:c:type:`v4l2_hsv_encoding` specifies which encoding is used.
.. note:: The default R'G'B' quantization is full range for all
- colorspaces except for BT.2020 which uses limited range R'G'B'
- quantization.
+ colorspaces. HSV formats are always full range.
.. tabularcolumns:: |p{6.0cm}|p{11.5cm}|
- Details
* - ``V4L2_QUANTIZATION_DEFAULT``
- Use the default quantization encoding as defined by the
- colorspace. This is always full range for R'G'B' (except for the
- BT.2020 colorspace) and HSV. It is usually limited range for Y'CbCr.
+ colorspace. This is always full range for R'G'B' and HSV.
+ It is usually limited range for Y'CbCr.
* - ``V4L2_QUANTIZATION_FULL_RANGE``
- Use the full range quantization encoding. I.e. the range [0…1] is
mapped to [0…255] (with possible clipping to [1…254] to avoid the
* - ``V4L2_QUANTIZATION_LIM_RANGE``
- Use the limited range quantization encoding. I.e. the range [0…1]
is mapped to [16…235]. Cb and Cr are mapped from [-0.5…0.5] to
- [16…240].
+ [16…240]. Limited Range cannot be used with HSV.
The :ref:`itu2020` standard defines the colorspace used by Ultra-high
definition television (UHDTV). The default transfer function is
``V4L2_XFER_FUNC_709``. The default Y'CbCr encoding is
-``V4L2_YCBCR_ENC_BT2020``. The default R'G'B' quantization is limited
-range (!), and so is the default Y'CbCr quantization. The chromaticities
-of the primary colors and the white reference are:
+``V4L2_YCBCR_ENC_BT2020``. The default Y'CbCr quantization is limited range.
+The chromaticities of the primary colors and the white reference are:
enum v4l2_quantization {
/*
- * The default for R'G'B' quantization is always full range, except
- * for the BT2020 colorspace. For Y'CbCr the quantization is always
- * limited range, except for COLORSPACE_JPEG: this is full range.
+ * The default for R'G'B' quantization is always full range.
+ * For Y'CbCr the quantization is always limited range, except
+ * for COLORSPACE_JPEG: this is full range.
*/
V4L2_QUANTIZATION_DEFAULT = 0,
V4L2_QUANTIZATION_FULL_RANGE = 1,
/*
* Determine how QUANTIZATION_DEFAULT should map to a proper quantization.
- * This depends on whether the image is RGB or not, the colorspace and the
- * Y'CbCr encoding.
+ * This depends on whether the image is RGB or not, the colorspace.
+ * The Y'CbCr encoding is not used anymore, but is still there for backwards
+ * compatibility.
*/
#define V4L2_MAP_QUANTIZATION_DEFAULT(is_rgb_or_hsv, colsp, ycbcr_enc) \
- (((is_rgb_or_hsv) && (colsp) == V4L2_COLORSPACE_BT2020) ? \
- V4L2_QUANTIZATION_LIM_RANGE : \
- (((is_rgb_or_hsv) || (colsp) == V4L2_COLORSPACE_JPEG) ? \
- V4L2_QUANTIZATION_FULL_RANGE : V4L2_QUANTIZATION_LIM_RANGE))
+ (((is_rgb_or_hsv) || (colsp) == V4L2_COLORSPACE_JPEG) ? \
+ V4L2_QUANTIZATION_FULL_RANGE : V4L2_QUANTIZATION_LIM_RANGE)
enum v4l2_priority {
V4L2_PRIORITY_UNSET = 0, /* not initialized */