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Chapter 02 : NVIDIA Graphics-to-SDI
About the Software
TheNVIDIASDIsoftwareletsyouspecifythe
SDIsignalformat
Colorformats
Synchronizationmethod
Gammacorrection
Color‐spaceconversion
Graphics‐to‐SDIfunctionalitycanbesetupandcontrolledintwobasicways—usingthe
NVIDIAControlPanelfor8‐bitSDIoutputfromthedesktop,orusingtheNVIDIASDI
APIfor8‐,10‐,or12‐bitSDIoutputfromanapplication.
Using the SDI APIs
TheSDIapplicationprogramminginterface allowsOpenGLapplicationstohavefulland
exclusivecontroloftheSDIoutput.
WhentheSDIoutputisunderapplicationcontrol,youcanviewtheSDIhardwarestatus
usingtheNVIDIAControlPanelSend graphicstoSDIouputpage.
Seethechapter“APIControl”onpage 42foradescriptionofthegraphics‐to‐video‐
outAPIcalls.
Also,refertothedocument Programming NVIDIA Quadro SDIforinstructionsonusing
theAPIs.
Using the Control Panel
WhentheSDIoutputisnotbeingcontrolledbyanapplication,theSDIsoftwareworks
ontopofexistingapplications,andtheactiveworkstationdesktoporfullscreen
applicationdisplayisautomaticallyforwardedtotheSDIvideooutputs.Thisis
accomplishedundereitherCloneorDualviewmode.
Inthismode,you
canusetheNVIDIAGraphicstoSDIpropertypageto
Configuretheexternalsynchronizationsignalifneeded.
SpecifytheSDIsignalformat,outputformat,andthenenabletheSDIoutput.
FordetailedinstructionsunderWindows,seethechapter“Windows–Usingthe
GraphicstoSDIControlPanel”onpage 14.
FordetailedinstructionsunderLinux,seethechapter“Linux—UsingtheGraphicsto
VideoOutControlPanel”onpage 28.
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