Best way to output HDMI from timeline?

Report · Dec 07, 2016

Am in the process of upgrading my PC and part of that was going to include moving from Windows 7 to Windows 10. However I have just discovered that there are no Windows 10 drivers available for my Matrox O2 Mini which I use to output a HDMI signal from Premiere to a TV monitor.

So what does everyone else do to monitor their timeline?

Do you just use a computer monitor and set it to full screen? I was never very happy with that solution.

Has anyone tried the Matrox O2 Mini with the latest drivers with Windows 10 and Premiere CC2015?

All advice welcome.

Report · Dec 07, 2016

What graphics card do you have or will be getting?

My GTX 1060 SC (EVGA 06G-P4-6163-KR) has:

HDMI 2.0b,
DisplayPort 1.4
and Dual-Link DVI

What more would you want?

Report · Dec 07, 2016

some use blackmagic or aja i/o cards, the blackmagic are somewhat cheaper and work with davinci resolve for a bonus. some are using mercury transmit setting in premiere to have the regular video card send full screen to another monitor too.

Report · Dec 08, 2016

I'm looking to get a GTX 1070 for my new PC build. It has:

3 x DisplayPort 1.4
1 x DVI-D DL
1 x HDMI 2.0b

The card supports 4 concurrent displays, so as I have three computer monitors and one TV, it should work.

However I guess I like the fact that my current system, using the Matrox O2 Mini, gives me a clean output without having to worry about setting windows in Premiere or After Effects to be full screen. I feel that using a proper TV output card should make sure that the aspect ratio, etc. is set correctly.

If I can't get the Matrox to work with Windows 10 and the CC suite, then it looks like the Black Magic Design DeckLink Mini Monitor might be a good choice. It outputs uncompressed 10-bit video to one HDMI and one SDI connector. Roughly £115.