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01 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® 4000 SDI, NVIDIA Quadro® 5000 SDI and NVIDIA Quadro® 6000 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 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 14 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 28 describes how to use the Display Properties control panel to set up and start the SDI output under Linux.  "API Control" on page 42 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 SDI graphics card. Other Documents For details on using the NVIDIA Control Panel, see the NVIDIA Control Panel Quick Start Guide. 1. In the rest of this document, "NVIDIA Quadro SDI" refers to the Quadro 4000 SDI, Quadro 5000 SDI, and Quadro 6000 SDI products. Quadro 4000/5000/6000 SDI DU-05337-001_v01 | 1

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Quadro 4000/5000/6000 SDI
DU-05337-001_v01
|
1
01
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
®
4000 SDI, NVIDIA Quadro
®
5000 SDI and NVIDIA Quadro
®
6000
SDI
1
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 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 14
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 28
describes how
to use the Display Properties control panel to set up and start the SDI output under
Linux.
“API Control” on page 42
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 SDI graphics card.
Other Documents
For details on using the NVIDIA Control Panel, see the
NVIDIA Control Panel Quick Start
Guide.
1.
In the rest of this document, “NVIDIA Quadro SDI” refers to the Quadro 4000 SDI, Quadro 5000 SDI, and
Quadro 6000 SDI products.