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November 7, 2019
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Second Screen Goes Black when Audition 13 is in focus

  • November 7, 2019
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Yesterday evening, after a long day of editing, all of a sudden, my secondary screen turned black. Audition was open on my primary display However, I noticed that switching to another app (like Notepad++) makes the secondary screen display images correctly.

 

Tried to reset the workspace, rebooted my computer, restarted Audition, but no effect.

 

Not even the Maximum Editing - Dual Monitor workspace works correctly.

http://prntscr.com/ptnxax

 

 

 

This is  the latest Audition log:

 

Log file created: 11/5/2019 9:20:20 PM
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Ticks = 0 <20852> <AuLog.Startup> <5> Begin startup sequence
Ticks = 1438 <20852> <MediaCoreInitializer> <5> Initializing PRM
Ticks = 1438 <20852> <AuLog.Startup> <5> Initializing XML Loader
Ticks = 1485 <20852> <AuLog.Startup> <5> Initializing Application Settings
Ticks = 1969 <20852> <AuLog.Startup> <5> Application: Audition
Ticks = 1969 <20852> <AuLog.Startup> <5> Version: 13.0.0
Ticks = 1969 <20852> <AuLog.Startup> <5> Build: 519
Ticks = 2000 <20852> <AuLog.Startup> <5> AuUI initialization sequence started...
Ticks = 2000 <20852> <AuLog.Startup> <5> Initializing Crash Recovery
Ticks = 2047 <20852> <AuLog.Startup> <5> Initializing dvaaudiodsp
Ticks = 2047 <20852> <AuLog.Startup> <5> Initializing AuMediaCoreSupport
Ticks = 2047 <20852> <AuLog.Initializer> <5> Initialized dvacore::locale
Ticks = 2047 <20852> <AuLog.Initializer> <5> Initialized dvacore::commands::test
Ticks = 2047 <20852> <AuLog.Initializer> <5> Initialized dvacore::debug
Ticks = 2047 <20852> <AuLog.Initializer> <5> Initialized dvascripting
Ticks = 2047 <20852> <AuLog.Initializer> <5> Initialized dvascripting::threads
Ticks = 2047 <20852> <AuLog.Initializer> <5> Initialized dvamediatypes
Ticks = 2047 <20852> <AuLog.Initializer> <5> Initialized AuCore
Ticks = 2047 <20852> <AuLog.Initializer> <5> Initialized dvatransport::SocketTransport
Ticks = 2047 <20852> <AuLog.Initializer> <5> Initialized MediaFoundation::StressMediaVector
Ticks = 2094 <20852> <AuLog.Initializer> <5> Initialized dvametadata
Ticks = 2125 <20852> <DynamicLink> <5> Attempting to launch dynamiclinkmanager
Ticks = 2125 <20852> <DynamicLink> <5> C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Audition 2020\dynamiclinkmanager.exe
Ticks = 2125 <20852> <DynamicLink> <5> Increase wait time to 2
Ticks = 4328 <20852> <DynamicLink> <5> Attempting to launch dynamiclinkmanager
Ticks = 4328 <20852> <DynamicLink> <5> C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Audition 2020\dynamiclinkmanager.exe
Ticks = 4344 <20852> <DynamicLink> <5> Increase wait time to 4
Ticks = 8156 <20852> <AuLog.Initializer> <5> Initialized Backend
Ticks = 8156 <20852> <AuLog.Initializer> <5> Initialized BackEnd::Preferences
Ticks = 8156 <20852> <AuLog.Initializer> <5> Initialized Backend::commands
Ticks = 8156 <20852> <AuLog.Initializer> <5> Initialized DisplaySurface::GPUSnifferHost
Ticks = 8156 <20852> <AuLog.Initializer> <5> Initialized dvacore::allocator::AllocatorAnalyticsHelper
Ticks = 8156 <20852> <AuLog.Initializer> <5> Initialized dvaappsupport::commands
Ticks = 8156 <20852> <AuLog.Initializer> <5> Initialized dvaui::scripting::UIControlEvent
Ticks = 8156 <20852> <AuLog.Initializer> <5> Initialized ML::MLTests
Ticks = 8156 <20852> <AuLog.Initializer> <5> Initialized dvaaudiodevice
Ticks = 8156 <20852> <AuLog.Initializer> <5> Initialized dvaaudiodevice::AudioDeviceTests
Ticks = 8156 <20852> <AuLog.Initializer> <5> Initialized ExporterHost::ExporterParamTests
Ticks = 8156 <20852> <AuLog.Initializer> <5> Initialized AuMediaCoreSupport::Initialize
Ticks = 8156 <20852> <ASLFoundationInitializer> <5> Initializing ASLFoundation
Ticks = 8156 <20852> <aui.SplashScreen> <5> Initializing (AuMediaCoreSupport) took 5.94542 seconds.
Ticks = 8156 <20852> <AuLog.Initializer> <5> Initialized AuMediaCoreSupport::ASLFoundation
Ticks = 8156 <20852> <BackendInitializer> <5> Initializing Backend
Ticks = 8156 <20852> <AuLog.Initializer> <5> Initialized AuMediaCoreSupport::Backend
Ticks = 8172 <20852> <AuLog.Initializer> <5> Initialized AuMediaCoreSupport::GPUSniffer
Ticks = 8172 <528> <DS> <5> GPUSniffer launching with test mask 254
Ticks = 8172 <20852> <DisplaySurfaceInitializer> <5> Initializing DisplaySurface
Ticks = 8969 <528> <DS> <5> GPU Sniffer Output:
GPUSniffer testing 254
--- OpenGL Info ---
Vendor: NVIDIA Corporation
Renderer: GeForce GTX 1060 6GB/PCIe/SSE2
OpenGL Version: 2.1.2 NVIDIA 417.35 25.21.14.1735
GLSL Version: 1.20 NVIDIA via Cg compiler
Monitors: 2
Monitor 0 properties -
Size: (-1920, 0, 1920, 1080)
Max texture size: 32768
Supports non-power of two: 1
Shaders 444: 1
Shaders 422: 1
Shaders 420: 1
Vendor: NVIDIA Corporation
Renderer: GeForce GTX 1060 6GB/PCIe/SSE2
OpenGL Version: 2.1.2 NVIDIA 417.35 25.21.14.1735
GLSL Version: 1.20 NVIDIA via Cg compiler
Monitors: 2
Monitor 1 properties -
Size: (0, 0, 1920, 1080)
Max texture size: 32768
Supports non-power of two: 1
Shaders 444: 1
Shaders 422: 1
Shaders 420: 1


