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# vImageCVImageFormat.Format.format422YpCbCr16

A video-range, two-plane YpCbCr 4:2:2 pixel format with 16 bits per channel.

```
case format422YpCbCr16
```

## Discussion

This format defines luminance and chrominance data in the range `4096...61440`.

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