Comments on: Full Screen Video on Secondary Display

Question: Full Screen Video on Secondary Display

rossination — Sat, 18 Nov 2006 00:06:03 -0800

In OS X, is it possible to set up a video to play at full screen on a secondary display?

It seems like VLC should be set up to do this, but Googling gives me no answers. Basically, I'd like to be able to use my iBook to surf the web while watching movies on an attached monitor (I have the plugin installed so I can do more than just duplicate the display).

I'm certainly open to using other programs if necessary. The files are .avis, FWIW.

By: meta87

meta87 — Sat, 18 Nov 2006 00:45:27 -0800

What problems are you having? Make sure to start the video on the second screen or it won't show up. The shortcut Apple F will make the video fullscreen.

By: rossination

rossination — Sat, 18 Nov 2006 00:50:04 -0800

Oh. Silly me. I didn't realize that all I had to do was start it in the second screen. Thanks meta!

By: spaceman_spiff

spaceman_spiff — Sat, 18 Nov 2006 06:51:03 -0800

If you want the video screen to be on one display, and the controls on the other, you can set that in the Video menu.

By: b1tr0t

b1tr0t — Sat, 18 Nov 2006 09:36:42 -0800

You may also want to ensure that your menubar is set to the monitor that you aren't watching video on, otherwise the menubar will draw across the top of your video.

By: Mwongozi

Mwongozi — Sat, 18 Nov 2006 10:55:04 -0800

FWIW, if you have QuickTime Pro, you can get it to start a video full-screen on any arbitrary monitor, without having to drag the window there first.

Just choose "Present Movie" from the View menu, and you'll get a choice of monitors.

By: bcwinters

bcwinters — Sat, 18 Nov 2006 11:53:19 -0800

Since no one mentioned it specifically: in VLC, you do Video > Video Device > (whatever your 2nd monitor is called, probably Screen 2 or something like that), then Command-F to go full screen. Works like a charm.

By: kolophon

kolophon — Sat, 18 Nov 2006 12:30:56 -0800

thanks, i wanted to know that too.