Dual Monitors
geralds34
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I just added a Dell 2209WA to my 4yr old Desktop(Ati X600 card). This monitor looks great, but I still need to calibrate it with my Spyder 2.
Two monitors off single video card - can I only calibrate 1 of the monitors(I only care about the 2209WA now)?
How do you physical position your dual displays, I use LR2.3 for 99% of the time? I am using a curved corner desk, but now feel like getting out of the corner, and placing the two monitor relatively flat against the wall.
Any other suggestions? Moving all the monitors/cabling around is so time consuming, and a hate cable clutter(can't do an iMac-sorry)
Two monitors off single video card - can I only calibrate 1 of the monitors(I only care about the 2209WA now)?
How do you physical position your dual displays, I use LR2.3 for 99% of the time? I am using a curved corner desk, but now feel like getting out of the corner, and placing the two monitor relatively flat against the wall.
Any other suggestions? Moving all the monitors/cabling around is so time consuming, and a hate cable clutter(can't do an iMac-sorry)
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In Windows it depends on the card. I don't know if that card can assign a separate profile to each monitor. On a Mac it's no problem, you can always profile separate monitors, even on iMacs and laptops.
Also, I set my wacom tablet so it only functions in the main screen, otherwise the horizontal motion was way too out of line with the vertical and you find yourself working in just the right hand half of the tablet.
That said - I suppose if you went for a larger widescreen tablet that might make sense again....
My secondary monitor is basically at the same distance from the edge of the desk, but slightly turned towards me.
Currently - playing with the same type of arrangement. At times, I find the second monitor distracting. Need to time to sort this all out. I really like LR with the second monitor, put the library grid there really speeds things up.
Cheers
Craig
"When you're curious, you find lots of interesting things to do." Walt Disney
It is not enough that the operating system supports two color profiles. The graphics card and it's drivers must support two color maps simultaneously if both monitors are to be corrected at the same time.
Dale B Dalrymple
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