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Quadro FX 4800/5800 and Quadro CX

SDI User’s Guide

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1.About NVIDIA Graphics to SDI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

2.NVIDIA Graphics-to-SDI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Feature Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Installing and Preparing the NVIDIA Quadro FX SDI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

About Your NVIDIA Quadro FX SDI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Installing the NVIDIA Quadro FX SDI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Operating NVIDIA SDI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10

Understanding the Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10

About the Software. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11

Recommended Operating Practices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13

3.Windows–Using the Graphics to SDI Control Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

How to Set Up the Graphics-to-SDI Output . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16

Basic SDI Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16

Synchronizing the SDI Output to an External Source . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20

Understanding the Status Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21

Advanced Adjustments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22

Applying Gamma Correction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24

Setting Up the Color Space Conversion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25

About Dualview Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26

Enabling Multiple SDI Cards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27

Allowing Application Control of the SDI Output . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28

Viewing the SDI Connection Status Using the Topology Viewer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30

4.Linux—Using the Graphics to Video Out Control Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

How to Set Up the SDI Output . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32

Basic SDI Setup Under Clone Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32

Basic SDI Setup with X-window or under Dualview Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36

Advanced Setups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41

Understanding the Status Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41

Adjusting the Desktop Area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42

Customizing the Color Space Conversion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43

Synchronizing the SDI Output to an External Source . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44

5.API Control. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

SDI Application Programming Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48

Windows XP NvGvo API Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49

NvGvo Function Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49

NvGvo Structures, Enumerations, and Defines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56

Linux CONTROL X Extension API . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .69

NV-Control X Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .70

NV_CTRL_GVO Attributes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .75

Appendix A:OnBoard DIP Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

Table of Contents

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ABOUT NVIDIA GRAPHICS TO SDI

SerialDigitalInterface(SDI)isadigital,uncompressedhighqualityvideoformatusedfor

filmandvideopostproductionandbroadcastapplications.TheNVIDIA Quadro

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CX

SDI,NVIDIA Quadro

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FX 4800SDIandNVIDIA Quadro

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FX 5800SDI

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convert

compositedvideoandgraphicstouncompressed8‐bit,10‐bit,or12‐bitSDIoutput.

About This Document

Thismanualexplainsthegraphics‐to‐SDIfunctionalityoftheNVIDIAQuadroFXSDI

graphicscardandsoftware,describedinthefollowingsections:

• “NVIDIAGraphics‐to‐SDI”onpage 3liststhesupportedSDIfeaturesandexplainsthe

basicoperationinabroadcastenvironment.

• “Windows–UsingtheGraphicstoSDIControlPanel”

onpage 15describeshowtouse

theDisplayPropertiescontrolpaneltosetupandstarttheSDIoutputunderWindows.

• “Linux—UsingtheGraphicstoVideoOutControlPanel”onpage 31describeshowto

usetheDisplayPropertiescontrolpaneltosetupandstarttheSDIoutputunderLinux.

• “API

Control”onpage 47givesanoverviewofAPIcontroloftheSDIfunctions.

Forinstructionsoninstallingthegraphicscardanddrivers,refertothedocumentation

thataccompaniesyourNVIDIAQuadroFXSDIgraphicscard.

Other Documents

FordetailsonusingtheNVIDIAControlPanel,seetheNVIDIA Control Panel Quick Start

Guide.

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1. In the rest of this document, “NVIDIA Quadro FX SDI” refers to the NVIDIA Quadro CX SDI, NVID-

IA Quadro FX 4800 SDI, and the NVIDIA Quadro FX 5800 SDI.

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System Requirements

•Thefollowingoperatingsystemsaresupported:

• Windows

®

XP.

• Linux

•NVIDIAQuadroCXSDI,NVIDIAQuadroFX4800SDI,orNVIDIAQuadroFX5800

SDIGraphicsCard

•PCI‐ExpressMotherboard

•NVIDIAProfessionalGraphicsDriver

• ForWindows,version178.xxorlater.

• ForLinux,version178.00.xxorlater.

Revision History

Revision Date Description

1.0 10/25/08 Initial Release.

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NVIDIA GRAPHICS-TO-SDI

ThischapterprovidesanoverviewoftheNVIDIAgraphics‐to‐SDIfunctionality,

describedinthefollowingsections:

• “FeatureOverview”onpage 4 liststhehardwareconnections,supportedSDIformats,

andadditionalSDIsupportfeaturesoftheNVIDIAQuadroFXSDIgraphicscard.

