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# Functions that convert between integer interleaved buffers

Convert the bit depths of interleaved integer image data.

## Topics

### Converting from 8-bit buffers

[`vImageConvert_RGB888toRGB565_dithered(_:_:_:_:_:)`](/documentation/Accelerate/vImageConvert_RGB888toRGB565_dithered(_:_:_:_:_:))

Converts an 8-bit-per-channel, 3-channel interleaved buffer to an RGB565 3-channel interleaved buffer using the specified dithering algorithm.

[`vImageConvert_ARGB8888toARGB1555(_:_:_:)`](/documentation/Accelerate/vImageConvert_ARGB8888toARGB1555(_:_:_:))

Converts an 8-bit-per-channel, 4-channel interleaved buffer to an ARGB1555 4-channel interleaved buffer.

[`vImageConvert_ARGB8888toARGB1555_dithered(_:_:_:_:_:)`](/documentation/Accelerate/vImageConvert_ARGB8888toARGB1555_dithered(_:_:_:_:_:))

Converts an 8-bit-per-channel, 4-channel interleaved buffer to an ARGB1555 4-channel interleaved buffer usng the specified dithering algorithm.

[`vImageConvert_RGBA8888toRGBA5551(_:_:_:)`](/documentation/Accelerate/vImageConvert_RGBA8888toRGBA5551(_:_:_:))

Converts an 8-bit-per-channel, 4-channel interleaved buffer to an RGBA5551 4-channel interleaved buffer.

[`vImageConvert_RGBA8888toRGBA5551_dithered(_:_:_:_:_:)`](/documentation/Accelerate/vImageConvert_RGBA8888toRGBA5551_dithered(_:_:_:_:_:))

Converts an 8-bit-per-channel, 4-channel interleaved buffer to an RGBA5551 4-channel interleaved buffer usng the specified dithering algorithm.

[`vImageConvert_ARGB8888ToARGB16U(_:_:_:_:_:_:)`](/documentation/Accelerate/vImageConvert_ARGB8888ToARGB16U(_:_:_:_:_:_:))

Converts an 8-bit-per-channel, 4-channel interleaved buffer to an unsigned 16-bit-per-channel, 4-channel buffer with permutation.

### Converting from unsigned 16-bit-per-channel buffers

[`vImageConvert_RGB16UtoRGB888_dithered(_:_:_:_:)`](/documentation/Accelerate/vImageConvert_RGB16UtoRGB888_dithered(_:_:_:_:))

Converts an unsigned 16-bit-per-channel, 3-channel interleaved buffer to an 8-bit-per-channel, 3-channel interleaved buffer using the specified dithering algorithm.

[`vImageConvert_ARGB16UToARGB8888(_:_:_:_:_:_:)`](/documentation/Accelerate/vImageConvert_ARGB16UToARGB8888(_:_:_:_:_:_:))

Converts an unsigned 16-bit-per-channel, 4-channel interleaved buffer to an 8-bit-per-channel, 4-channel interleaved buffer.

[`vImageConvert_ARGB16UtoARGB8888_dithered(_:_:_:_:_:)`](/documentation/Accelerate/vImageConvert_ARGB16UtoARGB8888_dithered(_:_:_:_:_:))

Converts an unsigned 16-bit-per-channel, 4-channel interleaved buffer to an 8-bit-per-channel, 4-channel interleaved buffer using the specified dithering algorithm.

### Converting from RGB565 16-bit-per-channel buffers

[`vImageConvert_RGB565toRGB888(_:_:_:)`](/documentation/Accelerate/vImageConvert_RGB565toRGB888(_:_:_:))

Converts an RGB565 3-channel interleaved buffer to an 8-bit-per-channel, 3-channel interleaved buffer.

### Converting from ARGB1555 16-bit-per-channel buffers

[`vImageConvert_RGBA5551toRGBA8888(_:_:_:)`](/documentation/Accelerate/vImageConvert_RGBA5551toRGBA8888(_:_:_:))

Converts an RGB5651 4-channel interleaved buffer to an 8-bit-per-channel, 4-channel interleaved buffer.

[`vImageConvert_ARGB1555toARGB8888(_:_:_:)`](/documentation/Accelerate/vImageConvert_ARGB1555toARGB8888(_:_:_:))

Converts an ARGB1555 4-channel interleaved buffer to an 8-bit-per-channel, 4-channel interleaved buffer.


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