[MacDV] Re: Video glitch on G5 w/ 9800 video

[James Asherman]

On Wednesday, December 3, 2003, at 09:35  PM, James Asherman wrote:

>
> On Wednesday, December 3, 2003, at 05:38  PM, Gary Fujihara wrote:
>
>> This anomaly only happens on my 23" external display (the main and 
>> only computer
>> display).  I don't know about my video monitor output, as I turn this 
>> on only after I have
>> booted up and about to fire up FCP.  Hmmmm, the video monitor output 
>> is fed by
>> firewire (through FCP software), and so is not driven by the 9800 
>> video card (but could
>> be accessing common memory space?).
>>
>> Fujmon
>>
>
> So then, you MUS be using some kind of firewire to vide monitor 
> converter and That is tuned to your 23" cinema displyy ?
>  OY. I would think it wouldn't show anything unless FCP or iMovie were 
> on.
> What does it show fter a boot?
>  Are you saying that you have to start FCP twice and boot twice?
> Have you tried using the 23 as your main monitor and then plugging a 
> video monitor of a more regular kind into that firewire converter? Or 
> running a dual desktop with the canvas in one window?
>  Can we even do that? Sometimes I just don't know.
> Jim
>

Obviously I can't even read staright, much less type. Game over. Day's 
end.
Sorry. last thought   Does the 9800 have it's own control panel?
Jim