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#ifndef _PixelFormat_H__
#define _PixelFormat_H__

#include "OgrePrerequisites.h"
#include "OgreCommon.h"
#include "OgreHeaderPrefix.h"

namespace Ogre {
        /** \addtogroup Core
        *  @{
        */
        /** \addtogroup Image
        *  @{
        */
        /** The pixel format used for images, textures, and render surfaces */
    enum PixelFormat
    {
        /// Unknown pixel format.
        PF_UNKNOWN = 0,
        /// 8-bit pixel format, all bits luminance.
        PF_L8 = 1,
                PF_BYTE_L = PF_L8,
        /// 16-bit pixel format, all bits luminance.
        PF_L16 = 2,
                PF_SHORT_L = PF_L16,
        /// 8-bit pixel format, all bits alpha.
        PF_A8 = 3,
                PF_BYTE_A = PF_A8,
        /// 8-bit pixel format, 4 bits alpha, 4 bits luminance.
        PF_A4L4 = 4,
                /// 2 byte pixel format, 1 byte luminance, 1 byte alpha
                PF_BYTE_LA = 5,
        /// 16-bit pixel format, 5 bits red, 6 bits green, 5 bits blue.
        PF_R5G6B5 = 6,
                /// 16-bit pixel format, 5 bits red, 6 bits green, 5 bits blue.
        PF_B5G6R5 = 7,
        /// 8-bit pixel format, 2 bits blue, 3 bits green, 3 bits red.
        PF_R3G3B2 = 31,
        /// 16-bit pixel format, 4 bits for alpha, red, green and blue.
        PF_A4R4G4B4 = 8,
        /// 16-bit pixel format, 5 bits for blue, green, red and 1 for alpha.
        PF_A1R5G5B5 = 9,
        /// 24-bit pixel format, 8 bits for red, green and blue.
        PF_R8G8B8 = 10,
        /// 24-bit pixel format, 8 bits for blue, green and red.
        PF_B8G8R8 = 11,
        /// 32-bit pixel format, 8 bits for alpha, red, green and blue.
        PF_A8R8G8B8 = 12,
        /// 32-bit pixel format, 8 bits for blue, green, red and alpha.
        PF_A8B8G8R8 = 13,
        /// 32-bit pixel format, 8 bits for blue, green, red and alpha.
        PF_B8G8R8A8 = 14,
                /// 32-bit pixel format, 8 bits for red, green, blue and alpha.
                PF_R8G8B8A8 = 28,
        /// 32-bit pixel format, 8 bits for red, 8 bits for green, 8 bits for blue
        /// like PF_A8R8G8B8, but alpha will get discarded
        PF_X8R8G8B8 = 26,
        /// 32-bit pixel format, 8 bits for blue, 8 bits for green, 8 bits for red
        /// like PF_A8B8G8R8, but alpha will get discarded
        PF_X8B8G8R8 = 27,
#if OGRE_ENDIAN == OGRE_ENDIAN_BIG
                /// 3 byte pixel format, 1 byte for red, 1 byte for green, 1 byte for blue
                PF_BYTE_RGB = PF_R8G8B8,
                /// 3 byte pixel format, 1 byte for blue, 1 byte for green, 1 byte for red
                PF_BYTE_BGR = PF_B8G8R8,
                /// 4 byte pixel format, 1 byte for blue, 1 byte for green, 1 byte for red and one byte for alpha
                PF_BYTE_BGRA = PF_B8G8R8A8,
                /// 4 byte pixel format, 1 byte for red, 1 byte for green, 1 byte for blue, and one byte for alpha
                PF_BYTE_RGBA = PF_R8G8B8A8,
#else
                /// 3 byte pixel format, 1 byte for red, 1 byte for green, 1 byte for blue
                PF_BYTE_RGB = PF_B8G8R8,
                /// 3 byte pixel format, 1 byte for blue, 1 byte for green, 1 byte for red
                PF_BYTE_BGR = PF_R8G8B8,
                /// 4 byte pixel format, 1 byte for blue, 1 byte for green, 1 byte for red and one byte for alpha
                PF_BYTE_BGRA = PF_A8R8G8B8,
                /// 4 byte pixel format, 1 byte for red, 1 byte for green, 1 byte for blue, and one byte for alpha
                PF_BYTE_RGBA = PF_A8B8G8R8,
#endif        
        /// 32-bit pixel format, 2 bits for alpha, 10 bits for red, green and blue.
        PF_A2R10G10B10 = 15,
        /// 32-bit pixel format, 10 bits for blue, green and red, 2 bits for alpha.
        PF_A2B10G10R10 = 16,
        /// DDS (DirectDraw Surface) DXT1 format
        PF_DXT1 = 17,
        /// DDS (DirectDraw Surface) DXT2 format
        PF_DXT2 = 18,
        /// DDS (DirectDraw Surface) DXT3 format
        PF_DXT3 = 19,
        /// DDS (DirectDraw Surface) DXT4 format
        PF_DXT4 = 20,
