Vista, scRGB and Wide Gamut Displays

[Guest]

Most current monitors have a colour space that is limitted to sRGB. Some high
end monitors like the Eizo CG221 support AdobeRGB. However current operating
systems only output 8 bit data to the monitor, which is not enough for
accurate (fine gradients)
colour display on these Wide Gamut monitors.

Vista now has scRGB which is an even larger colour space, but I wonder if
this solves the Wide Gamut problem and...which hardware do you need do
bennefit from scRGB.

I mean do current Graphics adapters eg. nVidia 7*** series and current high
end monitors from NEC and Eizo support more then 8 bit data using DVI
connection?

As a photo enthousiast I would like to know it, because I want to buy an
new monitor and update my system to Windows Vista within a few months.

I don't know where to put this question so I try it here...

Thanks

 

[Yves Alarie]

This is not going to happen.
sRGB is it for consumers and the web and there is no device at the consumer
level capable of scRGB. Microsoft Vista will not have the muscle to move
this.
Don't forget that scRGB has been around for a long time (a long time in
digital years is more than five years) and no movement toward it in the
consumers area. For the pros, I can't answer, all kinds of tools outside of
sRGB have been available depending upon the desired output format but scRGB
has not been a favorite.
I would summarize this as follows:
1. Do you have a device (camera, scanner) capable of saving in scRGB? No.
Forget it.
2. You can shoot in RAW format with your camera and you have a converter to
scRGB? No. Forget it.
3. As you mentioned, how are you going to display scRGB? No. Forget it.
4. You have a printer capable of accepting a scRGB file? No. Forget it.

No problem upgrading your system. But don't do this for scRGB. It is not
going to happen.