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Varsis
05-21-2009, 10:25 AM
I see some of the color profile work etc. But is this build truly color aware?
No more wide gamut saturation issues etc?
Does this filter down to non color aware apps run on the os platform?
PROOF?!

Mithent
05-21-2009, 02:51 PM
I'm not aware of Windows 7 having any major colour management improvements compared to Vista; if that's correct, then non-colour-aware programs won't be affected by OS-level settings.

Varsis
05-21-2009, 06:10 PM
right click desktop,
screen resolution,
advanced settings,
color management tab.
all profiles
start explaining.

Varsis
05-21-2009, 06:14 PM
part 2
advanced tab in color management
device profiles pull down menu.
Wide gamut RGB
start explaining.

Nenu
05-21-2009, 09:31 PM
You arent being very polite.
Win7 is wide gamut aware, hence why you can configure it.
It is the first OS that is truly wide gamut aware.
Google is your friend.

Varsis
05-21-2009, 10:05 PM
i'm sorry, but after the hell fest display had with the last thread i tried to make touching the subject i'm NOT letting this one get off topic. Do you have proof? I can't find any solid data.

Nenu
05-21-2009, 10:38 PM
from the wiki
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Features_new_to_Windows_7#New_color_depths.2Fgamuts
Support for color depths of 30-bit and 48-bit is included, along with the wide color gamut scRGB (which for HDMI 1.3 can be converted and output as xvYCC). The video modes supported in Windows 7 are 16-bit sRGB, 24-bit sRGB, 30-bit sRGB, 30-bit with extended color gamut sRGB, and 48-bit scRGB

This guy says it works well for his desktop with a wide gamut display
http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=633562

A quick summary of its support in Win7, confirming the Windows Colour System (WCS) is ready
http://news.softpedia.com/news/Windows-7-High-Color-Support-98741.shtml

Mithent
05-22-2009, 02:01 PM
While I did look, I didn't see anything (and haven't heard anything) suggesting that the OS corrects colour in non-aware programs. The existence of system colour profiles itself is not a change from Vista, which also supports them (although 7 has more support). However, that post on the photography forum says it does correct non-aware programs; if so then that is a useful change.