Ideal Solution for Real-time Effects and Virtual Sets

The Quadro Digital Video Pipeline empowers professionals with the ability to incorporate higher quality, graphic-rich effects and virtual sets into live broadcasts. By providing a direct path for image processing into and out of the Quadro graphics processing unit (GPU), broadcasters are able to use this system to create stunning virtual effects, making live programming much more engaging.

Featured in the booth will be RT Software, a London-based supplier of high-quality real-time 3D solutions used by international broadcasters. Using the advanced capabilities of the Quadro Digital Video Pipeline, for the first time from a single workstation, this solution will demonstrate the ability to simultaneously process four live feeds from HD cameras, dramatically reducing the cost of virtual studio solutions.

Real-time Video Processing


Leveraging the CUDA parallel computing architecture, the Quadro Digital Video Pipeline is designed to capture HD broadcast-quality video and perform real-time transcoding for use in internet streaming services.

Elemental Technologies, a leading provider of massively parallel video processing solutions, utilizes the Quadro Digital Video Pipeline as a cornerstone of its upcoming Elemental Server. This enterprise-class video processing system provides fast, high-quality, highly efficient video transcoding from Ethernet or Serial Digital Interface (SDI) inputs using GPUs. With Elemental Server, content providers can rapidly serve an array of different resolutions and bit rates required to support traditional PCs, mobile devices and set-t op boxes.

Adobe / NVIDIA GPU Technology Demonstration

NVIDIA and Adobe® Systems are providing a technology demonstration showcasing the benefits of a Quadro GPU-based effects pipeline to accelerate Adobe® Premiere® Pro effects processing using CUDA technology. The Quadro graphics solution, featured on an Apple Mac Pro system, enables real-time editing and previewing of complex SD, HD and beyond timelines and substantially reduces video encoding times. Not only does the Quadro GPU render video content extremely fast, it also frees the CPU to focus on other tasks such as video decoding playback resulting in a highly optimized real time user experience.