Dual Screens

[csparks76]

I use dual projectors for my powerpoint (from one computer) so that both sides of the congregation can see it well. However, before church (during announcements) I would like to have something different on both screens (i.e. powerpoint running on one side and music video on the other). Is this a possibility with one computer?

[[Admin] osborn4]

You'd need another video output from your computer to send the alternate content. And some sort of switch for the 2nd projector to switch between the music video feed and the powerpoint feed.

[petereit]

Or you could use a Dual Head 2 Go. Configure your PowerPoint output to take up one half of the output screen and your video player to take up the other half. But you'd need to have a powerful computer and a beefy video card to be able to run the video smoothly.

[[Admin] osborn4]

Would powerpoint use just 1/2 of a screen? Or would that be a function of some DH2G software?

Sorry, I've not used a DH2G, just read some about them. Thanks.

[petereit]

Now that I think about it, I'm pretty sure PowerPoint would try to take over the whole screen. It would still be technically possible by pasting your video on one side of a PowerPoint slide and use timing to display/hide your "slides" on the other half, but putting it together would definitely not be for the faint of heart.

We're all Mac, so I can't quite relate, but if I were limited to one computer and wanted two different displays, I would create two seperate video loops that were the same length, then paste them up as one double-wide video in Final Cut Pro.

[csparks76]

Wow....That's sounds a little more complicated than my abilities can handle But thanks for the advice

[gower2352]

What about a secondary software like MediaShout or something to do dual screen.

[ALB1]

I'm new to this and so NOT a techie...do I need to buy software to get a better presentation? Using Powerpoint, seems to be very amateurish to me...I need (I think) dual screens; thought I needed a new laptop, got one with Vista (someone told me that I needed it) and still cannot figure out how to do it!...so every Sunday, I sit there cringing as I scroll thru the presentation to get to the screen that I want to display...

[collinong]

Originally Posted by ALB1

I'm new to this and so NOT a techie...do I need to buy software to get a better presentation? Using Powerpoint, seems to be very amateurish to me...I need (I think) dual screens; thought I needed a new laptop, got one with Vista (someone told me that I needed it) and still cannot figure out how to do it!...so every Sunday, I sit there cringing as I scroll thru the presentation to get to the screen that I want to display...

I know this is an old question, but for future readers, what you want to do is go to the monitor/display control panel and change the setting for the external (projector) display to "Extend windows desktop to this display" (or similar). Then PowerPoint should show a control screen on the laptop's internal screen and the presentation on the projector.

[collinong]

i also found this extension to powerpoint that allows many additional options like multiple separate presentations going to separate outputs and much more. have not tried it yet but it sounds very nice.

http://officeone.mvps.org/powershow/powershow.html

[ALB1]

Thanks for your replies...

[loudog212]

Did anyone ever mess with this a little more? before i go and get a usb video card i'm trying to figure out if i can run 2 presentations outputting to separate video cards. I have a laptop that runs on presentation on the vga output and i would like to run a different presentation on the usb/vga adapter.

does power point support this or would i need the 3rd party software listed above?