How to use VLC to display video on multiple displays
I have 2 displays and would like to play the video on both without changing my windows display settings.
I have attempted to use the "Wallpaper Mode" however It does not work. I have VLC set to display the video on the second display via the wallpaper mode but all i get is the windows desktop background.
System Specifications:
Windows 7 Ultimate x64
Core i7 870
8 GB DDR3
ATI Radeon HD 4800 - 1xDVI + 1xHDMI
multiple-monitors vlc-media-player
asked Mar 7 '12 at 23:51
BradBrad
111
add a comment |
I have 2 displays and would like to play the video on both without changing my windows display settings.
I have attempted to use the "Wallpaper Mode" however It does not work. I have VLC set to display the video on the second display via the wallpaper mode but all i get is the windows desktop background.
System Specifications:
Windows 7 Ultimate x64
Core i7 870
8 GB DDR3
ATI Radeon HD 4800 - 1xDVI + 1xHDMI
multiple-monitors vlc-media-player
asked Mar 7 '12 at 23:51
BradBrad
111
Your graphics card is too old for Eyefinity which leaves you to spanning your desktop. You could also look into multimonitor tools like multimon. This would allow you to have an extra button at the top of your windows and then one click to span across all monitors.
– kobaltz
Mar 8 '12 at 1:34
I'm not sure of an easy way to do it on windows. On the linux side you can just get the titlebar/statusbar height and resize the window programatically to whatever size you want(eg the size of the status and title-bars bigger than the combined desktop size). I love having access to all APIs.
– RobotHumans
Mar 8 '12 at 7:23
Do you want to span the video over two displays or play it on two displays simultaneously?
– gronostaj
Mar 16 '13 at 21:46
add a comment |
I have 2 displays and would like to play the video on both without changing my windows display settings.
I have attempted to use the "Wallpaper Mode" however It does not work. I have VLC set to display the video on the second display via the wallpaper mode but all i get is the windows desktop background.
System Specifications:
Windows 7 Ultimate x64
Core i7 870
8 GB DDR3
ATI Radeon HD 4800 - 1xDVI + 1xHDMI
multiple-monitors vlc-media-player
asked Mar 7 '12 at 23:51
BradBrad
111
I have 2 displays and would like to play the video on both without changing my windows display settings.
I have attempted to use the "Wallpaper Mode" however It does not work. I have VLC set to display the video on the second display via the wallpaper mode but all i get is the windows desktop background.
System Specifications:
Windows 7 Ultimate x64
Core i7 870
8 GB DDR3
ATI Radeon HD 4800 - 1xDVI + 1xHDMI
multiple-monitors vlc-media-player
multiple-monitors vlc-media-player
asked Mar 7 '12 at 23:51
BradBrad
111
asked Mar 7 '12 at 23:51
BradBrad
111
asked Mar 7 '12 at 23:51
BradBrad
111
asked Mar 7 '12 at 23:51
BradBrad
111
asked Mar 7 '12 at 23:51
BradBrad
111
111
Your graphics card is too old for Eyefinity which leaves you to spanning your desktop. You could also look into multimonitor tools like multimon. This would allow you to have an extra button at the top of your windows and then one click to span across all monitors.
– kobaltz
Mar 8 '12 at 1:34
I'm not sure of an easy way to do it on windows. On the linux side you can just get the titlebar/statusbar height and resize the window programatically to whatever size you want(eg the size of the status and title-bars bigger than the combined desktop size). I love having access to all APIs.
– RobotHumans
Mar 8 '12 at 7:23
Do you want to span the video over two displays or play it on two displays simultaneously?
– gronostaj
Mar 16 '13 at 21:46
add a comment |
Your graphics card is too old for Eyefinity which leaves you to spanning your desktop. You could also look into multimonitor tools like multimon. This would allow you to have an extra button at the top of your windows and then one click to span across all monitors.
