Broadcast Monitor

The broadcast monitor outputs a complete image or selected viewport. View output in different contexts, to suit multiple types of workflow.

(a) Broadcast Monitor box (b) Broadcast Selection box

Broadcast Monitor box: Select the output device used by the broadcast monitor, or turn it off.

In Smoke on Mac, you can use as a broadcast monitor either a broadcast monitor connected to the AJA video card, or a graphics monitor connected to the secondary DVI port on the graphics card.

Select:	To:
AJA Output	Use the broadcast connected to the AJA video card as the broadcast monitor.
DVI Output	Use the graphics monitor connected to the secondary DVI port on the graphics card as the broadcast monitor.
Off	Not use any broadcast monitor.

Broadcast Selection box: Select what to preview on your broadcast monitor.

Select:	To display:
Show Selected Item	The proxy or full-resolution version of the selected clip.
Screen Grab	The contents of a selected image viewport or the Player.

Always Send Grab Area button: Enable to display the Player or viewport. This button is active when the Screen Grab option is selected.
Scale Clip To Fit Monitor button: Enable to resize the clip to fit the broadcast monitor. This button is active when the Show Selected Item option is selected.
Use Ratio button: Enable to maintain the original proportions of the clip. Disable to use the monitor ratio. This button is active when the Show Selected Item option is selected.

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