Methods, apparatus and systems for the display, on a remote node, of a
three-dimensional (3D) image rendered on a host system in a first image
format are described. In general, the 3D image is transformed into a
second image format that is compressed (i.e., uses fewer data bits per
pixel) relative to the first image format, (optionally) scaled to a
screen size of remote node, and subsequently transferred to remote node
for display. In instances, the transformation of the image from the first
image format to the second image format and the optional scaling of the
image to the screen size of remote node may be done in a graphics
processing unit (GPU) on the host system. As an example, the first image
format may be an RGB-based format, such as RGBA (32-bits per pixel) or
standard RGB (24-bits per pixel) and the second image format may be a
YUV-based format, such as YV12 (12-bits per pixel).
