From d5a446642502ae7a856443e9f60f6cfece29500b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Mike Rodriguez <contact@mikethetech.com>
Date: Sun, 17 Aug 2025 04:44:54 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] Update vdd_settings.xml

---
 Virtual Display Driver (HDR)/vdd_settings.xml | 328 +++++++++---------
 1 file changed, 165 insertions(+), 163 deletions(-)

diff --git a/Virtual Display Driver (HDR)/vdd_settings.xml b/Virtual Display Driver (HDR)/vdd_settings.xml
index d1d3e0c..4bf082c 100644
--- a/Virtual Display Driver (HDR)/vdd_settings.xml	
+++ b/Virtual Display Driver (HDR)/vdd_settings.xml	
@@ -1,164 +1,166 @@
-<?xml version='1.0' encoding='utf-8'?>
-<!-- ===============================================================================
-     Virtual Display Driver (HDR) - Configuration File
-     Location: C:\VirtualDisplayDriver\vdd_settings.xml
-     
-     EDID Profile: C:\VirtualDisplayDriver\EDID\monitor_profile.xml (optional)
-     =============================================================================== -->
-<vdd_settings>
-
-    <!-- === BASIC DRIVER CONFIGURATION === -->
-    <monitors>
-        <count>1</count>
-    </monitors>
-
-    <gpu>
-        <friendlyname>default</friendlyname>
-    </gpu>
-
-    <!-- === RESOLUTION CONFIGURATION === -->
-    <global>
-        <!-- Global refresh rates - applied to all resolutions -->
-        <g_refresh_rate>60</g_refresh_rate>
-        <g_refresh_rate>90</g_refresh_rate>
-        <g_refresh_rate>120</g_refresh_rate>
-        <g_refresh_rate>144</g_refresh_rate>
-        <g_refresh_rate>165</g_refresh_rate>
-        <g_refresh_rate>240</g_refresh_rate>
-    </global>
-
-    <resolutions>
-        <resolution>
-            <width>1920</width>
-            <height>1080</height>
-            <refresh_rate>60</refresh_rate>
-        </resolution>
-        <resolution>
-            <width>2560</width>
-            <height>1440</height>
-            <refresh_rate>60</refresh_rate>
-        </resolution>
-        <resolution>
-            <width>3840</width>
-            <height>2160</height>
-            <refresh_rate>60</refresh_rate>
-        </resolution>
-    </resolutions>
-
-    <!-- === LOGGING CONFIGURATION === -->
-    <logging>
-        <SendLogsThroughPipe>true</SendLogsThroughPipe>
-        <logging>false</logging>
-        <debuglogging>false</debuglogging> <!-- WARNING: Debug logging creates large files -->
-    </logging>
-
-    <!-- === COLOR FORMAT CONFIGURATION === -->
-    <colour>
-        <SDR10bit>false</SDR10bit>
-        <HDRPlus>false</HDRPlus>
-        <ColourFormat>RGB</ColourFormat> <!-- Options: RGB, YCbCr444, YCbCr422, YCbCr420 -->
-    </colour>
-
-    <!-- === CURSOR CONFIGURATION === -->
-    <cursor>
-        <HardwareCursor>true</HardwareCursor>
-        <CursorMaxX>128</CursorMaxX>
-        <CursorMaxY>128</CursorMaxY>
-        <AlphaCursorSupport>true</AlphaCursorSupport>
-        <XorCursorSupportLevel>2</XorCursorSupportLevel>
-    </cursor>
-
-    <!-- === CUSTOM EDID CONFIGURATION === -->
-    <edid>
-        <CustomEdid>false</CustomEdid>       <!-- Use custom "user_edid.bin" file -->
-        <PreventSpoof>false</PreventSpoof>   <!-- Prevent manufacturer ID spoofing -->
-        <EdidCeaOverride>false</EdidCeaOverride> <!-- Override CEA extension block -->
-    </edid>
-
-    <!-- === EDID INTEGRATION SYSTEM === -->
-    <edid_integration>
-        <enabled>false</enabled>                                   <!-- DISABLED: Enable when you have monitor_profile.xml -->
-        <auto_configure_from_edid>false</auto_configure_from_edid> <!-- Auto-apply monitor_profile.xml -->
-        <edid_profile_path>EDID/monitor_profile.xml</edid_profile_path>
