Anantha Kancherla Group Program Manager Microsoft Corporation PC04

Courtesy: Tom’s Hardware Order of magnitude difference between low and high end

DescriptionHorizontalVerticalWidth (in)Panel DPI 15.4" WXGA " WXGA " WXGA " WXGA " WXGA " WSXGA " WXGA " WXGA " WXGA " WSXGA " WUXGA " WUXGA

GDIGDI+DirectXWPF Native Development Managed Development Hardware Acceleration Immediate Mode Primarily Rendering Input, Focus, Events, Controls

Increasing HW Exploitiveness

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AreaExisting API(s)Challenges 3DDX3…DX10Not always available: No HW Server Remoted 2DGDI, GDI+Quality, Performance TextGDIQuality, Not up to date ImagingGDI, GDI+, WICExtensive format support, Security Device ControlGDIOutdated notion of HW config

AreaExisting API(s)Challenges 3DD3D3…D3D10Not always available: No HW Server Remoted Direct3D DGDI, GDI+Quality, Performance TextGDIQuality, Not up to date ImagingGDI, GDI+, WICExtensive format support, Security Updated WIC Device ControlGDIOutdated notion of HW config DXGI 1.1

AreaExisting API(s)Challenges 3DD3D3…D3D10Not always available: No HW Server Remoted Direct3D DGDI, GDI+Quality, Performance Direct2D TextGDIQuality, Not up to date DirectWrite ImagingGDI, GDI+, WICExtensive format support, Security Updated WIC Device ControlGDIOutdated notion of HW config DXGI 1.1

Direct2D DirectWrite

DXGKernel DXGI Win32K GDI+ USER Direct3D 11 Direct3D 10 DWM Direct2D Direct Write GDI WIC DXVA Microsoft Confidential Hardware Direct3D 9

//DX Code CreateRenderTarget() Draw() Present() // GDI Code GetDC() DrawLine() ReleaseDC() Windows Vista Windows 7 Copy 1 Copy 2

10 bpc sRGB10 bpc XR16bpc HDR PrecisionHigher (Medical, Technical) Same as 8-bitHigh GamutsRGB (below current camera sensors) Matches current cameras, TVs (eg. xvYCC) Covers human vision High Dynamic RangeLow High Power/Perf requirements Same as 8-bit High

Monitor Max Resolution % Set to Maximum 1280X102456% 1400X105079% 1600X120032% 1680X105066% 1920X105039% 1920X120078% Avg. set to default55% User's Chosen Resolution % using that resolution 640X4801% 800X6007% 1024X76857% 1280X1024 3% 1600X120032% Total100.00% DetailsDetails Users with Max Resolution of 1600X1200 Users are lowering their screen resolution to get larger text…

Clipped Text Layout Issues & Image Size Issues Pixilated Bitmaps Layout Issues Blurry UI Mismatched Font Sizes

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