Recommended operating practices, Initial on-air broadcast, Changing applications – Nvidia Quadro FX 5500 User Manual
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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
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Start or stop the graphics or video application
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Turn on or off the SDI output
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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