YUV Last modified: Thursday, January 11, 2007
A color encoding system used for analog television, such as NTSC and PAL. The YUV color model represents the human perception of color more closely than the standard RGB model used in computer graphics hardware. In YUV, Y is the luminance (brightness) component while U and V are the chrominance (color) components.
•E-mail this definition to a colleague• For internet.com pages about YUV . Also check out the following links! Digital Content Producer Magazine  Film & video production in a multi-platform world. The YUV colour space  The reasons to use the YUV decomposition are multiple. Firstly, a conversion of an RGB signal (such as the one used on your monitor) to YUV requires just a linear transform, which is really easy to do with analogue circuitry and it is cheap to compute numerically.	Color Digital Television Video analog chroma key color depth color management system (CMS) color matching color separation HDTV NTSC PAL palette Give Us Your Feedback Shopping YUV Products Compare Products,Prices and Stores Shop by Category: Input Adapters 2 Model Matches Security Systems and Surveillance 4 Store Offers