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@@ -4,7 +4,9 @@ Formats (FOURCC) supported by libyuv are detailed here.
# Core Formats
-There are 2 core formats supported by libyuv - I420 and ARGB. All YUV formats can be converted to/from I420. All RGB formats can be converted to/from ARGB.
+There are 2 core formats supported by libyuv - I420 and ARGB.
+ All YUV formats can be converted to/from I420.
+ All RGB formats can be converted to/from ARGB.
Filtering functions such as scaling and planar functions work on I420 and/or ARGB.
@@ -36,7 +38,7 @@ This is how OSX formats map to libyuv
The following is extracted from video_common.h as a complete list of formats supported by libyuv.
enum FourCC {
- // 9 Primary YUV formats: 5 planar, 2 biplanar, 2 packed.
+ // 10 Primary YUV formats: 5 planar, 2 biplanar, 2 packed.
FOURCC_I420 = FOURCC('I', '4', '2', '0'),
FOURCC_I422 = FOURCC('I', '4', '2', '2'),
FOURCC_I444 = FOURCC('I', '4', '4', '4'),
@@ -46,16 +48,20 @@ The following is extracted from video_common.h as a complete list of formats sup
FOURCC_YUY2 = FOURCC('Y', 'U', 'Y', '2'),
FOURCC_UYVY = FOURCC('U', 'Y', 'V', 'Y'),
FOURCC_H010 = FOURCC('H', '0', '1', '0'), // unofficial fourcc. 10 bit lsb
+ FOURCC_U010 = FOURCC('U', '0', '1', '0'), // bt.2020, unofficial fourcc.
+ // 10 bit lsb
// 1 Secondary YUV format: row biplanar.
- FOURCC_M420 = FOURCC('M', '4', '2', '0'),
+ FOURCC_M420 = FOURCC('M', '4', '2', '0'), // deprecated.
- // 11 Primary RGB formats: 4 32 bpp, 2 24 bpp, 3 16 bpp, 1 10 bpc
+ // 13 Primary RGB formats: 4 32 bpp, 2 24 bpp, 3 16 bpp, 1 10 bpc, 2 64 bpp
FOURCC_ARGB = FOURCC('A', 'R', 'G', 'B'),
FOURCC_BGRA = FOURCC('B', 'G', 'R', 'A'),
FOURCC_ABGR = FOURCC('A', 'B', 'G', 'R'),
FOURCC_AR30 = FOURCC('A', 'R', '3', '0'), // 10 bit per channel. 2101010.
FOURCC_AB30 = FOURCC('A', 'B', '3', '0'), // ABGR version of 10 bit
+ FOURCC_AR64 = FOURCC('A', 'R', '6', '4'), // 16 bit per channel.
+ FOURCC_AB64 = FOURCC('A', 'B', '6', '4'), // ABGR version of 16 bit
FOURCC_24BG = FOURCC('2', '4', 'B', 'G'),
FOURCC_RAW = FOURCC('r', 'a', 'w', ' '),
FOURCC_RGBA = FOURCC('R', 'G', 'B', 'A'),
@@ -66,7 +72,7 @@ The following is extracted from video_common.h as a complete list of formats sup
// 1 Primary Compressed YUV format.
FOURCC_MJPG = FOURCC('M', 'J', 'P', 'G'),
- // 8 Auxiliary YUV variations: 3 with U and V planes are swapped, 1 Alias.
+ // 11 Auxiliary YUV variations: 3 with U and V planes are swapped, 1 Alias.
FOURCC_YV12 = FOURCC('Y', 'V', '1', '2'),
FOURCC_YV16 = FOURCC('Y', 'V', '1', '6'),
FOURCC_YV24 = FOURCC('Y', 'V', '2', '4'),
@@ -75,6 +81,9 @@ The following is extracted from video_common.h as a complete list of formats sup
FOURCC_J400 = FOURCC('J', '4', '0', '0'), // unofficial fourcc
FOURCC_H420 = FOURCC('H', '4', '2', '0'), // unofficial fourcc
FOURCC_H422 = FOURCC('H', '4', '2', '2'), // unofficial fourcc
+ FOURCC_U420 = FOURCC('U', '4', '2', '0'), // bt.2020, unofficial fourcc
+ FOURCC_U422 = FOURCC('U', '4', '2', '2'), // bt.2020, unofficial fourcc
+ FOURCC_U444 = FOURCC('U', '4', '4', '4'), // bt.2020, unofficial fourcc
// 14 Auxiliary aliases. CanonicalFourCC() maps these to canonical fourcc.
FOURCC_IYUV = FOURCC('I', 'Y', 'U', 'V'), // Alias for I420.
@@ -104,6 +113,27 @@ The following is extracted from video_common.h as a complete list of formats sup
I444, NV24 and NV42 are full width, full height
I400 and J400 have no chroma channel.
+# Color space
+ The YUV formats start with a letter to specify the color space. e.g. I420
+ I = BT.601 limited range
+ J = BT.601 full range (J = JPEG that uses this)
+ H = BT.709 limited range (H for HD)
+ F = BT.709 full range (F for Full range)
+ U = BT.2020 limited range (U for UHD)
+ V = BT.2020 full range
+ For YUV to RGB conversions, a matrix can be passed. See also convert_argh.h
+
+# HDR formats
+ Planar formats with 10 or 12 bits use the following fourcc:
+ I010, I012, P010, P012 are half width, half height
+ I210, I212, P210, P212 are half width, full height
+ I410, I412, P410, P412 are full width, full height
+ where
+ I is the color space (see above) and 3 planes: Y, U and V.
+ P is a biplanar format, similar to NV12 but 16 bits, with the valid bits in the high bits. There is a Y plane and a UV plane.
+ 0, 2 or 4 is the last digit of subsampling: 4:2:0, 4:2:2, or 4:4:4
+ 10 or 12 is the bits per channel. The bits are in the low bits of a 16 bit channel.
+
# The ARGB FOURCC
There are 4 ARGB layouts - ARGB, BGRA, ABGR and RGBA. ARGB is most common by far, used for screen formats, and windows webcam drivers.
@@ -152,6 +182,13 @@ The 2 bit alpha has 4 values. Here are the comparable 8 bit alpha values.
The 10 bit RGB values range from 0 to 1023.
XR30 is the same as AR30 but with no alpha channel.
+# AB64 and AR64
+
+AB64 is similar to ABGR, with 16 bit (2 bytes) per channel. Each channel stores an unsigned short.
+In memory R is the lowest and A is the highest.
+Each channel has value ranges from 0 to 65535.
+AR64 is similar to ARGB.
+
# NV12 and NV21
NV12 is a biplanar format with a full sized Y plane followed by a single
@@ -161,3 +198,11 @@ The 12 in NV12 refers to 12 bits per pixel. NV12 has a half width and half
height chroma channel, and therefore is a 420 subsampling.
NV16 is 16 bits per pixel, with half width and full height. aka 422.
NV24 is 24 bits per pixel with full sized chroma channel. aka 444.
+Most NV12 functions allow the destination Y pointer to be NULL.
+
+# YUY2 and UYVY
+
+YUY2 is a packed YUV format with half width, full height.
+
+YUY2 is YUYV in memory
+UYVY is UYVY in memory