• “InstallingandPreparingtheNVIDIAQuadroFXSDI”on

page 6describeshowto

installtheNVIDIAQuadroFXSDIcardandprepareitforuse.

• “OperatingNVIDIASDI”onpage 10providesanoverviewofSDIoperation.

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Feature Overview

Input/Output Connections

•TwoBNCconnectionsthatcanbeconfiguredasasinglefill+keydual‐linkSDIoutput,

oruptotwofillsingle‐linkSDIoutputs

•OneDVIvideomonitoringoutput

•BNCconnection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,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

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Supported Output Modes

• CloneMode

•DualviewMode

• Application‐controlledModeusingNVIDIASDIAPIs

Desktop Region Adjustment Capability

WheninClonemode,letsyoudefineaportionofthedesktoptoconverttoSDIoutput.

Genlock and Frame Lock Capability

LetsyousynchronizetheSDIoutputtoanexternaldigitaloranalogsyncsource.

Note:TheNVIDIAQuadroFXSDIcarddoesnotsupportSLImodeatthistime.

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Installing and Preparing the NVIDIA Quadro FX SDI

About Your NVIDIA Quadro FX SDI

ThefollowingdescribesthecomponentsincludedinyourNVIDIAQuadroFXSDI

productpackage:

Cards

TheNVIDIAQuadroFXSDIconsistsofthefollowingtwocards:

•NVIDIAQuadroCX,NVIDIAQuadroFX4800,orNVIDIAQuadroFX5800graphics

card

•NVIDIASDIOutputCard

Cables

Inaddition,youneedthefollowingcables,whichshouldbeprovidedwithyourNVIDIA

QuadroFXSDIpackage:

•(Qty1ea.)14‐PinRibbonCable

ThiscableconnectstheNVIDIAQuadroCX/FX4800/5800cardtotheSDIOutputcard

forgenlockandframe‐lockfunctionality.

•(Qty1ea.)DVI‐to‐

DVICable

ThiscableconnectsthevideooutputfromthegraphicscardtotheSDIoutputcard.

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Installing the NVIDIA Quadro FX SDI

Step 1: Install the NVIDIA Quadro FX SDI

1 Powerdownthesystemandopenthechassiscover.

2 InstalltheNVIDIAQuadroFXcard

a Insertthegraphicscardintothex16PCI‐expressslotanduseascrewtosecurethe

card’sbrackettothesystemchassis.

b Connectthepowercabletotheauxiliarypowerconnector(s).

TheNVIDIAQuadro

FX5800requirespowertotwoauxiliarypowerconnections.

3 InstalltheNVIDIASDIOutputcard.

a InserttheNVIDIASDIOutputcardintoanyavailabletypeofexpansionslotwithin

sixinchesoftheNVIDIAQuadroFXG‐Syncconnector,anduseascrewtosecure

thecard’sbrackettothesystem

chassis.

b Connectthepowercabletotheauxiliarypowerconnector.

4 Connectoneendofthe14‐pinribboncabletotheG‐SyncconnectorontheNVIDIA

QuadroFXcard,andtheotherendtotheNVIDIASDIOutputcard.

5 Closethechassiscover.

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Step 2: Connect the Auxiliary Cabling and Monitor

1 ConnecttheDVIConnectors.

ConnectoneendoftheDVIcabletotheDVIconnectorontheSDIOutputcard,andthe 

otherendtothe“north”DVIconnectorontheNVIDIAQuadroFXSDIcardasshown

inFigure2.1andFigure2.2.

Thecablemustbeconnectedtothe

“north”DVIconnector.TheNVIDIAQuadroFX

SDIwillnotworkproperlyifthecableisconnectedtotheotherdigitalconnectors.

Figure 2.1

DVI Connection between the SDI Output card and the Quadro CX/QuadroFX 4800

.

Figure 2.2

DVI Connection between the SDI Output card and the Quadro FX 5800

Quadro CX and Quadro FX 4800

SDI-Output Card DVI Connector

“north” DVI Connector

Quadro FX 5800 “north” connector

SDI-Output Card DVI Connector

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2 Connectyourdisplaytooneoftheavailabledigitalconnectorsonthegraphicscardas

showninFigure2.3.