-        <override_manual_settings>false</override_manual_settings> <!-- false = manual settings take priority -->
-        <fallback_on_error>true</fallback_on_error>                <!-- Use manual settings if EDID fails -->
-    </edid_integration>
-
-    <!-- === HDR CONFIGURATION === -->
-    <hdr_advanced>
-        <hdr10_static_metadata>
-            <enabled>false</enabled>                               <!-- DISABLED: Enable for HDR10 support -->
-            <max_display_mastering_luminance>1000.0</max_display_mastering_luminance>
-            <min_display_mastering_luminance>0.05</min_display_mastering_luminance>
-            <max_content_light_level>1000</max_content_light_level>
-            <max_frame_avg_light_level>400</max_frame_avg_light_level>
-        </hdr10_static_metadata>
-        <color_primaries>
-            <enabled>false</enabled>       <!-- DISABLED: Enable for custom color primaries -->
-            <red_x>0.640</red_x>           <!-- sRGB color space (safe defaults) -->
-            <red_y>0.330</red_y>
-            <green_x>0.300</green_x>
-            <green_y>0.600</green_y>
-            <blue_x>0.150</blue_x>
-            <blue_y>0.060</blue_y>
-            <white_x>0.3127</white_x>      <!-- D65 white point -->
-            <white_y>0.3290</white_y>
-        </color_primaries>
-        <color_space>
-            <enabled>false</enabled>                           <!-- DISABLED: Enable for advanced gamma -->
-            <gamma_correction>2.2</gamma_correction>           <!-- Standard sRGB gamma -->
-            <primary_color_space>sRGB</primary_color_space>    <!-- Safe default: sRGB -->
-            <enable_matrix_transform>false</enable_matrix_transform>
-        </color_space>
-    </hdr_advanced>
-
-    <!-- === AUTO RESOLUTION SYSTEM === -->
-    <auto_resolutions>
-        <enabled>false</enabled>                   <!-- DISABLED: Enable for EDID mode generation -->
-        <source_priority>manual</source_priority>  <!-- Use manual resolutions only by default -->
-        <edid_mode_filtering>
-            <min_refresh_rate>24</min_refresh_rate>
-            <max_refresh_rate>240</max_refresh_rate>
-            <exclude_fractional_rates>false</exclude_fractional_rates>
-            <min_resolution_width>640</min_resolution_width>
-            <min_resolution_height>480</min_resolution_height>
-            <max_resolution_width>7680</max_resolution_width>
-            <max_resolution_height>4320</max_resolution_height>
-        </edid_mode_filtering>
-        <preferred_mode>
-            <use_edid_preferred>false</use_edid_preferred> <!-- Use manual preferred mode -->
-            <fallback_width>1920</fallback_width>
-            <fallback_height>1080</fallback_height>
-            <fallback_refresh>60</fallback_refresh>
-        </preferred_mode>
-    </auto_resolutions>
-
-    <!-- === ADVANCED COLOR PROCESSING === -->
-    <color_advanced>
-        <bit_depth_management>
-            <auto_select_from_color_space>false</auto_select_from_color_space> <!-- Manual control -->
-            <force_bit_depth>8</force_bit_depth>    <!-- Safe default: 8-bit -->
-            <fp16_surface_support>true</fp16_surface_support> <!-- Keep enabled for compatibility -->
-        </bit_depth_management>
-        <color_format_extended>
-            <wide_color_gamut>false</wide_color_gamut>      <!-- DISABLED: Standard color gamut -->
-            <hdr_tone_mapping>false</hdr_tone_mapping>      <!-- DISABLED: No HDR tone mapping -->
-            <sdr_white_level>80.0</sdr_white_level>         <!-- Standard SDR white level -->
-        </color_format_extended>
-    </color_advanced>
-
-    <!-- === MONITOR EMULATION === -->
-    <monitor_emulation>
-        <enabled>false</enabled>                           <!-- DISABLED: Basic virtual display -->
