DV Color Conversion Functions

These functions convert color format in DV video processing.

The minimal coding unit in DV is a set of five macroblocks, with each macroblock comprising four Y-blocks, one Cb block, and one Cr block. The macroblocks are taken from different parts of the processed frame to decrease loss of quality in case the film is damaged. The data format for a DV frame is

These formats are converted into a more popular YUY2 format after inverse discrete cosine transformation.

The functions described in this subsection are used in the DV decoder included into Intel IPP Samples. See introduction to DV.


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