        /// DDS (DirectDraw Surface) DXT5 format
        PF_DXT5 = 21,
                /// 16-bit pixel format, 16 bits (float) for red
        PF_FLOAT16_R = 32,
        /// 48-bit pixel format, 16 bits (float) for red, 16 bits (float) for green, 16 bits (float) for blue
        PF_FLOAT16_RGB = 22,
        /// 64-bit pixel format, 16 bits (float) for red, 16 bits (float) for green, 16 bits (float) for blue, 16 bits (float) for alpha
        PF_FLOAT16_RGBA = 23,
                // 32-bit pixel format, 32 bits (float) for red
        PF_FLOAT32_R = 33,
        /// 96-bit pixel format, 32 bits (float) for red, 32 bits (float) for green, 32 bits (float) for blue
        PF_FLOAT32_RGB = 24,
        /// 128-bit pixel format, 32 bits (float) for red, 32 bits (float) for green, 32 bits (float) for blue, 32 bits (float) for alpha
        PF_FLOAT32_RGBA = 25,
                /// 32-bit, 2-channel s10e5 floating point pixel format, 16-bit green, 16-bit red
                PF_FLOAT16_GR = 35,
                /// 64-bit, 2-channel floating point pixel format, 32-bit green, 32-bit red
                PF_FLOAT32_GR = 36,
                /// Depth texture format
                PF_DEPTH = 29,
                /// 64-bit pixel format, 16 bits for red, green, blue and alpha
                PF_SHORT_RGBA = 30,
                /// 32-bit pixel format, 16-bit green, 16-bit red
                PF_SHORT_GR = 34,
                /// 48-bit pixel format, 16 bits for red, green and blue
                PF_SHORT_RGB = 37,
        /// PVRTC (PowerVR) RGB 2 bpp
        PF_PVRTC_RGB2 = 38,
        /// PVRTC (PowerVR) RGBA 2 bpp
        PF_PVRTC_RGBA2 = 39,
        /// PVRTC (PowerVR) RGB 4 bpp
        PF_PVRTC_RGB4 = 40,
        /// PVRTC (PowerVR) RGBA 4 bpp
        PF_PVRTC_RGBA4 = 41,
        /// PVRTC (PowerVR) Version 2, 2 bpp
        PF_PVRTC2_2BPP = 42,
        /// PVRTC (PowerVR) Version 2, 4 bpp
        PF_PVRTC2_4BPP = 43,
                /// 32-bit pixel format, 11 bits (float) for red, 11 bits (float) for green, 10 bits (float) for blue
        PF_R11G11B10_FLOAT = 44,
        /// 8-bit pixel format, 8 bits red (unsigned int).
        PF_R8_UINT = 45,
        /// 16-bit pixel format, 8 bits red (unsigned int), 8 bits blue (unsigned int).
        PF_R8G8_UINT = 46,
        /// 24-bit pixel format, 8 bits red (unsigned int), 8 bits blue (unsigned int), 8 bits green (unsigned int).
        PF_R8G8B8_UINT = 47,
        /// 32-bit pixel format, 8 bits red (unsigned int), 8 bits blue (unsigned int), 8 bits green (unsigned int), 8 bits alpha (unsigned int).
        PF_R8G8B8A8_UINT = 48,
        /// 16-bit pixel format, 16 bits red (unsigned int).
        PF_R16_UINT = 49,
        /// 32-bit pixel format, 16 bits red (unsigned int), 16 bits blue (unsigned int).
        PF_R16G16_UINT = 50,
        /// 48-bit pixel format, 16 bits red (unsigned int), 16 bits blue (unsigned int), 16 bits green (unsigned int).
        PF_R16G16B16_UINT = 51,
        /// 64-bit pixel format, 16 bits red (unsigned int), 16 bits blue (unsigned int), 16 bits green (unsigned int), 16 bits alpha (unsigned int).
        PF_R16G16B16A16_UINT = 52,
        /// 32-bit pixel format, 32 bits red (unsigned int).
        PF_R32_UINT = 53,
        /// 64-bit pixel format, 32 bits red (unsigned int), 32 bits blue (unsigned int).
        PF_R32G32_UINT = 54,
        /// 96-bit pixel format, 32 bits red (unsigned int), 32 bits blue (unsigned int), 32 bits green (unsigned int).
        PF_R32G32B32_UINT = 55,
        /// 128-bit pixel format, 32 bits red (unsigned int), 32 bits blue (unsigned int), 32 bits green (unsigned int), 32 bits alpha (unsigned int).
        PF_R32G32B32A32_UINT = 56,
        /// 8-bit pixel format, 8 bits red (signed int).
        PF_R8_SINT = 57,
        /// 16-bit pixel format, 8 bits red (signed int), 8 bits blue (signed int).
        PF_R8G8_SINT = 58,
        /// 24-bit pixel format, 8 bits red (signed int), 8 bits blue (signed int), 8 bits green (signed int).
        PF_R8G8B8_SINT = 59,
        /// 32-bit pixel format, 8 bits red (signed int), 8 bits blue (signed int), 8 bits green (signed int), 8 bits alpha (signed int).
