NVIDIA Corporation
Quadro FX 4000 SDI User’s Guide
– Version 2.1
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NVIDIA Graphics-to-SDI
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This chapter provides an overview of the NVIDIA graphics-to-SDI functionality,
described in the following sections:
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lists the hardware connections, supported SDI formats,
and additional SDI support features of the Quadro FX 4000 SDI graphics card.
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describes the hardware connections and summarizes the
software setup.
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“Recommended Operating Practices” on page 9
describes some basic operating
practices that NVIDIA recommends to ensure the best performance.
Feature Overview
Output Connections
• Two BNC connections that can be configured for fill + key dual-link SDI outputs, or for
single-link SDI outputs
• One DVI video monitoring output