[FFmpeg-user] Generating v210 uncompressed AVIs from v210 individual files in 720p and 1080i formats

[Thomas Worth]

> Looking at the source, the mp tinterlace filter accepts these mplayer
> formats only: IMGFMT_YV12, IMGFMT_IYUV, IMGFMT_I420.
>
> And in the shim between FFmpeg and mplayer filter all three equate to
> FFmpeg's YUV420P.
>
> Therefore the FFmpeg filter chain has done the conversion to the only
> available format in the tinterlace filter.
>
> Stefano's new tinterlace filter will do all these - so, not the 10 bit
> you're after, but better than 420.
>
>  PIX_FMT_YUV420P,  PIX_FMT_YUV422P,  PIX_FMT_YUV444P,
>  PIX_FMT_YUV444P,  PIX_FMT_YUV410P,  PIX_FMT_YUVA420P,
>  PIX_FMT_YUVJ420P, PIX_FMT_YUVJ422P, PIX_FMT_YUVJ444P,
>  PIX_FMT_YUVJ440P, PIX_FMT_GRAY8

Since v210 is still 4:2:2, is it possible that the filter will just
reduce precision to 8 bit? Or does it fail completely since it can't
match the pixel format exactly?