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Altera_Forum
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16 years ago

B/W Video to RGB using the VIP

Hello, I would like to display b/w video to VGA screen using the vip 9.1. Is it possible in the vip to transfer Y to RGB? The color space conversion need 3 color components inputs. Any i...
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16 years ago

I don't think you need to go through a conversion: just set R = G = B = Y

You can check this link: http://www.dvd-replica.com/dvd/colorrgb2.php to verify this. You must enter 128 (=0x80 corresponding to Jakes 0x200 for 10 bit systems) for the Cr and Cb values, you will see that the Y value entered shows up in R,G and B

Josy