Can you have 'Viewer' on main monitor and 'Browser' (in grid mode) on second monitor if using a PC (not Mac)

Mike Ware-Lane

• December 31, 2023 20:46
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I am considering switching to Capture1 from 'Lightroom' but think I may have an issue when using two monitors on my Windows PC.

I prefer to have my 'viewer' on my main screen complete with all tools for editing on the same screen. I use the second monitor to simply display my library in grid mode (which I believe C1 calls the Browser) to select an image for editing. The C1 user guide appears to suggest this can only be achieved on a Mac and not on a PC?

This is a deal breaker for me as I definitely do not want to keep switching between two screens, first to select a tool on one screen and seeing the resulting action on a second screen?

The only dual screen setup I can see is by going to 'Workspace>dual monitor-large view' from the main menu.

Is this the only way to use two monitors or is there a way to match what I can do in 'Lightroom'

Thanks in advance for any help :(

Update: I have found a reasonable work around - Browser on second monitor and toggle the 'viewer' on and off on the main monitor with the shortcut 'G'. I'm still interested if I can have the browser on the second screen?

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  Pawel Czkwianianc

  • March 04, 2024 23:48

  This basic feature would indeed be very useful. Apparently, it is available on the Mac version, just not in Windows.

  According to Capture One's website, the feature: "Dual Monitor - Large Browser workspace" is one of the available workspace  choices in the Mac version, but for whatever reason it is omitted from Windows.

   

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