--- GPU Computation Info ---
Support not enabled.
Ticks = 8969 <528> <DS> <5> GPU Sniffer result: 254
Ticks = 8969 <20852> <AuLog.Initializer> <5> Initialized AuMediaCoreSupport::DisplaySurface
Ticks = 8969 <20852> <RegistrationServerInitializer> <5> Initializing RegistrationServer
Ticks = 8969 <20852> <AuLog.Initializer> <5> Initialized AuMediaCoreSupport::RegistrationServer
Ticks = 8969 <20852> <MediaLayerInitializer> <5> Initializing MediaLayer
Ticks = 8969 <20852> <MediaLayerInitializer> <5> Initializing SweetPeaSupport
Ticks = 8985 <20852> <MediaLayerInitializer> <5> Initializing ExporterHost
Ticks = 8985 <20852> <MediaLayerInitializer> <5> Initializing ImporterHost
Ticks = 8985 <20852> <MediaLayerInitializer> <5> Initializing VideoRenderer
Ticks = 8985 <20852> <MediaLayerInitializer> <5> Initializing PluginSupport
Ticks = 9078 <20852> <MediaLayerInitializer> <5> Initializing DynamicLinkMedia
Ticks = 9078 <20852> <AuLog.Initializer> <5> Initialized AuMediaCoreSupport::MediaLayer
Ticks = 9078 <20852> <AuLog.Initializer> <5> Initialized AuMediaCoreSupport::Initialized
Ticks = 9078 <20852> <AuLog.Initializer> <5> Initialized AuBackend
Ticks = 9078 <20852> <AuLog.Initializer> <5> Initialized AuApplication
Ticks = 9078 <20852> <AuLog.Initializer> <5> Initialized dvascriptingES
Ticks = 9078 <20852> <AuLog.Initializer> <5> Initialized dvascripting::extendscript::dvascriptingESTests
Ticks = 9078 <20852> <AuLog.Initializer> <5> Initialized dvametadataui
Ticks = 9078 <20852> <AuLog.Initializer> <5> Initialized AuUI
Ticks = 9078 <20852> <AuLog.Startup> <5> Initializing AuBackEnd
Ticks = 9250 <20852> <Wasapi initialization> <5> Time = 0.112702second
Ticks = 9469 <20852> <AuLog.Startup> <5> Initializing AuApplication
Ticks = 9469 <20852> <AuLog.Startup> <5> AuApplication initialization sequence started...
Ticks = 9469 <20852> <AuLog.Startup> <5> Intializing dva unit test and console
Ticks = 9469 <20852> <AuLog.Startup> <5> Initializing Audio Device
Ticks = 9844 <20852> <AuLog.Startup> <5> Initializing XMP System
Ticks = 9844 <20852> <AuLog.Startup> <5> Initializing AMIO Host
Ticks = 9860 <20852> <AuLog.Startup> <5> AMIO Host initialization sequence started...
Ticks = 9860 <20852> <AuLog.Startup> <5> AMIO Host initialization sequence complete.
Ticks = 9860 <20852> <AuLog.Startup> <5> Session Host initialization sequence started...
Ticks = 9875 <20852> <AuLog.Startup> <5> Session Host initialization sequence complete.
Ticks = 9875 <20852> <AuLog.Startup> <5> Initializing Document Manager
Ticks = 9875 <20852> <AuLog.Startup> <5> Initializing Project Manager
Ticks = 9875 <20852> <AuLog.Startup> <5> Initializing TimeCode Broadcaster
Ticks = 9875 <20852> <AuLog.Startup> <5> Initializing Clipboard Manager
Ticks = 9875 <20852> <AuLog.Startup> <5> Initializing Preset Manager
Ticks = 9922 <20852> <AuLog.Startup> <5> Initializing Favorites Manager
Ticks = 9938 <20852> <AuLog.Startup> <5> Initializing AutoSave Manager
Ticks = 9938 <20852> <AuLog.Startup> <5> Initializing Essential Sound
Ticks = 10141 <20852> <AuLog.Startup> <5> AuApplication initialization sequence complete.
Ticks = 10141 <20852> <AuLog.Startup> <5> Initializing AuCEPSupport
Ticks = 10141 <20852> <AuLog.Startup> <5> Initializing AsyncQueueManager
Ticks = 10141 <20852> <AuLog.Startup> <5> Initializing AuUI
Ticks = 10156 <20852> <AuLog.Startup> <5> Setting up temp directories
Ticks = 10203 <20852> <AuLog.Startup> <5> AuUI initialization sequence complete.
Ticks = 10860 <20852> <AuLog.Startup> <5> Initializing AuScripting
Ticks = 10875 <20852> <AppStateChanged> <5> State=1
Ticks = 12703 <20852> <AuLog.Startup> <5> Initializing AuCEPSupport
Ticks = 12828 <20852> <AppStateChanged> <5> State=2
Ticks = 12844 <20852> <PQ> <5> 1b4c6bd8-24cf-363a-4b7b-250500000033 001BB450
Ticks = 12844 <20852> <PQ> <5> f8d28ddc-15dc-4620-e02e-2a460000001f 0201F650
