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Likewise, when a layout has several monitors with heavy cropping settings on the same
display head, some video windows may turn blank.
The examples listed below may be used as guidelines. Unless specified otherwise, these are
based on a 1080p display resolution. Displays with a lower resolution can afford more
cropping.
• In the case of a full screen video window:
• The KMV-3901/3911 supports cropping up to 6% in both directions (i.e., 6%
vertically, and 6% horizontally).
• The Kaleido-X and Kaleido-X16 support cropping up to 18% in both directions.
• Kaleido-MX, Kaleido-MX 4K, and Kaleido-Modular-X support cropping up to 40% in
both directions, for SD 525 sources in a 1920 × 1200 monitor.
• In the case of a video window occupying 1/16
th
of the display area:
• The KMV-3901/3911 supports cropping up to 17% in both directions for a 1080i HD
source, or up to 38% for an SD source.
• The Kaleido-X and Kaleido-X16 support cropping up to 42% in both directions.
Spanning
Graphical layout elements (UMDs, audio monitors, etc.) and video monitors can be made to
span across multiple heads, on up to 4 displays, portrait or landscape, in any combination.
On displays that fit perfectly side by side, this gives the impression of having one large
screen. When any layout element is spanned across displays, an icon automatically appears
in the top right corner.
To avoid pixel cropping on spanned monitors, you must position room displays so that
there is no gap between them. Use XEdit’s Remove horizontal space and/or Remove
vertical space buttons to make sure your displays are perfectly positioned for spanning.
You must also ensure that each display has the same pixel-per-inch (or -per-mm) ratio,
calculated as horizontal resolution (pixels) divided by display width (inches or mm) and
vertical resolution divided by display height. Ideally, you should use displays that have the
same physical size and resolution.
The figure below shows two displays properly sized and positioned for monitor spanning.
Warning icon appears even if monitor
is one pixel over the edge
Video monitor spanned over two displays
with warning icon in top right corner