Nvidia Quadro FX 4500 Software Manual page 38

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Linux—Using the Graphics to Video Out Control Panel
Step 3: Choose the Output Options
• Output Video Format controls the video resolution, field rate, and SMPTE signalling
standard for the outgoing video stream.
• Output Data Format controls the color model, data packing, and alpha or z
components in the outgoing video stream.
1 Specify the Output Video Format
From the Output Options group box, click the Output Video Format arrow and then
click the signal format you want to use.
Note: Only those resolutions that your monitor supports appear in the Output Video
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2 Specify the Output Data Format
From the Output Options group box, click the Output Data Format arrow and then
click the color format you want to use.
Step 4: Verify the Changes
The settings go into effect immediately.
The Graphics to SDI property page banner indicates the status of the SDI output as well as
the external synchronization signals.
indicators on the banner and the actual connectors.
Figure 4.3
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Format list. Your options for this setting also depend on which Sync option you
chose in the previous step.
genlock synchronization
If you chose
format. The list box will be grayed out, preventing you from choosing another
format.
frame lock synchronization
If you chose
the detected sync signal will appear in the Output Video Format list.
Connection Status Indicators
, the sync source controls the output video
, only those modes that are compatible with
Figure 4.3 shows the correlation between the
Quadro FX 4500 SDI Connectors
Quadro FX 4500/5500 SDI User's Guide– Version 2.0
Graphics to Video Out
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