Ticks = 12844 <20852> <PQ> <5> ca312b89-09e8-b252-6f97-0cdf00000033 00033250
Ticks = 12844 <20852> <PQ> <5> e8952036-372b-2f0a-48f5-0f4a00000043 00052050
Ticks = 12844 <20852> <PQ> <5> 88f1bf75-a6b6-e1b2-fc99-fba60000003b 00021450
Ticks = 12844 <20852> <PQ> <5> bc13734a-05de-8855-2d50-d4110000003b 0007CA50
Ticks = 12844 <20852> <PQ> <5> 21a04f24-65b8-9fc7-cfeb-ad7e0000002b 00008250
Ticks = 12844 <20852> <PQ> <5> 867811aa-3904-0534-8ed6-6da400000039 0001D250
Ticks = 12844 <20852> <PQ> <5> 73ed2334-69c3-9304-3e7b-3cc600000031 0015A450
Ticks = 6605906 <20852> <AppStateChanged> <5> State=3
Ticks = 6606000 <20852> <AppStateChanged> <5> State=4
Ticks = 6606000 <20852> <AppStateChanged> <5> State=5
Ticks = 6606266 <20852> <AuLog.Shutdown> <5> AuUI termination sequence started...
Ticks = 6606266 <20852> <AuLog.Shutdown> <5> Writing to Crash Recovery Folder: C:\Users\andre\AppData\Roaming\Adobe\Audition\13.0\7b19f74a-5628-44e9-bfa0-2f924bbc0cde
Ticks = 6606266 <20852> <AuLog.Shutdown> <5> Terminating AuCEPSupport
Ticks = 6606281 <20852> <AuLog.Shutdown> <5> Terminating AuScripting
Ticks = 6606297 <20852> <AuLog.Shutdown> <5> Terminating AuUI
Ticks = 6606297 <20852> <AuLog.Shutdown> <5> Terminating AuApplication
Ticks = 6606297 <20852> <AuLog.Shutdown> <5> AuApplication termination sequence started...
Ticks = 6606297 <20852> <AuLog.Shutdown> <5> Terminating dva unit test and console
Ticks = 6606297 <20852> <AuLog.Shutdown> <5> Terminating Essential Sound
Ticks = 6606313 <20852> <AuLog.Shutdown> <5> Terminating AutoSave Manager
Ticks = 6606313 <20852> <AuLog.Shutdown> <5> Terminating Direct File Playback
Ticks = 6606313 <20852> <AuLog.Shutdown> <5> Terminating AMIO Host
Ticks = 6606313 <20852> <AmioLSF> <5> Unloading libsndfile...
Ticks = 6606313 <20852> <AuLog.Shutdown> <5> Terminating Session Host
Ticks = 6606313 <20852> <AuLog.Shutdown> <5> Terminating Audio Device
Ticks = 6606328 <20852> <AuLog.Shutdown> <5> Terminating XMP System
Ticks = 6606328 <20852> <AuLog.Shutdown> <5> Terminating Favorites Manager
Ticks = 6606328 <20852> <AuLog.Shutdown> <5> Terminating Preset Manager
Ticks = 6606360 <20852> <AuLog.Shutdown> <5> Terminating Clipboard Manager
Ticks = 6606360 <20852> <AuLog.Shutdown> <5> Terminating ProjectManager
Ticks = 6606360 <20852> <AuLog.Shutdown> <5> Terminating DocumentManager
Ticks = 6606360 <20852> <AuLog.Shutdown> <5> AuApplication termination sequence complete.
Ticks = 6606360 <20852> <AuLog.Shutdown> <5> Terminating AuBackEnd
Ticks = 6606500 <20852> <AuLog.Shutdown> <5> Terminating dvaaudiodsp
Ticks = 6606500 <20852> <AuLog.Shutdown> <5> Terminating AuMediaCoreSupport
Ticks = 6606500 <20852> <MediaLayerInitializer> <5> Terminating MediaLayer
Ticks = 6606500 <20852> <MediaLayerInitializer> <5> Terminating DynamicLinkMedia
Ticks = 6606500 <20852> <MediaLayerInitializer> <5> Terminating PluginSupport
Ticks = 6606500 <20852> <MediaLayerInitializer> <5> Terminating TransmitHost
Ticks = 6606500 <20852> <MediaLayerInitializer> <5> Terminating VideoRenderer
Ticks = 6606500 <20852> <MediaLayerInitializer> <5> Terminating ImporterHost
Ticks = 6606500 <20852> <MediaLayerInitializer> <5> Terminating SweetPeaSupport
Ticks = 6606500 <20852> <RegistrationServerInitializer> <5> Terminating RegistrationServer
Ticks = 6606500 <20852> <DisplaySurfaceInitializer> <5> Terminating DisplaySurface
Ticks = 6606531 <20852> <BackendInitializer> <5> Terminating Backend
Ticks = 6606531 <20852> <ASLFoundationInitializer> <5> Terminating ASLFoundation
Ticks = 6606531 <20852> <AuLog.Shutdown> <5> Terminating Crash Recovery
Ticks = 6606531 <20852> <AuLog.Shutdown> <5> AuUI termination sequence complete.
Ticks = 6606578 <20852> <AuLog.Shutdown> <5> Terminating Application Settings
Ticks = 6606610 <20852> <AuLog.Shutdown> <5> Terminating XML Loader
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Log file closed: 11/5/2019 11:10:27 PM

