Nvidia Quadro FX 4800 - Adjusting the Desktop Area

NVIDIA Corporation
42 Quadro FX 4800/5800 and Quadro CX SDI User’s Guide– Version 1.0
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HAPTER 4
Linux—Using the Graphics to Video Out Control Panel
TheactivityoftheLEDgraphicsindicatesthesignalstatusasfollows:
• Vid.1OutorVid.2Out
• Input
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Adjusting the Desktop Area
Bydefault,theentiredesktopisconvertedtoSDIoutput.Ifthedesktopissmallerthanthe
sizeoftheSDIoutput,itwillbescaledtofit.IfthedesktopislargerthantheSDIoutput,it
willbecroppedtofit.Insteadofusingtheentiredesktop,youcan
specifyaregionofthe
desktoptoconverttoSDIoutputasfollows:
OnthemainGraphicstoVideoOutpage,adjusttheregionsizebyspecifyingtheXOffset
andYOffsetvalues.TheXandYvaluesindicatethepixeldistanceoftheupperleft
cornerofthe
outputboxfromtheupperleftcornerofthedesktop.
Status Meaning
Off (gray)
SDI output is not in use
Steady Green
SDI output has power.
Blinking Green
SDI output is active.
Status Meaning
Off (gray)
SDI input synchronization is disabled.
Blinking Green
Valid SDI synchronization signal is detected.