YPbPr

Like YCBCR, it is based on gamma corrected RGB primaries; the two are numerically equivalent but YPBPR is designed for use in analog systems while YCBCR is intended for digital video.

[2] YPBPR is commonly referred to as component video by manufacturers; however, there are many types of component video, most of which are some form of RGB.

carries luma (brightness or luminance) and synchronization (sync) information.

carries the difference between red and luma, defined as:

carries the difference between blue and luma, defined as: These

values in the range of +/- 350 mV:[3] There are other standards of YPBPR components derivation available: To send a green signal as a fourth component is redundant, as it can be derived using the blue, red and luma information.

When color signals were first added to the NTSC-encoded black and white video standard, the hue was represented by a phase shift of a color reference sub-carrier.

Thus, the YPBPR nomenclature derives from engineering metrics developed for the NTSC color standard.

[citation needed] The same cables can be used for YPBPR and composite video.

This means that the yellow, red, and white RCA connector cables commonly packaged with most audio/visual equipment can be used in place of the YPBPR connectors, provided the end user is careful to connect each cable to corresponding components at both ends.

Also, many TVs use the green connection either for luma only or for composite video input.

Signals using YPBPR offer enough separation that no color multiplexing is needed, so the quality of the extracted image is nearly identical to the pre-encoded signal.

S-Video and composite video mix the signals together by means of electronic multiplexing.

Signal degradation is typical for composite video, as most display systems are unable to completely separate the signals, though HDTVs tend to perform such separation better than most CRT units (see dot crawl).

S-Video can mitigate some of these potential issues, as its luma is transmitted separately from chroma.

Among consumer analog interfaces, only YPBPR and analog RGB component video are capable of carrying non-interlaced video and resolutions higher than 480i or 576i, up to 1080p for YPBPR.

Graphic chipsets that generate color internally based on YPBPR:

YPbPr is the analog video signal carried by component video cable in consumer electronics. The green cable carries Y , the blue cable carries P B and the red cable carries P R .
Female RCA connectors used to output YPbPr component video from a set-top-box, DVD player or similar device. Female connections in this configuration are also used for YPbPr inputs on display devices such as TVs.