Windows 7 High Color Support

Windows 7 will render content beyond the 8-bit limit and create a viewing experience of “High Color.” High Color capabilities include higher precision, High Dynamic Range, and support for sRGB gamuts. With High Color, Windows 7 users can take advantage of its capabilities when handling high definition images and videos.

Modern GPUs already support pixel formats 10-bit and beyond, so supporting High Color in Windows 7 only allows users to maximize the potential of their graphics units.

Here are some details SoftPedia provided on the specifics of High Color:

The Redmond company has taken Windows 7 beyond 8-bit per channel sRGB and to 10-bit per channel sRGB (high precision); 10-bit per channel xRGB (extended range) and 16-bit per channel scRGB (high precision and wide gamut). In Windows 7 this is valid for the Windows Imaging Component (WIC) and the Windows color system (WCS). Of course, Direct 3D also supports rendering values of 10 bit, 10 bit XR and 16 bit per channel.

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