TK, you're using an operating system and graphics processor that are both ELEVEN years old. Why on earth would software developers be trying to create applications that work on systems that old??

TK,
Windows Vista and Windows XP are not supported.

The reason for this is that the algorithms we use for the real time daltonization are just not possible in version prior to Windows 7

Requirements: Windows 7 or later. Windows Vista and Windows XP are not supported.

I'm really sorry that we dissappointed you.

Daniel (The dev behind Vision)

TK,

No doubt that, upon first launch, you saw the initial SETUP window where you first have to pick one of three types of "color blindness" based upon how hard it is to distinguish the letters on various colored backgrounds.

Following that choice, only then will the sliders begin to work to affect/alter COLOR ADJUSTMENT and SEVERITY; otherwise they will not. (Perhaps it still doesn't work on your system in any case.)

What struck me as somewhat odd (first impression) was that, in the right-click menu on the tray icon, the SETTINGS are listed first, and the SETUP second. If Vision was not already set to one of the three types of color-blindness, and you initially played with the SETTINGS sliders (as the first option in the menu) expecting to see something happen, it won't.

Also I noticed that if you have a color-blindness choice already established, and simply open SETUP then close it again without making a choice, then Vision reverts to making no changes at all (and the SETTINGS sliders once again will do nothing).

It seems to me that SETTINGS should display a warning that no choice is made in SETUP; and perhaps the sliders should also be greyed-out and non-functional for clarity sake.

Also, I know I would like an ENABLE/DISABLE (or A/B or OFF/ON) option in the menu so I would not have to repeatedly go to SETUP, make my choice once again, then readjust the SETTINGS sliders to the same values in order to compare the helpfulness of enabling the Vision effect on various web pages (and perhaps also an assignable hot-key combo to easily toggle the effect without accessing the taskbar icon Vision menu to do so).

I will say that I was able to find a setting that enabled me to pass every Ishihara color-blindness test plate (as listed on this page, anyway) for the first time in my life! I have always been stumped and frustrated by these.

http://www.colour-blindness.com/colour-blindness-tests/ishihara-colour-test-plates/

However, the shifted color settings I chose that allowed me to distinguish/perceive the "hidden" figures in the test plates -- while great for, say, improving the functional interpretation of maps and their legends, graphs, pie charts, and other "data presentation" stuff -- made otherwise normal-looking colored photos of people and places look way off-color and weird/unnatural (to me). That's why I would like an easier way to toggle the effect on and off without the cumbersome steps needed to restore the settings each time.

Also I would like to see a "START WITH WINDOWS" (or not) option. It seems that as it is currently implemented it launches every time I first log into my account (with the altered effects enabled). That makes all my desktop wallpaper and other photos look weird by default.

So thanks for the useful tool for us "minorities" -- I'm looking forward to improvements soon!

TK, I don't know of very many software developers who are still making software for Vista on such old hardware. Maybe it's time for you to upgrade?

Doesn't work on my PC either.

Moving the "Color Adjustment" & "Severity" sliders causes no change to the display.

Win7-64, Nvidia 7600GT GPU.

Brian H., just because you don't know of very many software developers still making software for vista on such old hardware does not mean they are not... most giveaways have zero problems on my system specs. If you would like to donate a new system I'll consider running it alongside my system but to spend a thousand or more GBP/USD to buy a competing modern system just to run maybe 1 in 20 giveaways that don't support my system seems a little foolish to me.

Musterfox, hmm maybe they have a problem interfacing with NVIDIA chipsets? On my NVIDIA control panel there is an existing control that I suspect would perform very similar to daltonization, in adjust desktop colour settings, Apply following enhancements.
Digital Vibrance and Hue. I suspect the Hue control can be used to massage contrasting colours for some if not all the variants of colour blindness.

Daniel Georgiev, not having seen the specs at the time of testing and posting I have seen them now, if what you say is true, then why do others using windows 7 experience no-effect using the settings sliders? see https://www.giveawayoftheday.com/vision-pro-0-0-5/#comment-545900

Also why do you not check windows version on setup initialisation and warn that it will not work on versions of windows prior to Windows 7 (any specific Service pack) and refuse to install, and IF windows Vista SP2 truely lacks the necesary API to perform realtime daltonization why don't we get any error alerts as the program tries to do its job instead of failing silently... also why do you not present a prominant system requirements anouncment on your website?

