YUV predates computer graphics by several years.  It was developed to add color to NTSC broadcasts without losing monochrome compatibility and also to fit within the already mandated TV broadcast bandwidth. 

On 8/30/06, pär F <p.friden@gmail.com> wrote:
YUV is a method for defining colors. 4-2-2 and 4-1-1 are ways of
reducing the file size of an image that are possible only in an YUV
space (not quite true, but at least not possible in RGB). YUV is in
reality mainly used for video.

> I'm not following this thread but nice explanation.
> So YUV in anything other than 4 4 4 is basically
> "compressed video" ?


Pär
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