All articles tagged with #color management
MPV 0.41 introduces significant improvements in Wayland support, prioritizes Vulkan Video hardware decoding, and enhances color management and input features, making it a notable update for users on Linux and Wayland systems.
Microsoft is reportedly developing an AI upscaling feature similar to Nvidia's DLSS for Windows 11, aimed at enhancing gaming performance and image quality. The company is also working on improved color management for the OS, particularly beneficial for OLED monitors utilizing HDR, with integrated color profile settings and automatic color management features.
Windows 11 is set to introduce a significant update to its color management panel, with improved profiles management and simplified profile control, particularly beneficial for professionals requiring precise color reproduction. The new color management also includes a built-in color calibration option, and can automatically choose the best color profile for specific applications. However, these features are currently available only in the Canary and Dev builds, not intended for general use, and can be found in Settings > System > Display > Color management.
Understanding the basic science of light can greatly improve our photography. Knowing concepts such as dynamic range, visible spectrum, light bending, small apertures, and the reason behind the blue sky can help us achieve better results. Additionally, using a CPL filter can reduce scattered light and enhance colors, while understanding the physics behind sunsets can help capture their warm hues. It's important to consider color management and calibrate screens for accurate reproduction of colors in prints.
KDE developer Nate Graham has announced that early progress has been made on High Dynamic Range (HDR) display support and KDE KWin compositor color management support. Other changes include improvements to Skanpage, Kate, KDE window tiling, and KDE Discover.
AMD, Valve, and Igalia engineers are working on kernel mode-setting (KMS) color pipeline enhancements for SteamOS, particularly for the Steam Deck. The improvements include exposing a large set of color capabilities available in AMD display hardware, such as gamut mapping, HDR, SDR on HDR, HDR on SDR, and more. The enhancements will also benefit other newer AMD graphics hardware. The work is being done through a set of 40 "request for comments" patches that improve AMD color management support.