The present invention relates to a method for transmitting five-primary-
color image signals based on a standard three-channel approach, comprising the following steps: calculating an encoding matrix for an additional CGB
color space to
encode the CGB
signal into a pseudo-
YCbCr signal, and calculating a CGB decoding matrix; calculating an encoding matrix for an additional RGY
color space to
encode the RGY
signal into a pseudo-
YCbCr signal; and calculating an RGY decoding matrix. At the transmitting end, the five-primary-
color signal is divided according to the
color space, with each pixel consisting of three color components (RGB, CGB, or RGY). Standard RGB encoding, CGB encoding, or RGY encoding are used, respectively, to
encode the signal into a
YCbCr signal for transmission. If the C component value is greater than the R component, the CGB encoding format is used; if the Y component value is greater than the B component, the RGY encoding format is used; otherwise, the RGB encoding format is used. Upon receiving the YCbCr data, the receiving end uses a blind recognition scheme to determine the composition of the three primary colors.