Ebook: AN3 – Bayer Color: Bayer color conversion and processing

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This note describes conversions from Bayer format to RGB and between RGB and YUV (YCrCb) color spaces. We also discuss two color processing operations (white balance and color correction) in the RGB domain, and derive the corresponding operations in the YUV domain. Using derived operations in the YUV domain, one can perform white balance and color correction directly in the YUV domain, without switching back to the RGB domain.