        PF_R8G8B8A8_SINT = 60,
        /// 16-bit pixel format, 16 bits red (signed int).
        PF_R16_SINT = 61,
        /// 32-bit pixel format, 16 bits red (signed int), 16 bits blue (signed int).
        PF_R16G16_SINT = 62,
        /// 48-bit pixel format, 16 bits red (signed int), 16 bits blue (signed int), 16 bits green (signed int).
        PF_R16G16B16_SINT = 63,
        /// 64-bit pixel format, 16 bits red (signed int), 16 bits blue (signed int), 16 bits green (signed int), 16 bits alpha (signed int).
        PF_R16G16B16A16_SINT = 64,
        /// 32-bit pixel format, 32 bits red (signed int).
        PF_R32_SINT = 65,
        /// 64-bit pixel format, 32 bits red (signed int), 32 bits blue (signed int).
        PF_R32G32_SINT = 66,
        /// 96-bit pixel format, 32 bits red (signed int), 32 bits blue (signed int), 32 bits green (signed int).
        PF_R32G32B32_SINT = 67,
        /// 128-bit pixel format, 32 bits red (signed int), 32 bits blue (signed int), 32 bits green (signed int), 32 bits alpha (signed int).
        PF_R32G32B32A32_SINT = 68,
        /// 32-bit pixel format, 9 bits for blue, green, red plus a 5 bit exponent.
        PF_R9G9B9E5_SHAREDEXP = 69,
        /// DDS (DirectDraw Surface) BC4 format (unsigned normalised)
        PF_BC4_UNORM = 70,
        /// DDS (DirectDraw Surface) BC4 format (signed normalised)
        PF_BC4_SNORM = 71,
        /// DDS (DirectDraw Surface) BC5 format (unsigned normalised)
        PF_BC5_UNORM = 72,
        /// DDS (DirectDraw Surface) BC5 format (signed normalised)
        PF_BC5_SNORM = 73,
        /// DDS (DirectDraw Surface) BC6H format (unsigned 16 bit float)
        PF_BC6H_UF16 = 74,
        /// DDS (DirectDraw Surface) BC6H format (signed 16 bit float)
        PF_BC6H_SF16 = 75,
        /// DDS (DirectDraw Surface) BC7 format (unsigned normalised)
        PF_BC7_UNORM = 76,
        /// DDS (DirectDraw Surface) BC7 format (unsigned normalised sRGB)
        PF_BC7_UNORM_SRGB = 77,
        /// 8-bit pixel format, all bits red.
        PF_R8 = 78,
        /// 16-bit pixel format, 8 bits red, 8 bits green.
        PF_RG8 = 79,
        /// 8-bit pixel format, 8 bits red (signed normalised int).
        PF_R8_SNORM = 80,
        /// 16-bit pixel format, 8 bits red (signed normalised int), 8 bits blue (signed normalised int).
        PF_R8G8_SNORM = 81,
        /// 24-bit pixel format, 8 bits red (signed normalised int), 8 bits blue (signed normalised int), 8 bits green (signed normalised int).
        PF_R8G8B8_SNORM = 82,
        /// 32-bit pixel format, 8 bits red (signed normalised int), 8 bits blue (signed normalised int), 8 bits green (signed normalised int), 8 bits alpha (signed normalised int).
        PF_R8G8B8A8_SNORM = 83,
        /// 16-bit pixel format, 16 bits red (signed normalised int).
        PF_R16_SNORM = 84,
        /// 32-bit pixel format, 16 bits red (signed normalised int), 16 bits blue (signed normalised int).
        PF_R16G16_SNORM = 85,
        /// 48-bit pixel format, 16 bits red (signed normalised int), 16 bits blue (signed normalised int), 16 bits green (signed normalised int).
        PF_R16G16B16_SNORM = 86,
        /// 64-bit pixel format, 16 bits red (signed normalised int), 16 bits blue (signed normalised int), 16 bits green (signed normalised int), 16 bits alpha (signed normalised int).
        PF_R16G16B16A16_SNORM = 87,
        /// ETC1 (Ericsson Texture Compression)
        PF_ETC1_RGB8 = 88,
        /// ETC2 (Ericsson Texture Compression)
        PF_ETC2_RGB8 = 89,
        /// ETC2 (Ericsson Texture Compression)
        PF_ETC2_RGBA8 = 90,
        /// ETC2 (Ericsson Texture Compression)
        PF_ETC2_RGB8A1 = 91,
                /// ATC (AMD_compressed_ATC_texture)
                PF_ATC_RGB = 92,
                /// ATC (AMD_compressed_ATC_texture)
                PF_ATC_RGBA_EXPLICIT_ALPHA = 93,
                /// ATC (AMD_compressed_ATC_texture)
                PF_ATC_RGBA_INTERPOLATED_ALPHA = 94,
                // Number of pixel formats currently defined
        PF_COUNT = 95
    };
        typedef vector<PixelFormat>::type PixelFormatList;

