NVIDIA Corporation
4 Quadro FX 4500/5500 SDI User’s Guide– Version 2.0
CHAPTER 2
NVIDIA Graphics-to-SDI
Feature Overview

Output Connections

• Two BNC connections that can be configured for fill + key dual-link SDI outputs, or for
single-link SDI outputs
• One DVI video monitoring output
• BNC connections for external sync signals

Supported SDI Signal Formats

• Standard Definition (SD) Modes
•487i @ 59.95 Hz (SMPTE259) NTSC
•576i @ 50.00 Hz (SMPTE259) PAL
• High Definition (HD) Modes
•720p @ 23.97 Hz, 24.00 Hz, 25.00 Hz, 29.97 Hz, 30.00 Hz, and 50.00 Hz
•720p @ 59.94Hz, 60.00 Hz (SMPTE296)
•1035i @ 59.94 Hz, 60.00 Hz (SMPTE260)
•1080i @ 50.00 Hz (SMPTE295)
•1080i @ 50.00 Hz, 59.94 Hz, 60.00 Hz (SMPTE274)
•1080PsF @ 24.00 Hz, 23.976 Hz
•1080PsF @ 25.00 Hz, 29.97 Hz, 30 Hz (SMPTE274)
•1080p @ 23.976 Hz, 24.00 Hz, 25.00 Hz, 29.97 Hz, 30.00 Hz (SMPTE274)
•2048x1080p @ 23.976 Hz, 24.00 Hz, 25.00 Hz, 29.97 Hz, 30.00 Hz, 47.96Hz, 48Hz,
60Hz (SMPTE272)

Supported SDI Color Formats

• RGB 4:4:4
• YCrCb 4:2:2 or 4:4:4
• RGBA 4:4:4:4
• YCrCbA 4:2:2:4