Figure 2.3

Digital Connectors Available for Displays

Step 3: Install the NVIDIA Graphics Drivers

IfyouwillbeinstallingnewgraphicsdriversfortheNVIDIAQuadroFXSDIcard,itis

highlyrecommendedthatyouuninstallanypreviousversionoftheNVIDIAForceWare

graphicsdriversoftwarebeforeinstallingupdatedgraphicsdrivers.

1 FollowtheinstructionsontheNVIDIA.comWebsitedriverdownloadpagetolocate

the

appropriatedrivertodownload,basedonyourhardwareandoperatingsystem.

2 Clickthedriverdownloadlink.

Thelicenseagreementdialogboxappears.

3 ClickAcceptifyouacceptthetermsoftheagreement,theneitheropenthefileorsave

thefiletoyourPCandopenitlater.

OpeningtheEXE

filelaunchestheNVIDIAInstallShieldWizard.

4 FollowtheinstructionsintheNVIDIAInstallShieldWizardtocompletethe

installation.

Quadro CX and Quadro FX 4800

Available Digital Connectors

Quadro FX 5800

Available Digital Connectors

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Operating NVIDIA SDI

ThefollowingsectionsprovideanoverviewofSDIoperation:

• “UnderstandingtheConnections”onpage 10

• “AbouttheSoftware”onpage 11

• “RecommendedOperatingPractices”onpage 13

Understanding the Connections

Figure2.4showstheavailableSDIandexternalsyncconnectorsontheNVIDIAQuadro

FXSDI.

Figure 2.4

NVIDIA Quadro FX SDI Connectors

Key portion

of a dual-link

SDI output

Fill portion

of a dual-link

SDI output

- or -

SDI/Composite

Sync Signal

“FILL”“KEY”

“INPUT”

Fill portion

of a single-link

SDI output

Fill portion

of a single-link

SDI output

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Connecting the SDI Video Output

RefertoFigure2.4.

• 4:4:4/4:2:2:4/4:4:4:4dual‐linksignalsaresenttotheFILLandKEYconnectors.

• 4:2:2single‐linksignalsaresenttotheFILLconnectoronly.

Inapplicationcontrolmode,usingtheAPIs,anadditional4:2:2signalcanbesenttothe

KEYconnector.

Connecting to an External Sync Source

•Youcangenlocktheoutputtoanexternaldigitaloranalogsyncsource.Several

systemscanalsobeframe‐locked.

NVIDIAGenlocksupportsthefollowingtwoexternalsynchronizationsignaltypes:

• SDI

• Composite,whichcanbeoneofthefollowing:

CompositeBi‐level(NTSCorPALsourcesusebi‐levelcomposite

signals.)

CompositeTri‐level(HDTVsourcescommonlyusetri‐levelcompositesignals.)

•Touseanexternalsyncsource,connectthesyncsignaltotheINPUTBNCconnectoras

indicatedinFigure2.4,thenselectthecorrespondingsignaltype(SDIorcomposite) 

usingtheNVIDIAControlPanel.

About the Software

TheNVIDIASDIsoftwareletsyouspecifythe

•SDIsignalformat

• Colorformats

• Synchronizationmethod

• Gammacorrection

• Color‐spaceconversion

Graphics‐to‐SDIfunctionalitycanbesetupandcontrolledintwobasicways—usingthe

NVIDIAControlPanelfor8‐bitSDIoutputfromthedesktop,orusingtheNVIDIASDI

APIfor

8‐,10‐,or12‐bitSDIoutputfromanapplication.

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Using the SDI APIs

TheSDIapplicationprogramminginterfaceallowsOpenGLapplicationstohavefulland

exclusivecontroloftheSDIoutput.

WhentheSDIoutputisunderapplicationcontrol,youcanviewtheSDIhardwarestatus

usingtheNVIDIAControlPanelSendgraphicstoSDIouputpage.

•Seethechapter“APIControl”onpage 47

foradescriptionofthegraphics‐to‐video‐out

APIcalls.

•Also,refertothedocument

Programming the NVIDIA Quadro FX 4800/5800 SDIfor

instructionsonusingtheAPIs.

Using the Control Panel

WhentheSDIoutputisnotbeingcontrolledbyanapplication,theSDIsoftwareworkson

topofexistingapplications,andtheactiveworkstationdesktoporfullscreenapplication

displayisautomaticallyforwardedtotheSDIvideooutputs.Thisisaccomplishedunder

eitherCloneorDualviewmode.

Inthismode,you

canusetheNVIDIAGraphicstoSDIpropertypageto

•Configuretheexternalsynchronizationsignalifneeded.

