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Activating and Deactivating the Client Monitor Display
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If you do not have a Client monitor connected, you can still view the video through the camera
eyepiece or through a monitor attached to a deck when outputting to an external camera or deck.
For details on playing video to a DV device, see “Playing Back to a DV Device” on page 514.
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When you display video through an external monitor, you might see less responsiveness during
certain system functions, such as scrub, single-frame play, effect editing, and effect preview.
Video and audio might appear to be out of sync when you have a DV device and a Client monitor
attached to your system. The system, however, is functioning normally. For more information, see
“Audio and Video Sync Issues” in the Help.
If you are using the Play Length Toggle button to limit the length of the material in the Timeline,
the Play button is highlighted in white. You should check the color of the Play button, and if
necessary turn off the Play Length function, before an important play and review session, such as
when you want to play the entire sequence to the Client monitor. For more information on the
Play Length function, see “Playing a Limited Duration of a Sequence” on page 607.
Activating and Deactivating the
Client Monitor Display
If your Avid editing system has an Avid input/output hardware device attached and active, you
can activate or deactivate the display in your Client monitor at any time. When the display is
inactive, video is not visible in the Client monitor for either playback or scrubbing. Audio
playback is not affected by deactivating the Client monitor.
Deactivating the Client monitor might be useful, for example, when you are screening material
for clients and you want to make an editing change. You can deactivate the Client monitor
display so that the client does not see your editing work while it is in progress, then activate the
display to show the finished edit.
The status of the Client monitor display does not persist between working sessions on your Avid
editing application. The Client monitor display is always active when you first start your
application.
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You cannot activate or deactivate the Client monitor display if you are using your Avid editing
application in software-only mode. If you do not have an Avid input/output hardware device
attached to your system, the Toggle Client Monitor button has a gray monitor icon and is
disabled. Clicking the button has no effect.
To enable or disable Client monitor display:
t Click the Toggle Client Monitor button in the Timeline bottom toolbar.