On Thu, Sep 1, 2011 at 1:51 AM, Markus Bader wrote: > The CvBridge::fromImage uses cvInitMatHeader witht the > encoding_as_cvtype return value, witch is -1 on a non known type. > Therefore a unkown type like a bayer pattern will crash on a "passthrough" call. Sounds like you should open a defect ticket. --  joq