshop on the laptop
monitor. When the laptop is detached from this additional display, video and
graphics all work fine on the laptop. It appears some setting must just be
off in the multiple display setup, but I can't figure it out. Any help is
appreciated.
Thanks,
JT

Have you selected the display and then checked "extend windows desktop to
this display"?

HTH
-pk

 

[Guest]

Yes, I do have the desktop extended. I am able to work independently on each
display.

 

[Sharon F]

Hi,
I have a sony Vaio laptop (windows xp) that I usually use with another
display attached. I have this other display set as the main display and I
occasionally use the laptop display as well, but it is set as display number
two in the multiple display setup in windows. When I have both displays
activated I am unable to view video and graphics in photoshop on the laptop
monitor. When the laptop is detached from this additional display, video and
graphics all work fine on the laptop. It appears some setting must just be
off in the multiple display setup, but I can't figure it out. Any help is
appreciated.
Thanks,
JT

"Video overlay." Not sure what the technical details are but that's why you
are getting display of videos on the primary monitor only. I've been using
multi-head display cards on my computers for many years and used to run
into the same limitation. The hardware and drivers that I am using now
support video overlay on both monitors.

So your intuition and logic is heading you in the right direction - if
supported by your hardware and drivers, look to display settings. Since
Windows doesn't provide these settings natively, it would be the settings
added by your display drivers or display software. May need to consider
updating drivers and display software to get these features.

Not sure why Photoshop's viewer is not displaying on the second monitor.
Perhaps the same reasons. Sometimes player programs have settings that
enable use of secondary monitors, maybe Photoshop has similar settings?

 

[Guest]

Thanks Sharon, I was able to figure it out. I noticed my Video driver did
have a setting for Video Overlay, but it is something that is handled
automatically. I then checked the settings in Media Player and saw that
under Performance-->Advanced there is a box for "High Quality Mode". I
cheched that box and now the video is displaying properly. You are probably
right about photoshop as well, I just need to find the setting. Thanks for
your help.
JT

 

[Sharon F]

Thanks Sharon, I was able to figure it out. I noticed my Video driver did
have a setting for Video Overlay, but it is something that is handled
automatically. I then checked the settings in Media Player and saw that
under Performance-->Advanced there is a box for "High Quality Mode". I
cheched that box and now the video is displaying properly. You are probably
right about photoshop as well, I just need to find the setting. Thanks for
your help.

You're welcome and I'm glad to hear that you're tracking down all the
little nooks and crannies to get this working more to your liking!