 

Any help would be appreciated.

 

 

Correct answer aBogdan

Upon further investigation, I  found the culprit: http://prntscr.com/ptomcb

 

Under Preferences - Video, "Enable Full Screen" was somehow checked.

3 replies

Inspiring
January 22, 2020

This worked a treat, thank you!

I couldn't understand why I had a black screen suddenly when I didn't change any options.

Participant
June 27, 2023

THANK YOU!!!! The problem here is that in their effort to make Audition SO customizable they've made almost too easy - to an almost problematic point - to change what keyboard keys do. And there are some shortcuts that come preloaded.  If you-God FORBID- hit the wrong key without knowing what it was or what it does you can find yourself REALLY screwed.  They need an undo setting for view and display changes. 

aBogdanAuthorCorrect answer
Inspiring
November 7, 2019

Upon further investigation, I  found the culprit: http://prntscr.com/ptomcb

 

Under Preferences - Video, "Enable Full Screen" was somehow checked.

Participant
September 22, 2021

This has been bugging me for weeks.  THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU 

SteveG_AudioMasters_
Community Expert
Community Expert
November 7, 2019

Do what it says here: Audition crashed - now what? 

 

It may not be a crash as such, but the same rules apply. Oh, and it's Audition 13 not 20!

aBogdanAuthor
Inspiring
November 7, 2019

Fixed the title. Thanks! Apparently, I somehow enabled fullscreen for video in Audition.