Windows Color System
Windows Color System (WCS) is a platform for color management, first included with Windows Vista, that aims to achieve color consistency across various software and hardware, including cameras, monitors, printers and scanners.[1]
System
Different devices interpret the same colors differently, according to their software and hardware configurations. As a result, they must be properly calibrated to reproduce colors consistently across different devices. WCS aims to make this process of color calibration automatic and transparent, as an evolution of ICC profiles.
Windows Color System features a Color Infrastructure and Translation Engine (CITE) at its core. It is backed up by a color processing pipeline that supports bit-depths more than 32 bits per pixel, multiple color channels (more than three), alternative
WCS features explicit support for LCD as well as CRT monitors, projectors, printers, and other imaging devices and provides customized support for each. WCS uses color profiles according to
WCS is a superset of Image Color Management (ICM), which was first included with Windows 2000, Windows XP, and Windows Server 2003.[1][3]
See also
References
- ^ a b "Windows Color System". Microsoft. June 6, 2017. Archived from the original on January 19, 2019. Retrieved January 18, 2019.
- ^ Reuveni, Noam (13 September 2005). "Windows Vista to use Canon Color Management". Reviewed.com Cameras. Archived from the original on 26 November 2014. Retrieved 26 November 2014.
- ^ "ICM-Enabled Device Context Functions". Microsoft. May 30, 2018. Archived from the original on January 19, 2019. Retrieved January 18, 2019.
External links
- "Windows Color System and API: An Overview" (PPT). Microsoft. Retrieved 2008-07-30.