2 monitors: I have 2 monitors, a 24" Eizo and an old 19" Acer. I can use dual monitors in Photoshop, the Eizo for a full screen picture image, the Acer for PS tools/menus etc. I would...

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I have 2 monitors, a 24" Eizo and an old 19" Acer.
I can use dual monitors in Photoshop, the Eizo for a full screen picture image, the Acer for PS tools/menus etc. I would like to do the same with Lightroom 4 but somehow can't, any ideas anyone.

bsprague Loc: Lacey, WA, USA

LR5 Menu Bar: Window > Secondary Display

stableflame

stableflame wrote:

I have 2 monitors, a 24" Eizo and an old 19" Acer.
I can use dual monitors in Photoshop, the Eizo for a full screen picture image, the Acer for PS tools/menus etc. I would like to do the same with Lightroom 4 but somehow can't, any ideas anyone.

Just to add, PS allows the tools to be used within the second monitor, LR4 doesn't seem to allow this; just to view the image. I need to pick the tools then pull them across to work on the second larger image.

bsprague Loc: Lacey, WA, USA

stableflame wrote:

Just to add, PS allows the tools to be used within the second monitor, LR4 doesn't seem to allow this; just to view the image. I need to pick the tools then pull them across to work on the second larger image.

Try using your graphics card driver to switch the assignment of the monitor roles.

stableflame

bsprague wrote:

Try using your graphics card driver to switch the assignment of the monitor roles.

Tried that.

bsprague Loc: Lacey, WA, USA

stableflame wrote:

Tried that.

I'm out of ideas then.

singleviking Loc: Lake Sebu Eco Park, Philippines

stableflame wrote:

Tried that.

Have you tried calling ASUS SUPPORT for assistance? The ASUS G75 laptop uses the INTEL i7 CPU and nVidea graphics drivers and chipset integrated into the motherboard and either 2 or 3 Gig of DDR VRAM. ASUS may have optional drivers to implement dual monitor applications such as this. Split screen and multiple monitor operation is possible using AMD's RADION graphics system when sufficient VRAM is present however and the WINDOWS7 and 8 OS has multiple monitor usage already built into the OS.

However, the importing of tools and libraries from one screen to the other might be problematic and consultation with the specific application/program support organization may be required for full implementation.

You also might try asking for assistance on the ASUS ROG FORUM as multiple monitor usage is common place with new gaming applications where dual, triple and quad monitors are implemented.

Jollypapa Loc: Scotland

The lady has the answer

http://tv.adobe.com/watch/the-complete-picture-with-julieanne-kost/using-a-secondary-display/

bsprague Loc: Lacey, WA, USA

singleviking wrote:

Have you tried calling ASUS SUPPORT for assistance... (show quote)

singleviking,

I have it working on my ASUS GW75. It is stableflame, the, OP that is having the difficulty and he/she has a different computer.

Picdude Loc: Ohio

stableflame wrote:

I have 2 monitors, a 24" Eizo and an old 19" Acer.
I can use dual monitors in Photoshop, the Eizo for a full screen picture image, the Acer for PS tools/menus etc. I would like to do the same with Lightroom 4 but somehow can't, any ideas anyone.

Jollypapa wrote:

The lady has the answer

http://tv.adobe.com/watch/the-complete-picture-with-julieanne-kost/using-a-secondary-display/

The three things that are going to affect this capability are, of course, your operating system, your video hardware capabilities, and what the software will actually allow you to do. If your computer is relatively up-to-date then the OS and video hardware are probably not an issue. The link that Jollypapa sent seems to pretty well demonstrate exactly what dual-screen capabilities the Lightroom software will support. It looks like it could be a pretty useful set-up, but it also appears to work differently than the dual-monitor set-up supported by Photoshop CS. If you are looking for Lightroom to have the same characteristics as Photoshop, it looks as if you may be disappointed.

singleviking Loc: Lake Sebu Eco Park, Philippines

bsprague wrote:

singleviking,

I have it working on my ASUS GW75. It is stableflame, the, OP that is having the difficulty and he/she has a different computer.

The OP needs to tell what type of machine they own. Seems too much info is left out for any real evaluation or suggestion on solution other than program accessible usage. When implementing LR and PS with the standard Intel integrated graphics package in dual monitor mode, massive amounts of RAM are stolen from the system by the graphics, thereby limiting speed and capabilities. RAM SIZE and SPEED are imperative for LR and PS to function properly.

stableflame

singleviking wrote:

The OP needs to tell what type of machine they own. Seems too much info is left out for any real evaluation or suggestion on solution other than program accessible usage. When implementing LR and PS with the standard Intel integrated graphics package in dual monitor mode, massive amounts of RAM are stolen from the system by the graphics, thereby limiting speed and capabilities. RAM SIZE and SPEED are imperative for LR and PS to function properly.

Thanks for your responses people, very helpful, it has become clear that you cannot use the 'develop' module tools on the second screen in LR, thanks again.

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