Microsoft adds Windows 10 HDR support to Photoshop, Lightroom

image editing, post-processing, allowing them to take advantage of the full color gamut on the screen, thereby improving performance.

' HDR mode will change the behavior of some art-editing and creative applications that use the International Color Consortium (ICC) display color profiles, such as Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Lightroom Classic, CorelDraw, and many more. other apps ', Microsoft said.

Up until now, color management apps will be limited to only accessing the sRGB color gamut on Windows 10 by default. However, the arrival of this newly added feature will allow these apps to display more accurate colors, as well as have access to and take advantage of the full color gamut of HDR displays that users can enjoy. owned.

To enable this feature, users just need to right-click on the color management application's icon and click the Properties tab > Compatibility. Then, in the Settings window, click on the 'Use legacy display ICC color management' option.

Once this feature is enabled, color management applications such as Adobe Photoshop and Lightroom Classic will be able to correctly display colors outside of the sRGB color space. In addition, the application can also assign different color profiles to various display devices, creating a uniform color experience across users' devices.

A few other notable changes

Starting with this Preview Build 21382, the Start menu will automatically launch after completing a clean install or upgrade process, to help users access their apps faster.

New icons for some local File Explorer folders have also been updated, which can show users when they contain data files inside and vice versa.

In addition, Microsoft has also added a new mode called "Devices by driver" to Device Manager, allowing users to view driver information for each specific device to manage and uninstall drivers more easily. when needed.

Samuel Daniel

Update 15 May 2021