Displaying video/images on 2nd monitor

[Tom]

I want to create an application (.NET C#) to run on a laptop with XP which
will allow me to select an image or video on the 1st monitor (I.e.. the
laptop's LCD screen) and for that selected item to be displayed in full
screen on the 2nd monitor (I.e.. the laptop's external monitor port).

(The 2nd port will be connected to a video editing desk via a VGA/Composite
converter.)

I'm an experienced application developer when it comes to database driven
data collection/manipulation, but I really have no idea where I'm going with
this one.

Any help or suggestions would be greatly appreciated,
Many thanks in advance,
Tom

 

[Ben Voigt]

I want to create an application (.NET C#) to run on a laptop with XP which
will allow me to select an image or video on the 1st monitor (I.e.. the
laptop's LCD screen) and for that selected item to be displayed in full
screen on the 2nd monitor (I.e.. the laptop's external monitor port).

Make sure both monitors are turned on, and the driver's mirroring feature is
off. Turn on "extend my desktop onto this monitor". Then use
EnumDisplayMonitors and GetMonitorInfo to find the size and position of each
monitor. Then just set the window size and position of your output form to
cover the second monitor.

 

[Tom]

Make sure both monitors are turned on, and the driver's mirroring feature

is off. Turn on "extend my desktop onto this monitor". Then use
EnumDisplayMonitors and GetMonitorInfo to find the size and position of
each monitor. Then just set the window size and position of your output
form to cover the second monitor.

Thanks for your response Ben

I'll have a look into that, but won't I end up with the dialog border and
header being displayed on the TV (and therefore the DVD's that the software
will be providing titles for)?

I have a feeling that it's much more involved than I originally imagined,
but I was hoping that I'd be able to send the image/video directly to the
2nd monitor. (I'm assuming it would depend on the video driver in question,
which in this case is the built in drivers for a Dell C400.)

I've never managed to get my head around the whole graphics/visual side of
things... and this proves it.