Nvidia ForceWare Quadro FX 4000 SDI, User Manual

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NVIDIA Corporation
Quadro FX 4000 SDI User’s Guide – Version 2.1 1
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About NVIDIA Graphics to SDI
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H A P T E R
A
BOUT
NVIDIA G
RAPHICS 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 Quadro FX 4000 SDI
graphics card converts composited video and graphics to uncompressed 8-bit or 10-bit
SDI output.
About This Document
This manual explains the graphics-to-SDI functionality of the NVIDIA Quadro FX 4000
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.
• “Using the Graphics to SDI Control Panel” on page 11 describes how to use the Display
Properties control panel to set up and start the SDI output.
• “API Control” on page 23 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 Quadro FX 4000 SDI graphics card.
Other Documents
For details on using the NVIDIA Display Properties control panel, see the
ForceWare
Release XX Graphics Drivers User’s Guide.
System Requirements
• Windows
®
2000 or Windows
®
XP.
• Quadro FX 4000 SDI Graphics Card
• NVIDIA Forceware Graphics Driver for Windows, version 62.42 or later.