    /**
     * Flags defining some on/off properties of pixel formats
     */
    enum PixelFormatFlags {
        /// This format has an alpha channel
        PFF_HASALPHA        = 0x00000001,      
        /** This format is compressed. This invalidates the values in elemBytes,
            elemBits and the bit counts as these might not be fixed in a compressed format. */
        PFF_COMPRESSED    = 0x00000002,
        /// This is a floating point format
        PFF_FLOAT           = 0x00000004,         
        /// This is a depth format (for depth textures)
        PFF_DEPTH           = 0x00000008,
        /** Format is in native endian. Generally true for the 16, 24 and 32 bits
            formats which can be represented as machine integers. */
        PFF_NATIVEENDIAN    = 0x00000010,
        /** This is an intensity format instead of a RGB one. The luminance
            replaces R,G and B. (but not A) */
        PFF_LUMINANCE       = 0x00000020,
        /// This is an integer format
        PFF_INTEGER         = 0x00000040
    };
    
    /** Pixel component format */
    enum PixelComponentType
    {
        PCT_BYTE = 0,    /// Byte per component (8 bit fixed 0.0..1.0)
        PCT_SHORT = 1,   /// Short per component (16 bit fixed 0.0..1.0))
        PCT_FLOAT16 = 2, /// 16 bit float per component
        PCT_FLOAT32 = 3, /// 32 bit float per component
        PCT_SINT = 4,   /// Signed integer per component
        PCT_UINT = 5,   /// Unsigned integer per component
        PCT_COUNT = 6    /// Number of pixel types
    };
    
        /** A primitive describing a volume (3D), image (2D) or line (1D) of pixels in memory.
        In case of a rectangle, depth must be 1. 
        Pixels are stored as a succession of "depth" slices, each containing "height" rows of 
        "width" pixels.
    */
    class _OgreExport PixelBox: public Box, public ImageAlloc {
    public:
        /// Parameter constructor for setting the members manually
        PixelBox() {}
                ~PixelBox() {}
                /** Constructor providing extents in the form of a Box object. This constructor
                assumes the pixel data is laid out consecutively in memory. (this
                means row after row, slice after slice, with no space in between)
                @param extents      Extents of the region defined by data
                @param pixelFormat      Format of this buffer
                @param pixelData        Pointer to the actual data
        */
                PixelBox(const Box &extents, PixelFormat pixelFormat, void *pixelData=0):
                        Box(extents), data(pixelData), format(pixelFormat)
                {
                        setConsecutive();
                }
        /** Constructor providing width, height and depth. This constructor
                assumes the pixel data is laid out consecutively in memory. (this
                means row after row, slice after slice, with no space in between)
                @param width        Width of the region
                @param height       Height of the region
                @param depth        Depth of the region
                @param pixelFormat      Format of this buffer
                @param pixelData    Pointer to the actual data
        */
        PixelBox(uint32 width, uint32 height, uint32 depth, PixelFormat pixelFormat, void *pixelData=0):
                Box(0, 0, 0, width, height, depth),
                data(pixelData), format(pixelFormat)
        {
                setConsecutive();
        }
        
