3 screens

Hey there,

Anyone know if FCP X supports 3 screens on the new Mac Pro? Been using Premiere Pro but looking to give FCP X 10.1 another try when my Mac Pro arrives but not sure if it supports 3 screens like I'm used to in PPro.

Hopefully someone will know.

Not sure what I'd do with three screens. But no, it only has dual monitor layout options.

I think it depends on the "hardware add-ons" like AJA or BMD.

-Andreas

Yes, it does. The HDMI out can be used as a full screen A/V output on the latest Retina MBP and Mac Pro on FCPX 10.1.x. Plus you can mirror any of those 3 screens to a fourth screen via AirPlay.

From the 10.1 manual:

View playback on an external monitor using HDMI
If you’re using Final Cut Pro 10.1 or later on a 4K-capable Mac with an HDMI port, you can play 4K or HD 1080 video on an external video monitor connected to the HDMI port.
For a list of compatible Mac computers, go to support.apple.com/kb/HT6057 .
1 Use an HDMI cable to connect the external (HDMI) video monitor to the HDMI port on your Mac,
and make sure the monitor is connected to power and turned on.
2 To configure the HDMI monitor, choose Apple menu > System Preferences, and click Displays.
3 In Displays preferences, set the HDMI monitor to be a secondary display.
4 Select Scaled, and in the list that appears, select 4096 x 2160, 3840 x 2160, 1080i, or 1080p.
Note: You may need to press the Option key while you click Scaled to see additional resolutions for the HDMI monitor.
5 To select the monitor in Final Cut Pro, choose Final Cut Pro > Preferences (or press Command- Comma), click Playback, and choose the HDMI monitor from the A/V Output pop-up menu.
6 In Final Cut Pro, choose Window > A/V Output.
The Viewer contents appear on the HDMI monitor. Viewer features (such as onscreen controls
and the title-safe and action-safe overlays) can be viewed only in Final Cut Pro. Note: Video and audio are synced at the video frame (not audio sample) level.

Soundwise wrote: Yes, it does. The HDMI out can be used as a full screen A/V output on the latest Retina MBP and Mac Pro on FCPX 10.1.x. Plus you can mirror any of those 3 screens to a fourth screen via AirPlay.

From the 10.1 manual:

View playback on an external monitor using HDMI
If you’re using Final Cut Pro 10.1 or later on a 4K-capable Mac with an HDMI port, you can play 4K or HD 1080 video on an external video monitor connected to the HDMI port.
For a list of compatible Mac computers, go to support.apple.com/kb/HT6057 .
1 Use an HDMI cable to connect the external (HDMI) video monitor to the HDMI port on your Mac,
and make sure the monitor is connected to power and turned on.
2 To configure the HDMI monitor, choose Apple menu > System Preferences, and click Displays.
3 In Displays preferences, set the HDMI monitor to be a secondary display.
4 Select Scaled, and in the list that appears, select 4096 x 2160, 3840 x 2160, 1080i, or 1080p.
Note: You may need to press the Option key while you click Scaled to see additional resolutions for the HDMI monitor.
5 To select the monitor in Final Cut Pro, choose Final Cut Pro > Preferences (or press Command- Comma), click Playback, and choose the HDMI monitor from the A/V Output pop-up menu.
6 In Final Cut Pro, choose Window > A/V Output.
The Viewer contents appear on the HDMI monitor. Viewer features (such as onscreen controls
and the title-safe and action-safe overlays) can be viewed only in Final Cut Pro. Note: Video and audio are synced at the video frame (not audio sample) level.

Thanks so much for this Soundwise. Great news! On PPro I use one screen for timeline, another for bins and the third for program so this is really good news. Thanks to everyone else for replying too.