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1.. SPDX-License-Identifier: GFDL-1.1-no-invariants-or-later
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3.. _hsv-formats:
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6HSV Formats
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9These formats store the color information of the image
10in a geometrical representation. The colors are mapped into a
11cylinder, where the angle is the HUE, the height is the VALUE
12and the distance to the center is the SATURATION. This is a very
13useful format for image segmentation algorithms.
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19    pixfmt-packed-hsv
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