NVIDIA Corporation
Quadro FX 4800/5800 and Quadro CX SDI User’s Guide
– Version 1.0
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HAPTER
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NVIDIA Graphics-to-SDI
Recommended Operating Practices
This
section
provides
some
basic
operating
practices
to
follow
in
order
to
obtain
the
best
SDI
performance
for
your
application.
Initial On-Air Broadcast
When
starting
a
live
broadcast
of
SDI
video,
follow
the
sequence
below
to
ensure
proper
allocation
of
system
resources
and
to
prevent
visual
disturbances
in
the
on
air
broadcast.
1
Set
up
the
SDI
format
settings
and
start
the
SDI
output
2
Start
the
application
to
be
broadcast
3
Verify
the
video
quality
4
Close
the
Graphics
to
SDI
control
panel
5
Go
on
air
To
avoid
visual
disturbances
while
broadcasting
live,
DO
NOT
•
Start
or
stop
the
graphics
or
video
application
•
Turn
on
or
off
the
SDI
output
•
Make
changes
to
the
SDI
signal
format
Changing Applications
To
avoid
visual
disturbances
while
switching
applications,
observe
the
following
sequence:
1
Stop
the
live
broadcast
(go
off
air)
2
Stop
the
application
3
Start
the
new
application
4
Verify
video
quality
5
Resume
the
live
broadcast
