Fighting over the monitor at DVinfo.net

Steven Davis · July 17th, 2007, 07:01 PM

Here's what Vegas does. I'm editing along just fine in Vegas, using my monitor via firewire, I open DVDA to burn a DVD, instantly, DVDA takes over my monitor with a blue screen, I guess DVDA production screen. So my question, is Vegas just getting confused?

Cary Lee · July 20th, 2007, 11:42 AM

How many monitors is in your setup? I have 3 monitors and sometimes the application jumps to the third monitor and comes across all three screens and I only see the middle or far right side of the window which is blue. But I just tried your problem on my deck and have no problems with both programs running. You might have to reinstall DVDA to see if it solves the problem.

Steven Davis · July 20th, 2007, 12:06 PM

Via Firewire, I only have the one production monitor setup. For instance; if I am editing using the production monitor via firewire, and I open DVDA to burn a dvd, DVDA will take over the production monitor preview and not give it back to Vegas until I close DVDA. It's odd, and annoying. This doesn't affect my pc preview at all.

Mike Kujbida · July 20th, 2007, 11:13 PM

Steven, I stand to be corrected but, as I recall, if you de-select the "close media files when not the active application" box in Vegas (Options - Preferences - General), this should allow Vegas to remain active when you launch DVDA while Vegas is still running.
The other thing to try is disabling the external preview function in DVDA.

July 17th, 2007, 07:01 PM	#1
Steven Davis Inner Circle Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Richmond, VA Posts: 3,065	Fighting over the monitor Here's what Vegas does. I'm editing along just fine in Vegas, using my monitor via firewire, I open DVDA to burn a DVD, instantly, DVDA takes over my monitor with a blue screen, I guess DVDA production screen. So my question, is Vegas just getting confused? __________________ What happens if I push the 'Red' button?

July 20th, 2007, 11:42 AM	#2
Cary Lee Regular Crew Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Hollywood USA Posts: 128	How many monitors is in your setup? I have 3 monitors and sometimes the application jumps to the third monitor and comes across all three screens and I only see the middle or far right side of the window which is blue. But I just tried your problem on my deck and have no problems with both programs running. You might have to reinstall DVDA to see if it solves the problem. __________________ Canon XHA1, SGpro,Flip,FF, RR Mattebox, Nebtek V-R70p-HDA with Canon, Nikkor Primes 24mm f2.8, 28mm f2.8, 35mm f2.0, 50mm f1.4, 85mm f1.4, 105mm f1.8, 135mm f2.0, and 300mm f4.0.

July 20th, 2007, 12:06 PM	#3
Steven Davis Inner Circle Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Richmond, VA Posts: 3,065	Thanks for the reply Via Firewire, I only have the one production monitor setup. For instance; if I am editing using the production monitor via firewire, and I open DVDA to burn a dvd, DVDA will take over the production monitor preview and not give it back to Vegas until I close DVDA. It's odd, and annoying. This doesn't affect my pc preview at all. __________________ What happens if I push the 'Red' button?

July 20th, 2007, 11:13 PM	#4
Mike Kujbida Inner Circle Join Date: May 2005 Location: Windsor, ON Canada Posts: 2,770	Steven, I stand to be corrected but, as I recall, if you de-select the "close media files when not the active application" box in Vegas (Options - Preferences - General), this should allow Vegas to remain active when you launch DVDA while Vegas is still running. The other thing to try is disabling the external preview function in DVDA.