System information

When setting up a Quadro video card, please refer to the GeForce 3D Vision Quick Start Guide that was
included with your hardware for installation and setup information. For additional information, graphics
card and emitter drivers, and for hardware requirements, please see http://www.nvidia.com/object/quadro_
pro_graphics_boards.html.
1. From the Options menu, choose Preferences and then click the Preview Device tab.
2. From the Device drop-down list, choose Windows Graphics Card. The Details box displays
information about the device.
3. From the Display adapter drop-down list, choose your 3D display.
You can click the Identify Displays button to determine which display corresponds to each setting in
the drop-down list. A number will be displayed on each monitor.
Notes:
n If the monitor number is displayed in red, the graphics card does not support 3D
acceleration or acceleration has been turned off. You can go to Start > Settings > Control
Panel > Display > Settings > Advanced > Troubleshoot to turn on acceleration if your
adapter supports it.
n When using the Stereoscopic 3D Graphics Card device with a GeForce video card, you
cannot preview stereoscopic 3D content and edit simultaneously. Quadro video cards allow
simultaneous preview and editing.
n When using the Stereoscopic 3D Graphics Card device with a GeForce video card, you must
use the primary display to preview stereoscopic 3D content. You can click the Identify
Displays button in the Preview Device tab in the Preferences dialog to identify your primary
display.
4. Select the Scale output to fit display check box if you want the video preview to fill the display.
5. Select the Apply deinterlace filter check box if you're previewing interlaced video on a
noninterlaced display. This filter can reduce the artifacts you often see on the edges of moving
areas.
The Apply deinterlace filter check box will be unavailable if your video adapter does not
support pixel shading.
6. If you want to adjust color reproduction for video previews, select the Adjust levels from studio
RGB to computer RGB check box.
If your source media conforms to studio RGB color (black=16 and white=235) and you will be
previewing on your computer's CRT or LCD monitor, this setting expands the studio RGB range to 0
to 255 to conform to a computer display.
7. Select the Wait for vertical sync check box if you want to wait for the monitor's vertical refresh
timing before displaying frames.
This setting can be used to correct image tearing.
8. Select the Optimize GPUdisplay performance check box for most situations. You can clear the
check box if you experience system, external monitor, or video preview performance problems.
9. Select the Recompress edited frames check box.
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