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# Set up graphics output

Use this chapter when Captivate needs to send graphics or Program to another part of your production system. These outputs are the standard ways Captivate feeds switchers, displays, encoders, SDI cards, NDI systems, vMix, TriCaster, and other production tools.

Which output you choose follows from how Captivate fits your production. If you haven’t made that decision yet, start with [Choose how Captivate fits your production](/set-up-your-production/how-it-fits-your-production.md) — it maps each integration model to the right output and alpha setting.

Before configuring a graphics output, check the project’s video format and alpha settings — output drivers use those project settings when sending Program to SDI, NDI, Display output, files, and other destinations. If the output needs transparency, make sure **Alpha** and premultiplication are set correctly for the destination. See [Set the project format](/set-up-your-production/set-up-your-project.md).

Primary destinations are selected through the **Program Out** menu.

## What’s in this chapter

* [Output graphics to a display](/set-up-your-production/chapter-index/output-graphics-to-a-display.md) — to an HDMI or DisplayPort-attached screen, with a downstream key color.
* [Output graphics with SDI](/set-up-your-production/chapter-index/output-graphics-with-sdi.md) — to a Blackmagic DeckLink or AJA SDI card, key + fill or single-output.
* [Output graphics with NDI](/set-up-your-production/chapter-index/output-graphics-with-ndi.md) — broadly supported network video, with audio and tally; the usual path into vMix and other software switchers.
* [Output graphics with OMT](/set-up-your-production/chapter-index/output-graphics-with-omt.md) — Open Media Transport, a low-latency NDI-class network video transport.
* [Output graphics to a TriCaster](/set-up-your-production/chapter-index/output-graphics-to-tricaster.md) — TriCaster’s AirSend, with bidirectional tally and command support.
* [Output graphics to OBS Studio](/set-up-your-production/chapter-index/output-graphics-to-obs.md) — direct integration via the NewBlue OBS plugin, for OBS workflows.

## Related

* [Set the project format](/set-up-your-production/set-up-your-project.md) — the project’s video format and alpha settings shape every output here.
* [Streaming & delivery](/set-up-your-production/chapter-index-6.md) — for sending or capturing the finished result: streaming, virtual webcam, recording to files.
* [Troubleshooting](/troubleshooting/branch-index.md) — if an output is configured but nothing is reaching the destination.


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