-        <emulate_physical_dimensions>false</emulate_physical_dimensions>
-        <physical_width_mm>510</physical_width_mm>
-        <physical_height_mm>287</physical_height_mm>
-        <manufacturer_emulation>
-            <enabled>false</enabled>
-            <manufacturer_name>Generic</manufacturer_name>
-            <model_name>Virtual Display</model_name>        <!-- Simple name for basic mode -->
-            <serial_number>VDD-001</serial_number>
-        </manufacturer_emulation>
-    </monitor_emulation>
-
+<?xml version='1.0' encoding='utf-8'?>
+<!-- ===============================================================================
+     Virtual Display Driver (HDR) - Minimal Configuration File
+     Contains ONLY functional settings (unused settings removed)
+     
+     Original file contained 63 settings, this minimal version contains 52 functional settings
+     Generated: August 16, 2025 based on driver code analysis
+     =============================================================================== -->
+<vdd_settings>
+
+    <!-- === BASIC DRIVER CONFIGURATION === -->
+    <monitors>
+        <count>1</count>
+    </monitors>
+
+    <gpu>
+        <friendlyname>default</friendlyname>
+    </gpu>
+
+    <!-- === RESOLUTION CONFIGURATION === -->
+    <global>
+        <!-- Global refresh rates - applied to all resolutions -->
+        <g_refresh_rate>60</g_refresh_rate>
+        <g_refresh_rate>90</g_refresh_rate>
+        <g_refresh_rate>120</g_refresh_rate>
+        <g_refresh_rate>144</g_refresh_rate>
+        <g_refresh_rate>165</g_refresh_rate>
+        <g_refresh_rate>240</g_refresh_rate>
+    </global>
+
+    <resolutions>
+        <resolution>
+            <width>1920</width>
+            <height>1080</height>
+            <refresh_rate>60</refresh_rate>
+        </resolution>
+        <resolution>
+            <width>2560</width>
+            <height>1440</height>
+            <refresh_rate>60</refresh_rate>
+        </resolution>
+        <resolution>
+            <width>3840</width>
+            <height>2160</height>
+            <refresh_rate>60</refresh_rate>
+        </resolution>
+    </resolutions>
+
+    <!-- === LOGGING CONFIGURATION === -->
+    <logging>
+        <SendLogsThroughPipe>true</SendLogsThroughPipe>
+        <logging>false</logging>
+        <debuglogging>false</debuglogging> <!-- WARNING: Debug logging creates large files -->
+    </logging>
+
+    <!-- === COLOR FORMAT CONFIGURATION === -->
+    <colour>
+        <SDR10bit>false</SDR10bit>
+        <HDRPlus>false</HDRPlus>
+        <ColourFormat>RGB</ColourFormat> <!-- Options: RGB, YCbCr444, YCbCr422, YCbCr420 -->
+    </colour>
+
+    <!-- === CURSOR CONFIGURATION === -->
+    <cursor>
+        <HardwareCursor>true</HardwareCursor>
+        <CursorMaxX>128</CursorMaxX>
+        <CursorMaxY>128</CursorMaxY>
+        <AlphaCursorSupport>true</AlphaCursorSupport>
+        <!-- NOTE: XorCursorSupportLevel has implementation bug - loaded but not used -->
+        <XorCursorSupportLevel>2</XorCursorSupportLevel>
+    </cursor>
+
+    <!-- === CUSTOM EDID CONFIGURATION === -->
+    <edid>
+        <CustomEdid>false</CustomEdid>       <!-- Use custom "user_edid.bin" file -->
+        <PreventSpoof>false</PreventSpoof>   <!-- Prevent manufacturer ID spoofing -->
+        <EdidCeaOverride>false</EdidCeaOverride> <!-- Override CEA extension block -->
+    </edid>
+
+    <!-- === EDID INTEGRATION SYSTEM === -->
+    <edid_integration>
+        <enabled>false</enabled>                                   <!-- DISABLED: Enable when you have monitor_profile.xml -->
+        <auto_configure_from_edid>false</auto_configure_from_edid> <!-- Auto-apply monitor_profile.xml -->
