Nvidia 5500 User Manual

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 Quadro FX 4500/5500 SDI User’s Guide– Version 2.0

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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 

Format list. Your options for this setting also depend on which Sync option you 

chose in the previous step.

If you chose 

, the sync source controls the output video 

format. The list box will be grayed out, preventing you from choosing another 
format.

If you chose 

, only those modes that are compatible with 

the detected sync signal will appear in the Output Video Format list. 

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. 

 shows the correlation between the 

indicators on the banner and the actual connectors. 

Connection Status Indicators

Quadro FX 4500 SDI Connectors

Graphics to Video Out 
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