sad idiot

I watched a YouTube video the other day where a well-respected photographer opined that anyone who uses two screens with their computer is a sad idiot.

I can explain...

Welcome to my new set-up.

I have a good reason for the two screens though.  Two in fact actually.

Firstly, I’ve recently started shooting video in 4K resolution, so I can get all those lovely details in my work.  However, my now 6-year-old Apple iMac cannot handle 4K, so I need to edit it on my MacBook Pro which can.  But this means I only have a small screen to look at.

So, I went out and bought a 4K monitor to use with my laptop.

And second, I figured that when my iMac eventually dies, instead of buying a new desktop I can just use my MacBook as my main machine with its new, shiny screen.  After all, all my media is now stored on tiny, external hyper-fast solid-state drives anyway. So, all my iMac is really is a glorified processor.  And when I want to, I can just disconnect my laptop (it’s only three cables) and carry it away with me - with my media drives as well if I like - wherever I need to go.

But I also figured that while it lives, I’d be able to use it to increase the screen real estate of my iMac (albeit not in 4K) which I find handy when editing photos.  I can now edit on one screen and watch videos telling me I’m a sad old idiot on the other.

Splendid!