# Functions that deinterleave integer interleaved buffers Separate integer interleaved buffers into discrete planar buffers. ## Topics ### Deinterleaving unsigned 8-bit interleaved buffers [`func vImageConvert_ChunkyToPlanar8(UnsafeMutablePointer, UnsafeMutablePointer?>, UInt32, Int, vImagePixelCount, vImagePixelCount, Int, vImage_Flags) -> vImage_Error`](/documentation/Accelerate/vImageConvert_ChunkyToPlanar8(_:_:_:_:_:_:_:_:)) Deinterleaves an 8-bit-per-channel interleaved buffer with an arbitrary number of channels into the corresponding number of 8-bit planar buffers. ### Deinterleaving unsigned 8-bit, three-channel interleaved buffers [`func vImageConvert_RGB888toPlanar8(UnsafePointer, UnsafePointer, UnsafePointer, UnsafePointer, vImage_Flags) -> vImage_Error`](/documentation/Accelerate/vImageConvert_RGB888toPlanar8(_:_:_:_:_:)) Deinterleaves an 8-bit-per-channel, 3-channel interleaved buffer into three 8-bit planar buffers. [`func vImageConvert_RGB888toPlanar16Q12(UnsafePointer, UnsafePointer, UnsafePointer, UnsafePointer, vImage_Flags) -> vImage_Error`](/documentation/Accelerate/vImageConvert_RGB888toPlanar16Q12(_:_:_:_:_:)) Deinterleaves an 8-bit-per-channel, 3-channel interleaved buffer into three fixed-point 16-bit planar buffers. ### Deinterleaving unsigned 8-bit, four-channel interleaved buffers [`func vImageConvert_BGRX8888ToPlanar8(UnsafePointer, UnsafePointer, UnsafePointer, UnsafePointer, vImage_Flags) -> vImage_Error`](/documentation/Accelerate/vImageConvert_BGRX8888ToPlanar8(_:_:_:_:_:)) Deinterleaves an 8-bit-per-channel, 4-channel interleaved buffer into three 8-bit planar buffers and discards the last channel. [`func vImageConvert_XRGB8888ToPlanar8(UnsafePointer, UnsafePointer, UnsafePointer, UnsafePointer, vImage_Flags) -> vImage_Error`](/documentation/Accelerate/vImageConvert_XRGB8888ToPlanar8(_:_:_:_:_:)) Deinterleaves an 8-bit-per-channel, 4-channel interleaved buffer into three 8-bit planar buffers and discards the first channel. [`func vImageConvert_ARGB8888toPlanar8(UnsafePointer, UnsafePointer, UnsafePointer, UnsafePointer, UnsafePointer, vImage_Flags) -> vImage_Error`](/documentation/Accelerate/vImageConvert_ARGB8888toPlanar8(_:_:_:_:_:_:)) Deinterleaves an 8-bit-per-channel, 4-channel interleaved buffer into four 8-bit planar buffers. [`func vImageConvert_ARGB8888toPlanar16Q12(UnsafePointer, UnsafePointer, UnsafePointer, UnsafePointer, UnsafePointer, vImage_Flags) -> vImage_Error`](/documentation/Accelerate/vImageConvert_ARGB8888toPlanar16Q12(_:_:_:_:_:_:)) Deinterleaves an 8-bit-per-channel, 4-channel interleaved buffer into four fixed-point 16-bit planar buffers. [`func vImageConvert_ARGB8888toPlanarF(UnsafePointer!, UnsafePointer!, UnsafePointer!, UnsafePointer!, UnsafePointer!, UnsafePointer!, UnsafePointer!, vImage_Flags) -> vImage_Error`](/documentation/Accelerate/vImageConvert_ARGB8888toPlanarF(_:_:_:_:_:_:_:_:)) Deinterleaves an 8-bit-per-channel, 4-channel interleaved buffer into four floating-point 32-bit planar buffers. ### Deinterleaving unsigned 16-bit three-channel interleaved buffers [`func vImageConvert_RGB16UtoPlanar16U(UnsafePointer, UnsafePointer, UnsafePointer, UnsafePointer, vImage_Flags) -> vImage_Error`](/documentation/Accelerate/vImageConvert_RGB16UtoPlanar16U(_:_:_:_:_:)) Deinterleaves an unsigned 16-bit-per-channel, 3-channel interleaved buffer into three unsigned 16-bit planar buffers. ### Deinterleaving unsigned 16-bit four-channel interleaved buffers [`func vImageConvert_ARGB16UtoPlanar16U(UnsafePointer, UnsafePointer, UnsafePointer, UnsafePointer, UnsafePointer, vImage_Flags) -> vImage_Error`](/documentation/Accelerate/vImageConvert_ARGB16UtoPlanar16U(_:_:_:_:_:_:)) Deinterleaves an unsigned 16-bit-per-channel, 4-channel interleaved buffer into four unsigned 16-bit planar buffers. ### Deinterleaving RGB565 16-bit three-channel interleaved buffers [`func vImageConvert_RGB565toPlanar8(UnsafePointer, UnsafePointer, UnsafePointer, UnsafePointer, vImage_Flags) -> vImage_Error`](/documentation/Accelerate/vImageConvert_RGB565toPlanar8(_:_:_:_:_:)) Deinterleaves an RGB565 3-channel interleaved buffer into three 8-bit planar buffers. ### Deinterleaving ARGB1555 16-bit four-channel interleaved buffers [`func vImageConvert_ARGB1555toPlanar8(UnsafePointer, UnsafePointer, UnsafePointer, UnsafePointer, UnsafePointer, vImage_Flags) -> vImage_Error`](/documentation/Accelerate/vImageConvert_ARGB1555toPlanar8(_:_:_:_:_:_:)) Deinterleaves an ARGB1555 4-channel interleaved buffer into four 8-bit planar buffers. --- Copyright © 2026 Apple Inc. All rights reserved. | [Terms of Use](https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/terms/site.html) | [Privacy Policy](https://www.apple.com/privacy/privacy-policy)