Share via

BitmapPixelFormat Enum

  • Reference

Definition

Namespace:
Windows.Graphics.Imaging
Edit

Specifies the pixel format of pixel data. Each enumeration value defines a channel ordering, bit depth, and data type.

C# 
[Windows.Foundation.Metadata.ContractVersion(typeof(Windows.Foundation.UniversalApiContract), 65536)]
public enum BitmapPixelFormat
Inheritance
Enum
BitmapPixelFormat
Attributes
ContractVersionAttribute

Windows requirements

Device family
Windows 10 (introduced in 10.0.10240.0)
API contract
Windows.Foundation.UniversalApiContract (introduced in v1.0)

Fields

Name Value Description
Unknown 0

The pixel format is unknown.
Rgba16 12

The pixel format is R16G16B16A16 unsigned integer.
Rgba8 30

The pixel format is R8G8B8A8 unsigned integer.
Gray16 57

The pixel format is 16 bpp grayscale.
Gray8 62

The pixel format is 8 bpp grayscale.
Bgra8 87

The pixel format is B8G8R8A8 unsigned integer.
Nv12 103

The pixel format is NV12.
P010 104

The pixel format is P010.
Yuy2 107

The pixel format is YUY2.

Remarks

BitmapPixelFormat is used in conjunction with BitmapAlphaMode to fully describe the pixel data.

The set of pixel formats represented by BitmapPixelFormat is smaller than the set of native pixel formats that can be supported by the bitmap codecs. For example, certain codecs support 32 bit floating point values. In these cases there will be a loss in fidelity when obtaining pixel data from the bitmap.

Version history

Windows version SDK version Value added
1803 17134 P010

Applies to

Product Versions
WinRT Build 10240, Build 10586, Build 14383, Build 15063, Build 16299, Build 17134, Build 17763, Build 18362, Build 19041, Build 20348, Build 22000, Build 22621, Build 26100

See also