MP fullscreen on secondary display using ATI AIW 2006?

odyssey06 · 2006-11-20, 09:42

I searched the forum, but I wasn't able to get a definitive answer on this.

I have an ATI AIW 2006. In ATI's Catalyst Control Center, I can set my secondary display (another LCD) to extended desktop. Then under Video/Theater Mode, I can set the secondary display to show full screen movie playback.

Using any other media player (PowerDVD, VLC, Media Player), when I play a video, I have windowed playback on the primary display, and fullscreen playback on the secondary display. With MP I can only get movie playback on the primary display, and blank screen on the secondary display. I want movie playback on both screens, so dragging the window over won't work.

Any assistance would be greatly appreciated!!

mPod · 2006-11-20, 10:01

To make this possible you need the old overlay mode. That mode is not available anymore in MediaPortal. So there is no way to use this way of overlay cloning like ATI and nVidia still offer in their current drivers with MediaPortal.

odyssey06 · 2006-11-20, 10:35

Thank you. I would like to use MP in a dual display automotive environment, where the primary display would retain control of the apps, including MP, and the secondary display would just display movies. Is there anyway to do that with MP?

Nightmare77 · 2006-11-20, 12:35

only way i can think of would as you said have MP on the main screen then perhaps have a 3rd party app output to a secondary screen for movies , but have it use overlay so it works for you on the secondary screen

Dal · 2006-12-30, 23:54

Quote:

Originally Posted by mPod

To make this possible you need the old overlay mode. That mode is not available anymore in MediaPortal. So there is no way to use this way of overlay cloning like ATI and nVidia still offer in their current drivers with MediaPortal.

I don't know so much how these things work, but why oh why is that mode not available anymore? It worked perfect when it was like that, and I have missed it ever since.
I am after exactly the same functionality that the OP is after.

I have an additional problem though, I cannot manage to get MP to start in full screen mode at all now, even when I drag the MP screen over to my TV and press Alt+Enter only my PC monitor goes full screen

2006-11-20, 09:42	#1 (permalink)
odyssey06 Portal User Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 4 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	MP fullscreen on secondary display using ATI AIW 2006? I searched the forum, but I wasn't able to get a definitive answer on this. I have an ATI AIW 2006. In ATI's Catalyst Control Center, I can set my secondary display (another LCD) to extended desktop. Then under Video/Theater Mode, I can set the secondary display to show full screen movie playback. Using any other media player (PowerDVD, VLC, Media Player), when I play a video, I have windowed playback on the primary display, and fullscreen playback on the secondary display. With MP I can only get movie playback on the primary display, and blank screen on the secondary display. I want movie playback on both screens, so dragging the window over won't work. Any assistance would be greatly appreciated!!

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mPod Retired Team Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Berlin Age: 34 Posts: 2,086 Thanks: 0 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts Country: My System	To make this possible you need the old overlay mode. That mode is not available anymore in MediaPortal. So there is no way to use this way of overlay cloning like ATI and nVidia still offer in their current drivers with MediaPortal. __________________ Bad news from the stars... We cannot give any support without a properly filled support template and a full mediaportal.log pasted here. Before you ask...

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2006-11-20, 10:35	#3 (permalink)
odyssey06 Portal User Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 4 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Thank you. I would like to use MP in a dual display automotive environment, where the primary display would retain control of the apps, including MP, and the secondary display would just display movies. Is there anyway to do that with MP?

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Nightmare77 Portal Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Canberra Age: 29 Posts: 520 Thanks: 2 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post Country: My System	only way i can think of would as you said have MP on the main screen then perhaps have a 3rd party app output to a secondary screen for movies , but have it use overlay so it works for you on the secondary screen