# HG changeset patch
# User arpi
# Date 1041815237 0
# Node ID 9e4ef4ee2a069a03c55f5b605d7b852d53daf82c
# Parent  bba27bc43b0ddf083bd7fd7e2f3db1e36dbdd940
YUV a:b:c explained

diff -r bba27bc43b0d -r 9e4ef4ee2a06 DOCS/tech/colorspaces.txt
--- a/DOCS/tech/colorspaces.txt	Mon Jan 06 00:47:47 2003 +0000
+++ b/DOCS/tech/colorspaces.txt	Mon Jan 06 01:07:17 2003 +0000
@@ -22,6 +22,9 @@
 411P       12   YUV 4:1:1  Y: w * h  U,V: (w/4) * h      [DV-NTSC, CYUV]
 YVU9,IF09   9   YUV 4:1:0  Y: w * h  U,V: (w/4) * (h/4)  [Sorenson, Indeo]
 
+The YUV a:b:c naming style means: for <a> samples of Y there are <b> samples
+of UV in odd lines and <c> samples of UV in even lines.
+
 conversion: (some cut'n'paste from www and maillist)
 
 RGB to YUV Conversion: