External monitor "disappeared"

[hauker]

I have a multi-monitor setup and have use one of them as the player. I recently upgraded to version 23.07.29 and had to (as per usual) re-create my layout after the upgrade.

I don’t see the Settings > Player > External Monitor option anymore … does anyone know if it has moved (if so, where( or did something else happen to it? (or is it “just me” …?)

Thanks.

[brian]

External Monitor (two monitors)

What is your operating system? Windows 10 What is your Shotcut version (see Help > About Shotcut)? Shotcut version 23.06.14 Can you repeat the problem? If so, what are the steps? I cant use 2 monitors in Shotcut. In the last version of Shotcut, it´s was possible.

I can't use my second monitor using my GTX 1660

In the latest update (Shotcut version 23.05.07) I can’t use my second screen to edit. This thing don’t happened in older versions. Theres will be a update that allow us to use Nvidia Graphic cards?

Where did External Monitor go?

I have been using External Monitor as needed on Shotcut for years. Now that I have Shotcut 23.05.14, I cannot find the control for External Monitor. (On Shotcut 210215 appimage, I still have access to External Monitor.) [Screenshot_20230521_172738titled210215] [Screenshot_20230521_173139titled230514]

[hauker]

Hi Brian … here are the answers:

• Win 10
• Shotcut 23.07.29 (as stated in post)
• yes … problem is repeatable - in that the option simply isn’t there (see attached image)
  

-GPU: AMD Radeon RX 570

…okay, I may just have found the answer (looked, but didn’t see before):

Drawbacks and Limitations

• Settings > Player > External Monitor with a system monitor (not Blackmagic peripheral) is no longer available.

Is that it? - And is that a temporary bug, or permanent design decision? - If so (which would be sad), can you help me understand why? thanks a bunch

[shotcut]

That is it for now and we don’t know yet about the future. The reason why is already given by the parent section from which you read that. I haven’t been able to get it working anymore after the major changes. Maybe you or someone else can figure it out. Meanwhile, there are still options already explained in linked posts.

[hauker]

Thank you for letting me know.
I appreciate all the hard work that has gone into the development so far - I have used Shotcut for a while now and really love what it has to offer. (I was just curious with the change/loss of feature THAT handy if there was some logic behind it - I will reread the other posts in detail … and hope that it will eventually reapprear again … in the meantime, I will adjust my workflow accordingly). Thanks.