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NVIDIA Quadro Native Warping (NVAPI)

For enterprise simulation and commercial multi-projector setups using NVIDIA Quadro or RTX Workstation graphics cards, Immersive Display PRO integrates directly with NVIDIA's hardware-level warp and blend pipeline (NVAPI).

Hardware Support

Native NVAPI warping is supported on NVIDIA high-end and ultra-high-end Workstation GPUs, including:

  • NVIDIA RTX A4000 / A5000 / A6000 / Ada Generation
  • NVIDIA Quadro RTX 5000 / RTX 6000 / RTX 8000
  • NVIDIA Quadro P5000 / P6000 / GP100
  • NVIDIA Quadro K5000 / K6000 / Quadro Plex 7000

Supported Mosaic Layouts

When paired with an NVIDIA Quadro Sync II card, systems can scale to multi-GPU configurations:

  • 2 to 4 Projectors: Single Quadro GPU
  • 8 Projectors: Dual Quadro GPUs + SLI or Quadro Sync
  • 12 Projectors: Three Quadro GPUs + Quadro Sync
  • 16 Projectors: Four Quadro GPUs + Quadro Sync

Advantages Over Standard DWM Warping

  1. Zero Latency: Warping is calculated directly during scan-out on the GPU display pipeline, avoiding Windows Desktop Composition buffer copies.
  2. True Full-Screen Exclusive Support: Ensures compatibility with professional multi-GPU applications that require exclusive full-screen lock.
  3. No Window Hook Dependencies: Bypasses the need for software DLL injection into individual 3D executables.

Custom Desktop Resolutions & Aspect Ratios

Curved projection screens often have aggregate aspect ratios that do not match standard display modes (e.g., 3 projectors displaying across a 180° cylinder typically yield an ultrawide ratio like 3.2:1 to 4.8:1).

Immersive Display PRO can calculate a matching custom native desktop resolution:

  1. Right-click the display in the Displays tab and select Custom aspect ratio.
  2. Choose your preferred calculation mode:
  3. Calculate from screen dimensions: Enter the physical screen dimensions (Width in meters, Height in meters). The software calculates the ideal pixel canvas to eliminate stretching.
  4. Enter desktop resolution (advanced): Manually enter exact horizontal and vertical pixel counts.
  5. Click Apply. The software instructs the NVIDIA driver to generate a matching custom timing, ensuring the projected image maintains a 1:1 pixel aspect ratio across the screen.