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In 2021, Anderson described it as "one of the most insane files I ever had to work on"
Also check out the linked gallery showing the WIP versions of the wallpaper!
I enjoy that the windows 10 default background was a composite photograph, not CG.
Holy effort Batman! 30+ people and “Over 3000 images in roughly 9K resolution were captured using a Phase One camera system” used in the production of that one image.
...Why tho
Because sometimes its better to not ask if you can or should and instead try. It was obviously popular enough that it still has a soft spot in many tech enthusiasts' minds. And arguably its the element of any OS that you encounter the most. Going from your home computer to even just a computer at the public library, one thing was almost guaranteed to be the same and that's the desktop background.So why not make it really high quality? They had no idea how far resolution would come and what would end up being sufficient, but because of their decision, even now people seek out that image for their desktops.
So why not make it really high quality? They had no idea how far resolution would come
Well If you think about it. The latest release of Win 7 happened on 08. Feb 2023. 8k Screens are a thing at that point.
The pixel count of this resolution is 72.900.000 pixels. A 8k Screen has around 33 Million Pixels. They were not far off with their estimation.
The version featured in Windows 7 Starter was also made by Chuck Anderson and Erik Attkisson, but features a heavily simplified appearance compared to the original; it features fewer blades of grass and lines, while the Windows logo is simply a white-light blue radial gradient as opposed to being colorful.
It also served as Starter's only wallpaper, and unlike previous Starter SKUs of Windows, it cannot be changed due to internal product policy restrictions.
Imagine using an operating system that treats you as a hostage on your own PC because you gave the company money, but not enough money
There are fewer blades of grass because you're even less free
If ever there was a better "grass is greener" metaphor I don't know it.
TIL there’s a Windows wallpaper wiki!
There are some really interesting articles! The Autumn wallpaper from Windows XP had people trying to figure out its origins.
It looks like one of the posters for "When Harry met Sally"
Sounds raw
I really like the win7 beta background (with the betta fish):
https://windowswallpaper.miraheze.org/wiki/Img24_(Windows_7_Beta)
Seems excessive even for high budget films, billboard's or government surveillance satellites.
