WpgCameraMan
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My editing desk is pretty much where I spend most of my day, but it's uncluttered with the usual items. I have another very small office where I do the books and such.
Up until 2 months ago, I was using Windows 7 on my surfing computer, and XP on my CS4 NLE. A Dell 24", keyboard and mouse were hooked up to a KVM between systems. I've now switched to CS5 and Windows 7, added two more monitors (FullHD program monitor and an extended desktop for NLE).
Using my older PS/2+VGA TrendNet KVM, when I switched back to the NLE, it would disconnect from my added screens, screw up my workspace. It's a thing Win7 does, always looking for new hardware but also reacting when you disconnect something. At some point I'll have to get a compatible KVM..
My work-around is using Remote Desktop. My surfing box is on most of the day, and I need to refer to it often for email, but resetting my screens all the time is a pain in the butt. So when I turn the NLE on, I switch the KVM to that system, when it's booted, access the surfing PC with Remote Desktop, and voila, I can check my email, surf, and still have full use of the NLE and it's resources. Playing higher quality web videos is a bit jerky, I'm probably bogging the surfing PC down, trying to encode on the fly like that (Intel Dual Atom 1.6ghz vs. Phenom II Quad 3ghz+GTX460).
Anyways, Remote Desktop ... it's a viable fix to a problem with Windows 7 (but marketed as a feature).
Up until 2 months ago, I was using Windows 7 on my surfing computer, and XP on my CS4 NLE. A Dell 24", keyboard and mouse were hooked up to a KVM between systems. I've now switched to CS5 and Windows 7, added two more monitors (FullHD program monitor and an extended desktop for NLE).
Using my older PS/2+VGA TrendNet KVM, when I switched back to the NLE, it would disconnect from my added screens, screw up my workspace. It's a thing Win7 does, always looking for new hardware but also reacting when you disconnect something. At some point I'll have to get a compatible KVM..
My work-around is using Remote Desktop. My surfing box is on most of the day, and I need to refer to it often for email, but resetting my screens all the time is a pain in the butt. So when I turn the NLE on, I switch the KVM to that system, when it's booted, access the surfing PC with Remote Desktop, and voila, I can check my email, surf, and still have full use of the NLE and it's resources. Playing higher quality web videos is a bit jerky, I'm probably bogging the surfing PC down, trying to encode on the fly like that (Intel Dual Atom 1.6ghz vs. Phenom II Quad 3ghz+GTX460).
Anyways, Remote Desktop ... it's a viable fix to a problem with Windows 7 (but marketed as a feature).
