
AeroBlend versus Windows 8
Windows 8 has a Auto-Colorization built-in feature that at first look might do the same as AeroBlend but there are noticeable differences as you can see in the table below:
AeroBlend | Windows 8 / 8.1 | |
Auto-Colorization | Yes | Yes |
Based on desktop wallpaper | Yes | Yes |
Based on active windows contents | Yes | No |
Based on active application Icon | Yes | No |
Based on desktop background color (no wallpaper) | Yes | No |
Predominant color | Yes1 | Yes |
Average Color | Yes | No |
Option to ignore dark / light colors2 | Yes | No |
Manual set color from desktop | Yes | No |
Manual set color | Yes | No |
Remembered set color per wallpaper | Yes | No |
Multi-Monitor support | Yes | Yes |
Obtain wallpaper color only from specific monitor | Yes | No |
Windows 7 support | Yes | Not applicable |
1 AeroBlend uses it's own algorithm to obtain the predominant color with results that may differ from the
native Windows algorithm.
Obtaining the predominant color can also be done by setting the color manually. In wallpaper mode, AeroBlend will remember the manual set color and override the automatic color every time the same wallpaper is used.
Obtaining the predominant color can also be done by setting the color manually. In wallpaper mode, AeroBlend will remember the manual set color and override the automatic color every time the same wallpaper is used.
2 Only available on "Average color" mode
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