– kobaltz
Mar 8 '12 at 1:34
I'm not sure of an easy way to do it on windows. On the linux side you can just get the titlebar/statusbar height and resize the window programatically to whatever size you want(eg the size of the status and title-bars bigger than the combined desktop size). I love having access to all APIs.
– RobotHumans
Mar 8 '12 at 7:23
Do you want to span the video over two displays or play it on two displays simultaneously?
– gronostaj
Mar 16 '13 at 21:46
Your graphics card is too old for Eyefinity which leaves you to spanning your desktop. You could also look into multimonitor tools like multimon. This would allow you to have an extra button at the top of your windows and then one click to span across all monitors.
– kobaltz
Mar 8 '12 at 1:34
Your graphics card is too old for Eyefinity which leaves you to spanning your desktop. You could also look into multimonitor tools like multimon. This would allow you to have an extra button at the top of your windows and then one click to span across all monitors.
– kobaltz
Mar 8 '12 at 1:34
I'm not sure of an easy way to do it on windows. On the linux side you can just get the titlebar/statusbar height and resize the window programatically to whatever size you want(eg the size of the status and title-bars bigger than the combined desktop size). I love having access to all APIs.
– RobotHumans
Mar 8 '12 at 7:23
I'm not sure of an easy way to do it on windows. On the linux side you can just get the titlebar/statusbar height and resize the window programatically to whatever size you want(eg the size of the status and title-bars bigger than the combined desktop size). I love having access to all APIs.
– RobotHumans
Mar 8 '12 at 7:23
Do you want to span the video over two displays or play it on two displays simultaneously?
– gronostaj
Mar 16 '13 at 21:46
Do you want to span the video over two displays or play it on two displays simultaneously?
– gronostaj
Mar 16 '13 at 21:46
add a comment |
1 Answer
1
active
oldest
votes
You need this video mode:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multi-monitor#Span_or_extended_desktop_mode
It might involve downgrading drivers, using patched drivers, or patching them yourself with Mobility Modder to allow that mode.
Cat 11.8 is oldest for your video card.
answered Mar 8 '12 at 0:26
ZaBZaB
2,3371115
add a comment |
Your Answer
StackExchange.ready(function() {
var channelOptions = {
tags: "".split(" "),
id: "3"
};
initTagRenderer("".split(" "), "".split(" "), channelOptions);
StackExchange.using("externalEditor", function() {
// Have to fire editor after snippets, if snippets enabled
if (StackExchange.settings.snippets.snippetsEnabled) {
StackExchange.using("snippets", function() {
createEditor();
});
}
else {
createEditor();
}
});
function createEditor() {
StackExchange.prepareEditor({
heartbeatType: 'answer',
autoActivateHeartbeat: false,
convertImagesToLinks: true,
noModals: true,
showLowRepImageUploadWarning: true,
reputationToPostImages: 10,
bindNavPrevention: true,
postfix: "",
imageUploader: {
brandingHtml: "Powered by u003ca class="icon-imgur-white" href="https://imgur.com/"u003eu003c/au003e",
contentPolicyHtml: "User contributions licensed under u003ca href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/"u003ecc by-sa 3.0 with attribution requiredu003c/au003e u003ca href="https://stackoverflow.com/legal/content-policy"u003e(content policy)u003c/au003e",
allowUrls: true
},
onDemand: true,
discardSelector: ".discard-answer"
,immediatelyShowMarkdownHelp:true
});
}
});
Sign up or log in
StackExchange.ready(function () {
StackExchange.helpers.onClickDraftSave('#login-link');
});
Sign up using Google
Sign up using Facebook
Sign up using Email and Password
Post as a guest
Required, but never shown
StackExchange.ready(
function () {
StackExchange.openid.initPostLogin('.new-post-login', 'https%3a%2f%2fsuperuser.com%2fquestions%2f398213%2fhow-to-use-vlc-to-display-video-on-multiple-displays%23new-answer', 'question_page');
}
);
Post as a guest
Required, but never shown
1 Answer
1
active
oldest
votes
1 Answer
1
active
oldest
votes
active
oldest
votes
active
oldest
votes
You need this video mode:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multi-monitor#Span_or_extended_desktop_mode
It might involve downgrading drivers, using patched drivers, or patching them yourself with Mobility Modder to allow that mode.
