NVIDIA Corporation
10 Quadro FX 4500/5500 SDI User’s Guide– Version 2.0
CHAPTER 2
NVIDIA Graphics-to-SDI
Operating NVIDIA SDI
The following sections provide an overview of SDI operation:
“Understanding the Connections” on page10
“About the Software” on page12
“Recommended Operating Practices” on page13

Understanding the Connections

Figure 2.1 shows the available SDI and external sync connectors on the NVIDIA Quadro
FX SDI.
Figure 2.1
NVIDIA Quadro FX SDI Connectors
Single link
SDI output
Key portion
of a dual link
SDI output
Fill portion
of a dual link
SDI output
Single link
SDI output
- or -
SDI
Genlock
Sync Signal
Composite
Genlock
Sync Signal

V1 OUTV2 OUTS SYNCC SYNC