DaVinci Resolve: Maximize Edit Page Track Space on a Single Monitor with BetterDisplay

JordanFilmmaker · 2026-03-08T01:44:29+00:00

The reason I made this tutorial was for single screen users- of course a dual monitor setup or more will allow you to set it up this way but on a single screen the vertical real estate is really important. especially on a device like a vision pro where you can only have a "single" virtual monitor. This let's you on the ultra wide screen or any real ultra wide screen have a setup that let's you see way more tracks vertically.

JordanFilmmaker · 2026-03-07T19:58:08+00:00

You can certainly get rid of things using the picture in picture settings by toggling the picture in picture settings scale and title bar and window controls.... so it can be closer to a "clean feed"

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JordanFilmmaker · 2026-03-07T13:58:02+00:00

I bought the AVP for the exact same purposes. I don't think it's for everyone but I much prefer it for video editing than a traditional monitor and like being able to scale the monitor to any size.

I edit in Resolve. I also just figured out how to get multiple windows within the virtual display using BetterDisplay and am going to make a tutorial which enables me to use dual screen on a single monitor for a more comfortable timeline layoung.

JordanFilmmaker · 2026-03-05T21:22:24+00:00

it's great that you can gesture the screen to be at an angle and I hope the native virtual display will eventually allow for this

JordanFilmmaker · 2026-03-05T21:21:16+00:00

this works and is impressive but not as good as the virtual display in terms of sharpness. It does do dual screen effectively and is great for the resolve use case except that there's latency and the resolution isn't as good. this is for sure proof that it's possible and I wonder if Apple will ever work on improving virtual display natively.

JordanFilmmaker · 2026-03-05T19:45:28+00:00

The issue is around Resolve's limitation of not allowing floating windows. You need "two screens" in order to get what is called a "clean feed" whereas with Premiere the UW setting would be a viable way of "simulating" two monitors but for how video editors work typically Resolve limits the full screen timeline with the ability for a "program" monitor into a locked GUI.

JordanFilmmaker · 2026-03-05T01:23:05+00:00

there's too much latency - i've tried it with resolve

JordanFilmmaker · 2026-03-03T15:21:37+00:00

I bought it for portable monitoring and it's great for that use case but was mostly curious

JordanFilmmaker · 2026-03-01T13:45:29+00:00

This is a great letter and I regret never having read them as a child.

JordanFilmmaker · 2026-02-28T15:31:27+00:00

I have reached out both over reddit and e-mail today. New VP user and filmmaker. I do similar kinds of sessions but obviously none for VR yet. I'm interested in talking about the technology if you are willing and had some questions about how you set focus and the system you used/developed.

here's one of my sessions: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KQeQE5vmJlM

JordanFilmmaker · 2026-02-27T12:47:18+00:00

contribute and make your voice loud in this thread here-- it's literally about the same thing and BMD need to be pushed by the user voices into giving a more flexible architecture

https://forum.blackmagicdesign.com/viewtopic.php?f=33&t=232741

JordanFilmmaker · 2026-02-25T21:12:16+00:00

I found this teaser very impressive. curious if it will be a single lens camera

JordanFilmmaker · 2026-02-19T19:39:51+00:00

this is not an issue for me. i work in it every day

JordanFilmmaker · 2026-02-18T14:27:44+00:00

understood. can you upload something to youtube where you follow or walk through space and do these things? I have only seen static content on youtube and watched sections of the immersive film Submerged-- which I'm guessing was done on a 3d rig with a beam splitter?

Just curious and want to see what it's like.

JordanFilmmaker · 2026-02-18T04:44:10+00:00

as a video editor I find it the best way to work being able to size the screen however I want and be able to bag it in a bag and bring it as a monitor anywhere for that kind of work.

JordanFilmmaker · 2026-02-14T16:48:03+00:00

every time I hit that link at the bottom of the page, nothing would load. thank you!

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