[FFmpeg-trac] #10428(documentation:new): HSV filters are not actually doing HSV

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Thu Jun 22 10:44:57 EEST 2023


#10428: HSV filters are not actually doing HSV
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             Reporter:  Mingye Wang  |                     Type:  defect
               Status:  new          |                 Priority:  minor
            Component:               |                  Version:
  documentation                      |  unspecified
             Keywords:  terminology  |               Blocked By:
  colorspace                         |
             Blocking:               |  Reproduced by developer:  0
Analyzed by developer:  0            |
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 Summary of the bug: The `hsvhold` and `hsvkey` filters claim to be doing
 HSV, but a quick examination of the source code `do_hsvkey_pixel()`
 reveals that they do not actually use the famous
 [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HSL_and_HSV#Basic_principle hexcone
 geometry] based on RGB, but instead piggybacks on YCC. Some clarification
 is needed.

 How to reproduce: Navigate to https://ffmpeg.org/ffmpeg-
 filters.html#hsvhold.

 (Not using the real HSV is actually a good thing. At least this "V" we use
 is based on video luma, making it a much better representation of how
 bright something looks like than the real thing that weighs RGB equally.
 However, people could have incorrect expectations about what "hsv" value
 their key color is.)
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Ticket URL: <https://trac.ffmpeg.org/ticket/10428>
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