•SpecifytheSDIsignalformat,outputformat,andthenenabletheSDIoutput.

FordetailedinstructionsunderWindows,seethechapter“Windows–UsingtheGraphics

toSDIControlPanel”onpage 15.

Fordetailedinstructionsunder

Linux,seethechapter“Linux—UsingtheGraphicsto

VideoOutControlPanel”onpage 31.

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Recommended Operating Practices

Thissectionprovidessomebasicoperatingpracticestofollowinordertoobtainthebest

SDIperformanceforyourapplication.

Initial On-Air Broadcast

WhenstartingalivebroadcastofSDIvideo,followthesequencebelowtoensureproper

allocationofsystemresourcesandtopreventvisualdisturbancesintheonairbroadcast.

1 SetuptheSDIformatsettingsand starttheSDIoutput

2 Starttheapplication tobebroadcast

3 Verifythevideoquality

4

ClosetheGraphicstoSDIcontrolpanel

5 Goonair

Toavoidvisualdisturbanceswhilebroadcastinglive,DONOT

• Startorstopthegraphicsorvideoapplication

• TurnonorofftheSDIoutput

• MakechangestotheSDIsignalformat

Changing Applications

Toavoidvisualdisturbanceswhileswitchingapplications,observethefollowing

sequence:

1 Stopthelivebroadcast(gooffair)

2 Stoptheapplication

3 Startthenewapplication

4 Verifyvideoquality

5 Resumethelivebroadcast

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Changing Video Formats

WhenchanginganyoftheSDIsettings,visualdisturbancesmightoccurasthevideo

resetstothenewsettings.Topreventsuchdisturbancesfrombeingvisibletothepublicor

frombeingrecorded,observethefollowingsequencewhenmakingchangestoanySDI

setting:

1 Stopthelivebroadcast(gooff

air)

2 ChangevideoformatorSDIsettings

3 Verifyvideoquality

4 Resumethelivebroadcast

When Using the Control Panel

NVIDIArecommendsthefollowing

•SetthedesktoptothesameorhigherresolutionthantheSDIoutputforbetterimage

quality.

•Closeallbackgroundapplications—suchasvirusscan,backup,andarchiving

applications—beforestartingtheSDIoutputandgoingonair.

•ClosetheDisplayPropertiespanelbeforegoingonair.

•Whenrunningmultiple

OpenGLapplications,tearingmayoccuriftheapplicationsare

notsynchronized.

Ingeneral,NVIDIAdoesnotrecommendrunningmultipleOpenGLapplicationswhen

startingtheSDIoutputorwhengoinglive.

Running Multiple OpenGL Applications

Tomaximizethesystemresourcesandbandwidthavailableforconvertinggraphicsto

SDIoutput,NVIDIArecommendsbroadcastingonlyoneOpenGLapplicationatatime.

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ThischapterexplainshowtosetuptheNVIDIAQuadroFXSDIgraphicscardfor

WindowsunderCloneorDualviewmodeusingtheNVIDIAControlPanelSend

GraphicstoSDIoutputpage.Itcontainsthefollowingsections:

• “HowtoSetUptheGraphics‐to‐SDIOutput”onpage 16providesstep‐

by‐step

instructionsforusingthecontrolpaneltosetuptheSDIoutput.

• “AdvancedAdjustments”onpage 22explainsadditionaladjustmentsyoucanmaketo

theSDIoutput.

• “AboutDualviewMode”onpage 26

• “EnablingMultipleSDICards”onpage 27

• “AllowingApplicationControloftheSDIOutput”onpage 28

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How to Set Up the Graphics-to-SDI Output

Thissectionexplainshowtosetupthegraphics‐to‐SDIoutput.

• “BasicSDISetup”onpage 16

• “SynchronizingtheSDIOutputtoanExternalSource”onpage 20

• “UnderstandingtheStatusIndicators”onpage 21

Basic SDI Setup

1 FromtheNVIDIAControlPanelnavigationtreepane,underWorkstation,clickSend

graphicstoSDIoutput.

To ensure proper operation, NVIDIA recommends the following -

• Set the desktop resolution to be the same or larger than the SDI output for better image quality

• Stop background applications—such as virus scan, backup and archiving applications—prior

to starting SDI output and going on air.

• Close the control panel before going on air.

• When running multiple OpenGL applications, synchronize them, otherwise tearing may occur.

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