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DVD across multiple screens
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Nov 6, 2003, 10:58 PM
 
Hi all,

Just wondering if anyone knows about presenting a DVD or any other application for that matter across multiple screens. Can this be done in software (I have quad head machines) or is a hardware solution involved?

Thanks in advance

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Nov 7, 2003, 08:01 AM
 
Apple DVD Player won't let you span the window across screens. Other apps (generally) will let you do that, no problem.

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Nov 7, 2003, 09:52 AM
 
VLC for one, it let's you choose screen.

not sure about MPlayer OS X 2 though
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Nov 8, 2003, 12:32 AM
 
Thanks Guys,

Sarc, do you know how this is done in VLC?

I have had a look through the options and haven't been able to find where it is.

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Nov 8, 2003, 06:01 AM
 
There's no option, if I read your question right, and you have 4 monitors, simply drag the window to the top left corner of the top left monitor and resize it (bottom right corner) tot the bottom right corner of the bottom right screen.
     
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Nov 8, 2003, 06:24 AM
 
Thanks for the reply guys...

Havn't had any luck with that approach....

I have three screens side by side and when i drag (as mentioned above) across the three screens, I get a narrow band of picture on my middle screen that plays the dvd and the rest is black....

that is with 0.62 anyway...

Has anyone tried this sucessfully?

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Nov 8, 2003, 06:29 AM
 
I've never played a DVD with VLC but I've played countless divx and I've never had a problem with spanning my two screens, or moving the video window between them while playing etc. Thats strange.
     
   
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