The YUV color model represents color images in terms of one luminance (Y) and two chrominance (U and V) components. It was originally developed for analog television broadcasting to achieve transmission efficiency and compatibility with black and white TVs. Y represents brightness while U and V represent the color-carrying signals. Converting between YUV and RGB color spaces involves linear transformations where Y is a weighted sum of R, G, and B and U and V are scaled differences between Y and the blue and red components respectively.
The YUV color model represents color images in terms of one luminance (Y) and two chrominance (U and V) components. It was originally developed for analog television broadcasting to achieve transmission efficiency and compatibility with black and white TVs. Y represents brightness while U and V represent the color-carrying signals. Converting between YUV and RGB color spaces involves linear transformations where Y is a weighted sum of R, G, and B and U and V are scaled differences between Y and the blue and red components respectively.
The YUV color model represents color images in terms of one luminance (Y) and two chrominance (U and V) components. It was originally developed for analog television broadcasting to achieve transmission efficiency and compatibility with black and white TVs. Y represents brightness while U and V represent the color-carrying signals. Converting between YUV and RGB color spaces involves linear transformations where Y is a weighted sum of R, G, and B and U and V are scaled differences between Y and the blue and red components respectively.
Palomo, Mikyle Laurence O. YUV? A color space in terms of one luminance and two chrominance components. Used in the analog variant of the PAL system of television broadcasting. Bit of History Previous black-and-white systems used only luminance information, Y. Color information (U and V) was added separately via a sub-carrier so that a black-and-white receiver would still be able to receive and display a color picture transmission in the receiver's native black- and-white format.
Bit of History Initially, YUV was the re-coding of RGB for transmission efficiency (minimizing bandwidth) and for downward compatibility with black-and white television. Why use YUV? Why not RGB? R stands for red, G for green, and B for blue. Y stands for the luminance component (the brightness) U(Cb) and V(Cr) are the chrominance (color) components. Comparison: YUV and RGB
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Y U V Comparison: YUV and RGB
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Y U V How YUV operates The Luminance Component, Y: Ranges: 0 to 255, 0 being the lightest and 255 darkest (8-Bit) The Chrominance Components, U and V: Range: -128 to +128 (8-Bit) U(Blue Channel): Negative values produce yellowish colors, bluish otherwise. V(Red Channel) Negative values produce cyan colors, reddish otherwise. NOTE: Green is a mix of negative values in both channels.
How YUV operates Created from an original RGB source. The Y signal is derived from weighted values of R, G, and B added together. U signal is created by subtracting the Y from the blue signal of the original RGB, and then scaled. V signal is obtained by subtracting the Y from the red signal, and is also scaled. RGB to YUV Conversion
Similarly, R = Y + 1.140*V G = Y - 0.394*U - 0.581*V B = Y + 2.032*U Advantage Downward Capability For Televisions Transmission Efficiency Minimized Bandwidth Luminance Decoupling Changes in the luminance component does not affect the color component. Color Information Data Compression Broadcasted data is greatly reduced. However, color may be restricted.