NVIDIA FX5500 User Guide - Page 5
About NVIDIA Graphics to SDI, - video card
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CHAPTER 1 About NVIDIA Graphics to SDI CHAPTER ABOUT NVIDIA GRAPHICS TO SDI Serial Digital Interface (SDI) is a digital, uncompressed high quality video format used for film and video post production and broadcast applications. The NVIDIA Quadro® FX 4500 SDI and NVIDIA Quadro® FX 5500 SDI1 convert composited video and graphics to uncompressed 8-bit, 10-bit, or 12-bit SDI output. About This Document This manual explains the graphics-to-SDI functionality of the NVIDIA Quadro FX SDI graphics card and software, described in the following sections: • "NVIDIA Graphics-to-SDI" on page 3 lists the supported SDI features and explains the basic operation in a broadcast environment. • "Windows-Using the Graphics to SDI Control Panel" on page 15 describes how to use the Display Properties control panel to set up and start the SDI output under Windows. • "Linux-Using the Graphics to Video Out Control Panel" on page 31 describes how to use the Display Properties control panel to set up and start the SDI output under Linux. • "API Control" on page 43 gives an overview of API control of the SDI functions. For instructions on installing the graphics card and drivers, refer to the documentation that accompanies your NVIDIA Quadro FX SDI graphics card. Other Documents For details on using the NVIDIA Display Properties control panel, see the NVIDIA Quadro Workstation User's Guide. 1. In the rest of this document, "NVIDIA Quadro FX SDI" refers to both the NVIDIA Quadro FX 4500 SDI and the NVIDIA Quadro FX 5500 SDI. NVIDIA Corporation Quadro FX 4500/5500 SDI User's Guide - Version 2.0 1