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MultiCam Boards Documentation > GRABLINK series Documentation > GRABLINK Quickpack CFA Handbook > Pre-Processing Operation > Output Format
Output Format

Grablink Quickpack CFA has eight classes of output data formats:

Output format classes

Format class

Shortcut name

Description

Monochrome

Y*

One single data plane containing luminance component.

Bayer CFA

BAYER*

One single data plane containing raw BAYER CFA data.

Three packed R G B components

RGB*

One single data plane containing red, green, and blue color components in a packed format.

Three planar R G B components

RGB*PL

Three data planes containing respectively red, green, and blue color components.

Four packed R G B a components

RGB*

One single data plane containing red, green, blue color components and an alpha key in a packed format.

Four packed R G B Y components

YRGB*

One single data plane containing red, green, blue color components and luminance component in a packed format.

Three packed R G B components

+ Y component

RGB*Y*

Two data planes; the first one containing red, green, and blue color components in a packed format; the second containing the luminance component.

Three planar R G B components

+ Y component

RGB*PLY*

Four data planes containing respectively red, green, blue, and luminance components.

Following table defines the output format classes compatible with the selected camera type.

Compatible output format vs. camera type

Camera type

Compatible output format classes

Monochrome cameras

Y*

Bayer CFA color cameras

Y*, BAYER*, RGB*, RGB*PL, RGB*, YRGB*, RGB*Y*, RGB*PLY*

RGB color cameras

Y*, RGB*, RGB*PL, RGB*, YRGB*, RGB*Y*, RGB*PLY*

* The name is a shortcut for the number string such as 08, 10, 24, 10_12_10 … which specifies the number of significant bits.

The data output format is specified by ColorFormat. Following table lists the main characteristics of the data output formats available on Grablink Quickpack CFA.

Data output format characteristics

ColorFormat

RGB components storage method

Pixel components

Bytes per pixel

Surface planes

MONOCHROME FORMATS

Y8

N/A

1

1

1

Y10, Y12, Y16

N/A

1

2

1

BAYER CFA FORMATS

BAYER8

N/A

1

1

1

BAYER10, BAYER12, BAYER16

N/A

1

2

1

THREE PACKED R G B COMPONENTS FORMATS

RGB15, RGB16

Packed

3

2

1

RGB24

Packed

3

3

1

RGB10_10_10, RGB10_12_10

Packed

3

4

1

RGB48

Packed

3

6

1

THREE PLANAR R G B COMPONENTS FORMATS

RGB24PL

Planar

3

3

3

RGB30PL, RGB36PL, RGB48PL

Planar

3

6

3

FOUR PACKED R G B ALPHA COMPONENTS FORMATS

RGB32, RGB32

Packed

4

4

1

RGB64

Packed

4

8

1

THREE PACKED R G B COMPONENTS + Y FORMATS

RGB15Y8, RGB16Y8

Packed

4

3

2

RGB24Y8

Packed

4

4

2

RGB24Y10, RGB24Y12, RGB24Y16

Packed

4

5

2

FOUR PACKED R G B Y COMPONENTS FORMATS

YRGB32

Packed

4

4

1

YRGB64

Packed

4

8

1

THREE PLANAR R G B COMPONENTS + Y FORMATS

RGB24PLY8

Planar

4

4

4

RGB24PLY10, RGB24PLY12, RGB24PLY16

Planar

4

5

4

RGB30PLY8, RGB36PLY8, RGB48PLY8

Planar

4

7

4

RGB30PLY10, RGB30PLY12, RGB30PLY16

RGB36PLY10, RGB36PLY12, RGB36PLY16

RGB48PLY10, RGB48PLY12, RGB48PLY16

Planar

4

8

4

MultiCam assigns a default value to ColorFormat on the basis of the selected camera type.

Color format default value

Camera type

ColorFormat default value

Monochrome cameras

Y8

Bayer CFA color cameras

RGB24

RGB color cameras

RGB24

The planes into the destination surface are conventionally indexed as follows.

Plane numbering convention

Output format mnemonic

Plane0

Plane1

Plane2

Plane3

Y*

Y

-

-

-

BAYER*

R, G or B

-

-

-

RGB*

RGB

-

-

-

RGB*PL*

R

G

B

-

RGB*

RGB

-

-

-

YRGB*

YRGB

-

-

-

RGB*Y*

RGB

Y

-

-

RGB*PLY*

R

G

B

Y

* The name is a shortcut for the number string such as 08, 10, 24, 10_12_10 … which specifies the number of significant bits.

The nature of data stored in a plane is reported by the enumerated collection parameter SurfacePlaneName. Following table lists the values applicable to the Grablink Quickpack CFA.

Surface plane name

SurfacePlaneName

Description

Y

This plane contains the luminance component.

R

This plane contains the red color component.

G

This plane contains the green color component.

B

This plane contains the blue color component.

RGB

This plane contains the 3 color components of the RGB color system. (This is applicable both to RGB packed RGB and BAYER CFA formats.)

YRGB

This plane contains the 3 color components of the RGB color system and the luminance component.