Cat 11.8 is oldest for your video card.
answered Mar 8 '12 at 0:26
ZaBZaB
2,3371115
add a comment |
You need this video mode:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multi-monitor#Span_or_extended_desktop_mode
It might involve downgrading drivers, using patched drivers, or patching them yourself with Mobility Modder to allow that mode.
Cat 11.8 is oldest for your video card.
answered Mar 8 '12 at 0:26
ZaBZaB
2,3371115
add a comment |
You need this video mode:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multi-monitor#Span_or_extended_desktop_mode
It might involve downgrading drivers, using patched drivers, or patching them yourself with Mobility Modder to allow that mode.
Cat 11.8 is oldest for your video card.
answered Mar 8 '12 at 0:26
ZaBZaB
2,3371115
You need this video mode:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multi-monitor#Span_or_extended_desktop_mode
It might involve downgrading drivers, using patched drivers, or patching them yourself with Mobility Modder to allow that mode.
Cat 11.8 is oldest for your video card.
answered Mar 8 '12 at 0:26
ZaBZaB
2,3371115
answered Mar 8 '12 at 0:26
ZaBZaB
2,3371115
answered Mar 8 '12 at 0:26
ZaBZaB
2,3371115
answered Mar 8 '12 at 0:26
ZaBZaB
2,3371115
2,3371115
add a comment |
add a comment |
Thanks for contributing an answer to Super User!
- Please be sure to answer the question. Provide details and share your research!
But avoid …
- Asking for help, clarification, or responding to other answers.
- Making statements based on opinion; back them up with references or personal experience.
To learn more, see our tips on writing great answers.
Sign up or log in
StackExchange.ready(function () {
StackExchange.helpers.onClickDraftSave('#login-link');
});
Sign up using Google
Sign up using Facebook
Sign up using Email and Password
Post as a guest
Required, but never shown
StackExchange.ready(
function () {
StackExchange.openid.initPostLogin('.new-post-login', 'https%3a%2f%2fsuperuser.com%2fquestions%2f398213%2fhow-to-use-vlc-to-display-video-on-multiple-displays%23new-answer', 'question_page');
}
);
Post as a guest
Required, but never shown
Sign up or log in
StackExchange.ready(function () {
StackExchange.helpers.onClickDraftSave('#login-link');
});
Sign up using Google
Sign up using Facebook
Sign up using Email and Password
Post as a guest
Required, but never shown
Sign up or log in
StackExchange.ready(function () {
StackExchange.helpers.onClickDraftSave('#login-link');
});
Sign up using Google
Sign up using Facebook
Sign up using Email and Password
Post as a guest
Required, but never shown
Sign up or log in
StackExchange.ready(function () {
StackExchange.helpers.onClickDraftSave('#login-link');
});
Sign up using Google
Sign up using Facebook
Sign up using Email and Password
Sign up using Google
Sign up using Facebook
Sign up using Email and Password
Post as a guest
Required, but never shown
Required, but never shown
Required, but never shown
Required, but never shown
Required, but never shown
Required, but never shown
Required, but never shown
Required, but never shown
Required, but never shown
Your graphics card is too old for Eyefinity which leaves you to spanning your desktop. You could also look into multimonitor tools like multimon. This would allow you to have an extra button at the top of your windows and then one click to span across all monitors.
– kobaltz
Mar 8 '12 at 1:34
I'm not sure of an easy way to do it on windows. On the linux side you can just get the titlebar/statusbar height and resize the window programatically to whatever size you want(eg the size of the status and title-bars bigger than the combined desktop size). I love having access to all APIs.
– RobotHumans
Mar 8 '12 at 7:23
Do you want to span the video over two displays or play it on two displays simultaneously?
– gronostaj
Mar 16 '13 at 21:46