        /// The data pointer 
        void *data;
        /// The pixel format 
        PixelFormat format;
        /** Number of elements between the leftmost pixel of one row and the left
                pixel of the next. This value must always be equal to getWidth() (consecutive) 
                        for compressed formats.
        */
        size_t rowPitch;
        /** Number of elements between the top left pixel of one (depth) slice and 
                the top left pixel of the next. This can be a negative value. Must be a multiple of
                rowPitch. This value must always be equal to getWidth()*getHeight() (consecutive) 
                        for compressed formats.
        */
        size_t slicePitch;
        
        /** Set the rowPitch and slicePitch so that the buffer is laid out consecutive 
                in memory.
        */        
        void setConsecutive()
        {
            rowPitch = getWidth();
            slicePitch = getWidth()*getHeight();
        }
        /**     Get the number of elements between one past the rightmost pixel of 
                one row and the leftmost pixel of the next row. (IE this is zero if rows
                are consecutive).
        */
        size_t getRowSkip() const { return rowPitch - getWidth(); }
        /** Get the number of elements between one past the right bottom pixel of
                one slice and the left top pixel of the next slice. (IE this is zero if slices
                are consecutive).
        */
        size_t getSliceSkip() const { return slicePitch - (getHeight() * rowPitch); }

        /** Return whether this buffer is laid out consecutive in memory (ie the pitches
                are equal to the dimensions)
        */        
        bool isConsecutive() const 
                { 
                        return rowPitch == getWidth() && slicePitch == getWidth()*getHeight(); 
                }
        /** Return the size (in bytes) this image would take if it was
                laid out consecutive in memory
        */
        size_t getConsecutiveSize() const;
        /** Return a subvolume of this PixelBox.
                @param def      Defines the bounds of the subregion to return
                @return A pixel box describing the region and the data in it
                @remarks        This function does not copy any data, it just returns
                        a PixelBox object with a data pointer pointing somewhere inside 
                        the data of object.
                @throws Exception(ERR_INVALIDPARAMS) if def is not fully contained
        */
        PixelBox getSubVolume(const Box &def) const;
        
        /** Return a data pointer pointing to top left front pixel of the pixel box.
            @remarks Non consecutive pixel boxes are supported.
         */
        void* getTopLeftFrontPixelPtr() const;
        
        /**
         * Get colour value from a certain location in the PixelBox. The z coordinate
         * is only valid for cubemaps and volume textures. This uses the first (largest)
         * mipmap.
         */
        ColourValue getColourAt(size_t x, size_t y, size_t z);

        /**
         * Set colour value at a certain location in the PixelBox. The z coordinate
         * is only valid for cubemaps and volume textures. This uses the first (largest)
         * mipmap.
         */
        void setColourAt(ColourValue const &cv, size_t x, size_t y, size_t z);
    };
    

    /**
     * Some utility functions for packing and unpacking pixel data
     */
    class _OgreExport PixelUtil {
    public:
        /** Returns the size in bytes of an element of the given pixel format.
         @return
               The size in bytes of an element. See Remarks.
         @remarks
               Passing PF_UNKNOWN will result in returning a size of 0 bytes.
        */
        static size_t getNumElemBytes( PixelFormat format );

        /** Returns the size in bits of an element of the given pixel format.
          @return
               The size in bits of an element. See Remarks.
           @remarks
               Passing PF_UNKNOWN will result in returning a size of 0 bits.
        */
        static size_t getNumElemBits( PixelFormat format );

