Dual Monitor Setup & Zoom/Pan
Hi all,
I usually run a dual monitor setup on shoots when I'm operating, so 1x eizo on my digi cart and another on a 10m extension / lowboy stand for the photographer/client. I often get requests to zoom into the image (on client/photographer monitor), and I can't find a better way than asking them to tilt the screen to me so I could see it & move the image around when zoomed in, which is usually a bit of a pain for everyone.
What I would like ideally is for e.g keyboard command on C1 which when pressed - controls the zoom of main screen and viewer window simultaneously in both zoom + panning. Or a tick box to "mirror zoom / pan" on both monitors?
Otherwise, is there a little app which e.g shows a small preview of the second screen on the main monitor? I can't find anything similar.
P.S I hate screen mirroring (plus I often have satellite monitor in vertical position). Any ideas would help!
I usually run a dual monitor setup on shoots when I'm operating, so 1x eizo on my digi cart and another on a 10m extension / lowboy stand for the photographer/client. I often get requests to zoom into the image (on client/photographer monitor), and I can't find a better way than asking them to tilt the screen to me so I could see it & move the image around when zoomed in, which is usually a bit of a pain for everyone.
What I would like ideally is for e.g keyboard command on C1 which when pressed - controls the zoom of main screen and viewer window simultaneously in both zoom + panning. Or a tick box to "mirror zoom / pan" on both monitors?
Otherwise, is there a little app which e.g shows a small preview of the second screen on the main monitor? I can't find anything similar.
P.S I hate screen mirroring (plus I often have satellite monitor in vertical position). Any ideas would help!
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Not quite sure I understood your setup correctly. What do you see on your screen when the Viewer is on the clients screen?
There is a tool in C1 called Navigator which kind of controls the Viewer, do you know it? Not overly convenient but you can zoom to fit / zoom to 100% (via the 3 dots menu only) and move a rectangle representing the crop.
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Ah, I see! You have another Viewer window open, don't you? If both viewers have the same zoom %, then the navigator rectangle contols both viewers identically when panning. ALso when you hold down the Shift key and pan in one of the viewers.
What's missing: Have both viewers in sync (linked) such that zoom level changes in the navigator or in one of the viewers apply to both viewers.
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Wouldn't the image server help you here? The client could then use their own device, or one you provided, without disturbing your work. 0 -
Or Capture Pilot? 0 -
I would say Capture Pilot would ideal for your purpose. 0 -
BeO wrote:
Not quite sure I understood your setup correctly. What do you see on your screen when the Viewer is on the clients screen?
There is a tool in C1 called Navigator which kind of controls the Viewer, do you know it? Not overly convenient but you can zoom to fit / zoom to 100% (via the 3 dots menu only) and move a rectangle representing the crop.
cheers
Yes that's correct, I have main screen with all the tools / adjustments / chronosync's, and a satellite screen with Viewer window just for photographer / client. I always offer an iPad but people prefer to see it large on a 24" screen while I flick through and rate images, so capture pilot is not an option.
There is never time to explain clients how to use certain software / devices and they tend to have very little willingness to do so. They only want to say yes/no to images. On the last shoot photographer has insisted not to use iPad's as the "big" client only needed to see the rated images that we had on the screen.BeO wrote:
What's missing: Have both viewers in sync (linked) such that zoom level changes in the navigator or in one of the viewers apply to both viewers.
Yes, that's what I'm after in this case!0 -
That makes totally sense to me. I suggest you file an enhancement request together with your explanation, I could imagine other pros would benefit from a viewer sync (and maybe browser sync) too.
No other idea from my side...
Cheers
BeO0 -
Check out Duet for iPad. Turns it into a basic extra screen.
You could 'screen mirror' the iPad and the client display and the iPad can be your personal reference.
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photoGrant wrote:
Check out Duet for iPad. Turns it into a basic extra screen.
You could 'screen mirror' the iPad and the client display and the iPad can be your personal reference.
Cheers
Hey Grant,
That's actually a really good idea, I have used Duet Display & other apps before but only when I had one main screen. Just wondering if you can choose which screens to mirror? I remember OSX settings being very simplistic, hopefully it doesn't just mirror ALL screens.
It would have to be...
Screen A - Eizo (main screen)
Screen B - Eizo (satelite photog / client screen)
Screen C - iPad (reference for Screen B)
Mirror B+C only
Hope you're well! Been a while since university huh, must admit I don't miss Blackpool!
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photoGrant wrote:
Check out Duet for iPad. Turns it into a basic extra screen.
You could 'screen mirror' the iPad and the client display and the iPad can be your personal reference.
Cheers
Hey Grant,
That's actually a really good idea, I have used Duet Display & other apps before but only when I had one main screen. Just wondering if you can choose which screens to mirror? I remember OSX settings being very simplistic, hopefully it doesn't just mirror ALL screens.
It would have to be...
Screen A - Eizo (main screen)
Screen B - Eizo (satelite photog / client screen)
Screen C - iPad (reference for Screen B)
Mirror B+C only
Hope you're well! Been a while since university huh, must admit I don't miss Blackpool!
Laimonas
Correct, you can pick which hero monitor you'd like to mirror.
Don't miss Blackpool all that much, either... Cheers bro!0
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