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HAPTER 4
Linux—Using the Graphics to Video Out Control Panel
Synchronization Instructions
Basic Setup
ThefollowingarethebasicstepstosynchronizetheSDIoutput.
1 ConnecttheexternalsyncsourcetotheappropriateBNCconnectoronthegraphics
card.
See“UnderstandingtheConnections”onpage 10forinstructionsonconnectingthe
externalsyncsignaltothegraphicscard.
2 Configurethesyncsource.
a OpentheGraphics
toVideoOut:SynchronizationOptionspage.
Figure 4.5 Synchronization Options Page
a ClicktheSyncModelistarrowandthenclickeitherGenlockorFramelock
synchronizingmodes.
b ClicktheSyncFormatlistarrowandthenclicktheformatthatmatchesexternalsync
sourcethatyouconnected‐SDISyncorComposite.
Thesoftwareshouldautomaticallydetecttheexternalsyncsignal.Whenitdoes,the

syncformatinformationappearsintheInputVideoFormattextbox.
Ifthesoftwarelosestheexternalsyncsignalordoesnotdetectit
automatically,clickDetecttoforcedetectionofthesyncsignal.
c Ifyouchoseframelocksynchronization,selectthesignalformatyouwanttouseas
described
underStep3:ChoosetheVideoandDataFormats.
Onlythosemodesthatarecompatiblewiththedetectedsyncsignalwillappearin
theSDIsignalformatlist.