                /** Returns the size in memory of a region with the given extents and pixel
                        format with consecutive memory layout.
                        @param width
                                The width of the area
                        @param height
                                The height of the area
                        @param depth
                                The depth of the area
                        @param format
                                The format of the area
                        @return
                                The size in bytes
                        @remarks
                                In case that the format is non-compressed, this simply returns
                                width*height*depth*PixelUtil::getNumElemBytes(format). In the compressed
                                case, this does serious magic.
                */
                static size_t getMemorySize(uint32 width, uint32 height, uint32 depth, PixelFormat format);
                
        /** Returns the property flags for this pixel format
          @return
               A bitfield combination of PFF_HASALPHA, PFF_ISCOMPRESSED,
               PFF_FLOAT, PFF_DEPTH, PFF_NATIVEENDIAN, PFF_LUMINANCE
          @remarks
               This replaces the separate functions for formatHasAlpha, formatIsFloat, ...
        */
        static unsigned int getFlags( PixelFormat format );

        /** Shortcut method to determine if the format has an alpha component */
        static bool hasAlpha(PixelFormat format);
        /** Shortcut method to determine if the format is floating point */
        static bool isFloatingPoint(PixelFormat format);
        /** Shortcut method to determine if the format is integer */
        static bool isInteger(PixelFormat format);
        /** Shortcut method to determine if the format is compressed */
        static bool isCompressed(PixelFormat format);
        /** Shortcut method to determine if the format is a depth format. */
        static bool isDepth(PixelFormat format);
        /** Shortcut method to determine if the format is in native endian format. */
        static bool isNativeEndian(PixelFormat format);
        /** Shortcut method to determine if the format is a luminance format. */
        static bool isLuminance(PixelFormat format);
                
                /** Return whether a certain image extent is valid for this image format.
                        @param width
                                The width of the area
                        @param height
                                The height of the area
                        @param depth
                                The depth of the area
                        @param format
                                The format of the area
                        @remarks For non-compressed formats, this is always true. For DXT formats,
                        only sizes with a width and height multiple of 4 and depth 1 are allowed.
                */
                static bool isValidExtent(size_t width, size_t height, size_t depth, PixelFormat format);

        /** Gives the number of bits (RGBA) for a format. See remarks.          
          @remarks      For non-colour formats (dxt, depth) this returns [0,0,0,0].
        */
        static void getBitDepths(PixelFormat format, int rgba[4]);

                /** Gives the masks for the R, G, B and A component
                  @note                 Only valid for native endian formats
        */
        static void getBitMasks(PixelFormat format, uint64 rgba[4]);

                /** Gives the bit shifts for R, G, B and A component
                @note                   Only valid for native endian formats
                */
                static void getBitShifts(PixelFormat format, unsigned char rgba[4]);

        /** Gets the name of an image format
        */
        static String getFormatName(PixelFormat srcformat);

        /** Returns whether the format can be packed or unpacked with the packColour()
        and unpackColour() functions. This is generally not true for compressed and
        depth formats as they are special. It can only be true for formats with a
        fixed element size.
          @return 
               true if yes, otherwise false
        */
        static bool isAccessible(PixelFormat srcformat);
        
        /** Returns the component type for a certain pixel format. Returns PCT_BYTE
            in case there is no clear component type like with compressed formats.
            This is one of PCT_BYTE, PCT_SHORT, PCT_FLOAT16, PCT_FLOAT32.
        */
        static PixelComponentType getComponentType(PixelFormat fmt);
        
        /** Returns the component count for a certain pixel format. Returns 3(no alpha) or 
            4 (has alpha) in case there is no clear component type like with compressed formats.
         */
        static size_t getComponentCount(PixelFormat fmt);

        /** Gets the format from given name.
            @param  name            The string of format name
            @param  accessibleOnly  If true, non-accessible format will treat as invalid format,
                                    otherwise, all supported format are valid.
            @param  caseSensitive   Should be set true if string match should use case sensitivity.
            @return                The format match the format name, or PF_UNKNOWN if is invalid name.
        */
        static PixelFormat getFormatFromName(const String& name, bool accessibleOnly = false, bool caseSensitive = false);

        /** Gets the BNF expression of the pixel-formats.
            @note                   The string returned by this function is intended to be used as a BNF expression
                                    to work with Compiler2Pass.
            @param  accessibleOnly  If true, only accessible pixel format will take into account, otherwise all
                                    pixel formats list in PixelFormat enumeration will being returned.
            @return                A string contains the BNF expression.
        */
        static String getBNFExpressionOfPixelFormats(bool accessibleOnly = false);

