In RAW workflows, what does debayering refer to?

In RAW workflows, what does debayering refer to?

• A. The process of converting Bayer pattern sensor data into color pixels.
• B. The process of compressing video to ProRes.
• C. The process of converting audio to WAV.
• D. The process of downscaling resolution.

Answer: (A)

Debayering, or demosaicing, is the process of turning the raw data from a Bayer-pattern sensor into a full-color image by estimating the missing color components at each pixel. A camera sensor captures only one color value per photosite due to the Bayer color filter mosaic, so to create a true color for every pixel, software interpolates the other two color channels from neighboring pixels. In RAW workflows, debayering is essential before any color correction, grading, or further processing because the raw mosaic data must be converted into standard RGB data that can be displayed or encoded. The other options describe different tasks—video compression, audio conversion, or resolution changes—that aren’t about reconstructing color information from the sensor data.