YUV video data is always 16 bits per pixel (bpp), while RGB video data may be either 16 or 24 bpp.Although there is no filtering or scaling of the incoming video data in an embodiment of the present invention, there is a means for decimating the UV data to deliver YUV12, (i.e., one UV sample for a 2 by 2 Y region), and YUV8 (monochrome).