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Do input of descriptor extractors are required to be grayscale?

Most if not all descriptors extractors (Surf, Orb, etc.) require the input image to be grayscale. Is there a reason? I tried them on color image (RGBA) and it seems that they work just fine. So, do I really need the extra step to convert a RGBA to grayscale to use these extractors?

Do input inputs of descriptor extractors are required to be grayscale?

Most if not all descriptors extractors (Surf, Orb, etc.) require the input image to be grayscale. Is there a reason? I tried them on color image (RGBA) and it seems that they work just fine. So, do I really need the extra step to convert a RGBA to grayscale to use these extractors?