My 8 year old system has a practical equivilent to crude daltonization (hue slider) built into the GPU hardware driver, if that could do it back then that it can't be that difficult!

Trixie, would be by any chance the type of person that exaggerates numbers to try and make an invalid statement appear plausable?

Vista SP2 release date was May 26, 2009 my system was purchassed new in 2009. There are no XP drivers for much of the hardware on my system.

Now if you are claiming the OS is eleven years old because Vista RTM was released in November 2006 then you are using loose historical ancestory as the age decider in which case why are you using s system whose operating system is ancestorally older than 20 years old since yours has code from the oldest versions of Windows NT still in it! including inherrant bugs and security flaws still being patched to this day as well as new bugs and security threats exposed by new badly planned and implimented code?

The VAST majority of programs developped today are capable of operating under XP and Vista, developers do not need to TRY to create applications that work on old systems as the vast majority of desktop applications will work just fine under XP SP3 and Vista SP2 unless the developer enables specific compile time error tracking features that have had to be built into the newer versions of windows to compensate for lazy developer practices!

Hi Dixie,
Vision can be used on PCs, smartphones and many other digital devices, including for gaming and entertainment. Vision applies real time screen daltonization processes, which is one of the most prominent features setting it apart from any other similar developments. The idea of Vision is that different colours that look identical to a person with colour vision deficiency are shifted in “opposite” directions so that they can distinguish them. In reality it’s supposed to help us distinguish the colours we can’t see using the colours we still can.

Stefan, Thanks for getting back.I have red green colour blindness(ironicly i only found out after two years at art college...LOL) It must be my pc thats at fault,or i,m a hopeless case.If it works for some people its great. Thanks for trying to help .D.

Leif Henning ,
Thank you very much for your positive feedback.
We are soon launching a campaign to make Vision available free of charge to schools and educational institutions in certain regions of the world, starting with the EU.

HenryB again. Win 10 accepted it on second try. To activate the registration is a bit awkward - find the icon on the botton right of the screen (may be hidden), right-click and find the Activate option.

HenryB,
On behalf of the team behind Vision I would like to thank you for your very useful feedback, your comments regarding the PRO licence activation have been passed on to the developers, thank you very much once again!

HenryB,
Thank you once again for your detailed and very useful feedback!

HenryB, how do i activate this?

Vass,
Thank you very much for your positive feedback.
We are soon launching a campaign to make Vision available free of charge to schools and educational institutions in certain regions of the world, starting with the EU.

Glen C, by remapping/shifting portions of the deficient colour range to parts of the colour range the effected person can SEE the affected person can percieve more colours in the given artificially coloured scene, whether this will be astheticly pleasing or enable the affected person to become more functional is down to the individual and their own perceptions and the particular coloured scene. I personally don't need this type of compensation but I expect to download it today if I can get the download option to work in IE 9.

Glen C, I get your point. Shame marketers feel they have to use hype. Think of this is a work-around rather than a cure. It does work. Shame it won't install on Win XP.

Glen C, People that aren't colorblind should not even TRY to comment on this offering. Glad to see in the comments above yours that it definitely DOES seem to make a difference.

Glen C,

http://www.daltonize.org/

Glen C,
On behalf of the team behind Vision I would like to invite you to visit our website, where very detailed explanation is given under the Home section. To put it in very short here - the idea of Vision is that different colours that look identical to a person with colour vision deficiency are shifted in “opposite” directions so that they can distinguish them. In reality it’s supposed to help us distinguish the colours we can’t see using the colours we still can.

Glen C, Colours are simply wavelengths of light on the visible spectrum. Alter the wavelength and the invisible may become visible.

Glen C, try reading the description on this page that explains what this program does.

Mavadelo, Why? We are also here to test programs offered, see if they do what is claimed. In my case I don't have any colour defficiencies but can tell if the program remaps colours and on my system here it does not! You think I should not comment? Sorry but surely people who are not commenting on this offereing at all but just presenting a blinkered opinion about who should post comments about todays offereing and who should not, should not be commenting at all, as that is not what giveawayoftheday.com ask the comments to be about, in the first place!