NVIDIA Corporation
Quadro FX 4800/5800 and Quadro CX SDI User’s Guide
– Version 1.0
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C
HAPTER
1
About NVIDIA Graphics to SDI
C
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
NVIDIA Quadro
®
CX
SDI,
NVIDIA Quadro
®
FX 4800
SDI
and
NVIDIA Quadro
®
FX 5800
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
FX
SDI
graphics
card
and
software,
described
in
the
following
sections:
•
lists
the
supported
SDI
features
and
explains
the
basic
operation
in
a
broadcast
environment.
•
describes
how
to
use
the
Display
Properties
control
panel
to
set
up
and
start
the
SDI
output
under
Windows.
•
describes
how
to
use
the
Display
Properties
control
panel
to
set
up
and
start
the
SDI
output
under
Linux.
•
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
Control
Panel,
see
the
NVIDIA Control Panel Quick Start
Guide.
1. In the rest of this document, “NVIDIA Quadro FX SDI” refers to the NVIDIA Quadro CX SDI, NVID-
IA Quadro FX 4800 SDI, and the NVIDIA Quadro FX 5800 SDI.