        /** Returns the similar format but acoording with given bit depths.
            @param fmt      The original foamt.
            @param integerBits Preferred bit depth (pixel bits) for integer pixel format.
                            Available values: 0, 16 and 32, where 0 (the default) means as it is.
            @param floatBits Preferred bit depth (channel bits) for float pixel format.
                            Available values: 0, 16 and 32, where 0 (the default) means as it is.
            @return        The format that similar original format with bit depth according
                            with preferred bit depth, or original format if no conversion occurring.
        */
        static PixelFormat getFormatForBitDepths(PixelFormat fmt, ushort integerBits, ushort floatBits);

        /** Pack a colour value to memory
                @param colour   The colour
                @param pf               Pixelformat in which to write the colour
                @param dest             Destination memory location
        */
        static void packColour(const ColourValue &colour, const PixelFormat pf,  void* dest);
        /** Pack a colour value to memory
            @param r,g,b,a      The four colour components, range 0.0f to 1.0f
                            (an exception to this case exists for floating point pixel
                            formats, which don't clamp to 0.0f..1.0f)
                @param pf               Pixelformat in which to write the colour
                @param dest             Destination memory location
        */
        static void packColour(const uint8 r, const uint8 g, const uint8 b, const uint8 a, const PixelFormat pf,  void* dest);
         /** Pack a colour value to memory
                @param r,g,b,a  The four colour components, range 0.0f to 1.0f
                                                (an exception to this case exists for floating point pixel
                                                formats, which don't clamp to 0.0f..1.0f)
                @param pf               Pixelformat in which to write the colour
                @param dest             Destination memory location
        */
        static void packColour(const float r, const float g, const float b, const float a, const PixelFormat pf,  void* dest);

        /** Unpack a colour value from memory
                @param colour   The colour is returned here
                @param pf               Pixelformat in which to read the colour
                @param src              Source memory location
        */
        static void unpackColour(ColourValue *colour, PixelFormat pf,  const void* src);
        /** Unpack a colour value from memory
                @param r        The red channel is returned here (as byte)
            @param g        The blue channel is returned here (as byte)
            @param b        The green channel is returned here (as byte)
            @param a        The alpha channel is returned here (as byte)
                @param pf               Pixelformat in which to read the colour
                @param src              Source memory location
                @remarks        This function returns the colour components in 8 bit precision,
                        this will lose precision when coming from PF_A2R10G10B10 or floating
                        point formats.  
        */
        static void unpackColour(uint8 *r, uint8 *g, uint8 *b, uint8 *a, PixelFormat pf,  const void* src);
        /** Unpack a colour value from memory
            @param r        The red channel is returned here (as float)
            @param g        The blue channel is returned here (as float)
            @param b        The green channel is returned here (as float)
            @param a        The alpha channel is returned here (as float)
                @param pf               Pixelformat in which to read the colour
                @param src              Source memory location
        */
        static void unpackColour(float *r, float *g, float *b, float *a, PixelFormat pf,  const void* src); 
        
        /** Convert consecutive pixels from one format to another. No dithering or filtering is being done. 
                Converting from RGB to luminance takes the R channel.  In case the source and destination format match,
                just a copy is done.
                @param  src                     Pointer to source region
                @param  srcFormat       Pixel format of source region
                @param  dst                     Pointer to destination region
                @param  dstFormat       Pixel format of destination region
         */
        static void bulkPixelConversion(void *src, PixelFormat srcFormat, void *dst, PixelFormat dstFormat, unsigned int count);

        /** Convert pixels from one format to another. No dithering or filtering is being done. Converting
                from RGB to luminance takes the R channel. 
                        @param  src                     PixelBox containing the source pixels, pitches and format
                        @param  dst                     PixelBox containing the destination pixels, pitches and format
                        @remarks The source and destination boxes must have the same
                dimensions. In case the source and destination format match, a plain copy is done.
        */
        static void bulkPixelConversion(const PixelBox &src, const PixelBox &dst);

        /** Flips pixels inplace in vertical direction.
            @param      box                     PixelBox containing pixels, pitches and format
            @remarks Non consecutive pixel boxes are supported.
         */
        static void bulkPixelVerticalFlip(const PixelBox &box);
    };
        /** @} */
        /** @} */

}

#include "OgreHeaderSuffix.h"

#endif