[FFmpeg-user] Yes or No? About the processing pipeline.

[Mark Filipak]

On 17/06/2025 13.20, Paul B Mahol wrote:
> On Tue, Jun 17, 2025 at 5:18 PM Mark Filipak <
> markfilipak.imdb-at-gmail.com at ffmpeg.org> wrote:
> 
>> On 17/06/2025 13.15, Paul B Mahol wrote:
>>> On Tue, Jun 17, 2025 at 5:12 PM Mark Filipak <
>>> markfilipak.imdb-at-gmail.com at ffmpeg.org> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Yes (true) or No (false)?
>>>>
>>>> If the input is 8-bit ybr420-smpte170m, then the processing pipeline is
>>>> also 8-bit ybr420-smpte170m.
>>>>
>>> Depends on all components used in pipeline.
>>
>> Sorry. I'm 'talking' about the start of the processing pipeline, coming
>> out of the decoder.
>> Let me restate the issue:
>>
>> If the input is 8-bit ybr420-smpte170m, then the decoder outputs 8-bit
>> ybr420-smpte170m.
>> Yes or No.
> 
> Definition of decoder is to decode data, not invent new data or alter data
> in any way.

Does that mean 'Yes': Decoders that are fed 8-bit ybr420-smpte170m then output 8-bit ybr420-smpte170m?