14 DAY TRIAL // Microsoft recently unveiled the Windows 10 hero image, explaining that for the creation of the photo it travelled to San Francisco, where it set up a special studio that used all kinds of effects, such as lights and lasers.
And yet, the company says that absolutely no digital effect was used for the creation of the new Windows 10 desktop wallpaper, and while this is indeed possible, a very experienced Adobe After Effects user shows that obtaining similar results is not such a difficult thing if you have the skills.
“Blasting lasers, pumping smoke machines, colored filters and falling crystal dust. Not all desktop images are created equal. Take a look behind the scenes at the making of the iconic Windows 10 image in our collaboration with world renowned, San Francisco-based design director Bradley G. Munkowitz aka GMUNK,” Microsoft explained.
Remake up for grabs
Khaos VFX, who created this Windows 10 hero image remake in After Effects, gets pretty close to the original image and although there still are some subtle differences, it’s hard for the untrained eye to spot them.
Needless to say, thanks to this remake, there’s also a downloadable version of the Windows 10 wallpaper, so if you don’t want to wait until the new OS hits the shelves, just click the header image in this article and you’re good to go (this is the direct link to the image).
Windows 10 is projected to launch on July 29, so we’re pretty close to the moment the new OS goes live, but in the meantime, insiders should also receive a bunch of other testing builds that would include most of the changes prepared for the stable version.
A new build is very likely to see daylight sometime this week, but the full focus will be on bug fixes, so do not expect any major change.
