[FFmpeg-user] colorspace v colormatrix

[Paul B Mahol]

On Thu, Jun 26, 2025 at 1:27 AM Mark Filipak <
markfilipak.imdb-at-gmail.com at ffmpeg.org> wrote:

> On 25/06/2025 20.36, BloodMan wrote:
> > Hi,
> > W dniu 2025-06-26 o 01:49, Mark Filipak pisze:
> >> What is the relationship between colormatrix and colorspace? Are they
> used together or separately?
> >> Is colorspace obsolete? Is colormatrix a newer version of colorspace,
> but one that works correctly?
> >
> >
> > The answer to this question is... complicated.
> >
> > Colorspace is the SPACE of colors (as the name suggests) and colormatrix
> is a... conversion method
> > (between two colormatrixes)
> >
> > For example, imagine colorspace as range: the main range of computer
> colors 0-255 shades. As you
> > know, the classic TV range is narrower, 16-235. However, "today's"
> advanced gamuts are much much wider.
> >
> > On the other hand, colormatrix: is like a color chart in a given
> colorspace/range - it's something
> > like (!!!) a way to convert CMYK colors to RGB or convert color to gray
> - because depending on the
> > way / colormatrix, medium gray can be #777, #707070 or #777777 or
> #7f7f7f etc.
> >
> > I wrote it briefly and figuratively.
> > Maybe someone can explain it better and more understandably...
>
> Ha, ha, ha... I mean the filters. I discovered that I don't need to use
> the colorspace filter at all!
>
> Is the colorspace filter obsolete?
>

Mark, you are obsolete.

And above "answer" is nonsense.


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