If you want a full breakdown of what went into creating the new boot screen for Windows 7 head over to Channel 9 for an interview with Rolf Ebling, the man behind to boot screen, or head over to the Engineering Windows 7 blog for a more highbrow explanation (which is where I found the graphic used above).
For those looking for some quickie bullet points these come courtesy of manan:
- Duration – 7 seconds (geek fun!)
- 105 tiff images – 200×200 pixels each.
- 105 frames and 15 frames per second.
- The first 4 seconds (color flying in) is linear, the 3 seconds where it the Windows logo glows (pulse) is a loop, which will continue till Windows boots.
- Colors supported by the boot sequence – 32 bits per pixel (Vista was 16 bpp)
- Resolution – 1024×768 (Vista was 640×480)
- Vista’s Pearl screen & sound is eliminated that helped improving Windows 7 boot.
- Tools used — Adobe After Effect & Photoshop
There ya have it .. all you wanted to know about the Windows 7 boot screen.
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