Comments on: Using ImageMagick to convert a 4:2:2 YCrCb raw image to something viewable

By: Freddy

Freddy — Tue, 09 Feb 2016 14:47:47 +0000

You have slipped the “sample” and “interlace” fields in the middle of the “-depth 8″ part, thereby separating the “-depth” from the “8″

By: Constantin

Constantin — Mon, 23 Sep 2013 15:28:28 +0000

One correction to the other comment: It’s not “-sample 4:2:0″, but “-sampling-factor 4:2:0″.

By: Shachar Shemesh

Shachar Shemesh — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 07:59:09 +0000

Since this entry rates so high on Google, I thought I’d put in a better answer.

The generic format is “yuv”. So:
convert -size 800x600 -depth 8 yuv:image.raw image.png

You will need to provide:
Bits per pixel (-depth 8)
The Y:U:V ratio (-sample 4:2:2)
The relative location of the various bits of information (read about the -interlace option).

So, if we have a 4:2:0 image with the Y plane followed by the Cb followed by the Cr planes:
convert -size 800x600 -depth -sample 4:2:0 -interlace plane 8 yuv:image.raw image.png

Shachar