Blacking out/removing top Mac toolbar after fading a clip

[amy ruhl]

Hello, I'm doing a one-channel video installation where i'll manually be switching between clips. I put a fade on my first clip, and then i'll start my next, but in between that I'm seeing the very top of the mac screen (please see attached pic). I've blacked out my desk top....any other suggestions?

Thanks!!!

Amy

[Sam Kusnetz]

On Aug 22, 2023 at 12:49:29 PM, amy ruhl <amy....@gmail.com> wrote:

Hello, I'm doing a one-channel video installation where i'll manually be switching between clips. I put a fade on my first clip, and then i'll start my next, but in between that I'm seeing the very top of the mac screen (please see attached pic). I've blacked out my desk top....any other suggestions?

Hi Amy

There are a few solutions here.

First, to entirely hide the menu bar on screens other than your main screen, open System Preferences (as it’s called on macOS Monterey or older) or System Settings (as it’s called on macOS Ventura or later), go to Mission Control, and un-check the box marked “Displays have separate Spaces.” You’ll need to log out of your Mac and re-log in for this change to take effect.

Second, if you don’t want to do that for any reason (I like having separate Spaces per display, for example) you can also make sure that QLab’s black backdrop stays up in between cues by opening your workspace, going to Workspace Settings > Video, clicking the Edit button for your stage, and checking the box in the upper-right corner labeled “Keep rendering between cues.”

Once you do that, after playing one cue the backdrop will stay up until you press the escape key or quit QLab.

Best

Sam

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[amy ruhl]

I did option 2, thanks so much!!!!