Bit Depth Conversion - Smartek UCC User Manual

8.2.11 Bit Depth Conversion

The bit depth of a pixel describes the resolution with which the luminance information is handled. As
usual display devices only support 8 bit per channel, the Bit Depth Conversion algorithm there allows the
conversion from 16 bit down to 8 bit and vice versa.
Converting images from a higher bit depth to a lower one will lead to reduction of the image size. Please
keep in mind that this conversion causes information loss which cannot be recovered by the back conversion
to a higher bit depth.
Bit Depth Conversion in the CameraSuite SDK
In the CameraSuite SDK the ImageProcAPI provides the programming interface for converting the bit depth
of an image. The bit depths and image types supported are shown in Table 64.
Supported image input
Table 64: Bit depth conversion - supported bit depth and image type
For a detailed description on how to use this feature please refer to the CameraSuite API Help located in
the doc folder of the CameraSuite SDK installation directory.
Bit Depth Conversion in the CameraSuiteClient
The Bit Depth Conversion function is automatically applied to 16 bit per channel images to display them on
the screen. The inverse conversion from 8 bit to 16 bit is therefore not relevant in the CameraSuiteClient .
Monochrome
Raw Bayer
Color RGB
Supported bit depth
8 bit per channel
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16 bit per channel
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