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Freeware - Screensavers Geometrical Figures

The TwinkleGL screen saver sends a shower of twinkling stars across the screen in a variety of attractive patterns. Configuration options are available that can be used to change the screen saver into a chaotic mass of colour, a trio of comets orbiting the middle of the screen, or bizarre string-like shapes that slowly rise to the top of your monitor. Hundreds of combinations are possible -- use the Settings page to create your own!

This is the 32-bit update to the first Windows screensaver ever made. Come see where screensavers all came from by checking out the product that started it all, now available as freeware and updated for all the latest operating systems. Created by the people who designed After Dark for Windows.

The value of a given color refers to its gray scale intensity. The planes of color displayed here each represent a single gray value equivalent. Though counter-intuitive, this can be verified with a black and white printout. Direct3D (DirectX) drivers required.

Recognizing cyan, magenta and yellow (CMY) as the primary colors of the subtractive system, this screen saver encompasses the basic fundamentals of all COLORCUBE technology. Each of the colors seen here are the result of different combinations of these primaries. As the planes of CMY gradually convert to cubes, see how COLORCUBE coordinates can be generated for color mixing, color mapping and color space construction. Direct3D (DirectX) drivers required.

The concepts of form, structure and sequence are all present in the COLORCUBE but unlike most mathematical models, it is also a tribute to the artistic side of color. Every exploration through the 'CUBE is an adventure; every pattern, an intellectual curiosity. Random navigation in this uncharted territory, as shown here, can be quite intoxicating. Direct3D (DirectX) drivers required.

One of the COLORCUBE'S proposed higher functions is the ability to represent the gamut/color capacity of various reprodcuctive technologies. For instance, this 6x6x6 model maps the Netscape® color space which totals 216 distinct colors. Creating a COLORCUBE for every printer, monitor, digital camera etc. would be very useful for consumers comparing the performance of competing products. Direct3D (DirectX) drivers required.

Isn't it amazing to know that the entire color array in the COLORCUBE is based on only three primary colors? These additive primaries red, green and blue make their appearance as axes stemming from black. They are quickly followed by the gray scale axis and secondary colors cyan, magenta and yellow. Finally, the model is completed by the remaining colors. Direct3D (DirectX) drivers required.

The unique orientation of this COLORCUBE allows a horizontal plane to descend through it and signify increases in intensity or gray scale value. The temporary expansion of cubes mimics the movements of this plane. Direct3D (DirectX) drivers required.

Talking about a color generally involves describing its hue. Also known as chroma, this characteristic of color is what differentiates a red from a green from a blue. Each specific hue corresponds to a spectral wavelength and will also be represented in the COLORCUBE. These fins are tonal families of shades and tints derived from a single color hue. Direct3D (DirectX) drivers required.

CUBES in space!! Well, almost. The COLORCUBE flies in the face of conventional schools of thought for viewing and understanding color. With this 3D model, users and teachers of color can navigate in and about a color space. This has proven to be very useful for color mapping, color naming and communicating about color concepts. Direct3D (DirectX) drivers required.

One of the many strengths of the COLORCUBE model is the visibility of its interior colors. Other color models try to capture the purity and vibrancy of most chromatic colors but neglect the grays and off-colors that provide depth and balance. At last, a way to bring order out of color chaos! Direct3D (DirectX) drivers required.

3D model of a given color space, reproduced using only three primary colors. By holding the input quantities of two of the primaries constant and varying the third, each of the axes are built into planes until the entire 'CUBE is complete. Direct3D (DirectX) drivers required.

The Life Screen Saver is like a toy. It falls in the class of screen saver that does not alter the existing screen image, but clears the screen, creating its own. Life is interactive, and every aspect of the screen saver is configurable. Life draws series of patterns across the screen. The patterns all evolve from an initial pattern that you draw, using survival rules, colors, and a screen traversal path, all of which are set during configuration.