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I want to take pictures with my DSLR by seeing the LCD on my COMPUTER MONITOR. What software do I need?
I want to be able to take pictures with my digital camera and see the shot on my computer monitor.
I have a Nikon.
*I DO have CS4, but it looks like I do not have "On Location." I have the Design Premium, not Web. Is "On Location" on the web premium?
I dont have Final Cut Pro.
I know its not a good idea, but I NEED to.
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- 1 decade agoFavorite Answer
Hi,
Firstly, using a Computer screen for monitoring is not a good idea. Colors and Gamma are represented incorrectly, what you think is a light orange color can turn out to be dark red, as an example.
Now for the help.
Does the camera have a firewire output on it? (You may need to set some menu options in the camera to enable the firewire port to activate whilst in camera mode.)
If so, then there are several solutions.
If you have Final Cut Pro then you can connect the camera to the laptop via a firewire cable and use the log and capture window to view (having set the capture settings to firewire). Initially the window will be small, but if you scale the canvas window to full screen size then turn on "log and capture" the viewing window will be larger, not full screen though.
Another option is if you have Adobe CS4, it has a program called "On Location". Connect the camera via firewire and use this program for monitoring.
And lastly, there are some on line programs such as "Monitor Magic" and "Scope Box" that provide the same service, but you will have to pay to get them.
