SIGGRAPH 97
Video Formats
Sampling Options in Digital

  • 4:2:2 samples luminance every pixel and chrominance every other pixel
  • 4:1:1 samples luminance every pixel and chrominance every fourth pixel horizontally
  • 4:2:0 samples luminance every pixel and chrominance every other pixel horizontally and vertically


NOTES: What digital option to use is covered in another section although generally, when recording computer generated graphics, or signals to be used with or as special effects (alpha keying, chroma keying, digital effects) 4:1:1 recordings may display errors or "artifacts" on chroma edges.