To access the control panel of your video card: On Windows, display settings can be changed and configured from the control panel of your video card. Setting up a Secondary Display on Windows
Scroll to the bottom of this article for information on how to set up Serato Video with a Mac. Mac computers are now configured to extend windows onto the secondary display. Click the Detect Displays button to detect your monitor.Recheck your monitor connections and power supply.If you find that the window arrangement is backwards, (Your desktop is displayed on your secondary display) drag and drop the small menu bar onto the top of the other window (indicated above by the red arrow). Uncheck Mirror Displays (this is important or else you will end up duplicating your Serato screen onto your secondary screen).If not, open System Preferences and choose Displays:Īfter choosing the appropriate resolution for each of your displays in the Display Tab, set your additional display to the extended desktop/dual view mode: After connecting your monitor, this window is usually automatically opened.
Setting up a Secondary display on Mac OSX (Macbook Pro with an NVIDIA graphics card)Īll display preferences on Mac OSX are accessed from " Displays" in the hardware area of System Preferences. The second part explains how to go about the same process using Windows, with both NVIDIA and ATI graphics cards. The first part explains how to set up a display using Mac OSX with an NVIDIA graphics card. In an attempt to simplify, this article is in two parts, covering three different popular graphics card and OS configurations. Change your display to extended desktop / dual view mode.If you are unsure of what the correct resolution setting should be, check your computer and display documentation. The default values are usually the best, however you may like to experiment with different values until you find a setting that suits your display best. Choose the resolution of your display.Across all systems, the following steps will be the same:
Although there are a range of different graphics card and computer configurations, setting up a display for use with Serato Video is relatively straight forward. Serato Video is specifically designed to output to a secondary display connected to your computer.