+        <edid_profile_path>EDID/monitor_profile.xml</edid_profile_path>
+        <override_manual_settings>false</override_manual_settings> <!-- false = manual settings take priority -->
+        <fallback_on_error>true</fallback_on_error>                <!-- Use manual settings if EDID fails -->
+    </edid_integration>
+
+    <!-- === HDR CONFIGURATION === -->
+    <hdr_advanced>
+        <hdr10_static_metadata>
+            <enabled>false</enabled>                               <!-- DISABLED: Enable for HDR10 support -->
+            <max_display_mastering_luminance>1000.0</max_display_mastering_luminance>
+            <min_display_mastering_luminance>0.05</min_display_mastering_luminance>
+            <max_content_light_level>1000</max_content_light_level>
+            <max_frame_avg_light_level>400</max_frame_avg_light_level>
+        </hdr10_static_metadata>
+        <color_primaries>
+            <enabled>false</enabled>       <!-- DISABLED: Enable for custom color primaries -->
+            <red_x>0.640</red_x>           <!-- sRGB color space (safe defaults) -->
+            <red_y>0.330</red_y>
+            <green_x>0.300</green_x>
+            <green_y>0.600</green_y>
+            <blue_x>0.150</blue_x>
+            <blue_y>0.060</blue_y>
+            <white_x>0.3127</white_x>      <!-- D65 white point -->
+            <white_y>0.3290</white_y>
+        </color_primaries>
+        <color_space>
+            <enabled>false</enabled>                           <!-- DISABLED: Enable for advanced gamma -->
+            <gamma_correction>2.2</gamma_correction>           <!-- Standard sRGB gamma -->
+            <primary_color_space>sRGB</primary_color_space>    <!-- Safe default: sRGB -->
+            <enable_matrix_transform>false</enable_matrix_transform>
+        </color_space>
+    </hdr_advanced>
+
+    <!-- === AUTO RESOLUTION SYSTEM === -->
+    <auto_resolutions>
+        <enabled>false</enabled>                   <!-- DISABLED: Enable for EDID mode generation -->
+        <source_priority>manual</source_priority>  <!-- Use manual resolutions only by default -->
+        <edid_mode_filtering>
+            <min_refresh_rate>24</min_refresh_rate>
+            <max_refresh_rate>240</max_refresh_rate>
+            <exclude_fractional_rates>false</exclude_fractional_rates>
+            <min_resolution_width>640</min_resolution_width>
+            <min_resolution_height>480</min_resolution_height>
+            <max_resolution_width>7680</max_resolution_width>
+            <max_resolution_height>4320</max_resolution_height>
+        </edid_mode_filtering>
+        <preferred_mode>
+            <use_edid_preferred>false</use_edid_preferred> <!-- Use manual preferred mode -->
+            <fallback_width>1920</fallback_width>
+            <fallback_height>1080</fallback_height>
+            <fallback_refresh>60</fallback_refresh>
+        </preferred_mode>
+    </auto_resolutions>
+
+    <!-- === ADVANCED COLOR PROCESSING === -->
+    <color_advanced>
+        <bit_depth_management>
+            <auto_select_from_color_space>false</auto_select_from_color_space> <!-- Manual control -->
+            <force_bit_depth>8</force_bit_depth>    <!-- Safe default: 8-bit -->
+            <fp16_surface_support>true</fp16_surface_support> <!-- Keep enabled for compatibility -->
+        </bit_depth_management>
+        <color_format_extended>
+            <!-- NOTE: wide_color_gamut and hdr_tone_mapping are loaded but not implemented -->
+            <sdr_white_level>80.0</sdr_white_level>         <!-- Standard SDR white level -->
+        </color_format_extended>
+    </color_advanced>
+
+    <!-- === REMOVED SECTIONS ===
+    
+    The following sections were present in the original vdd_settings.xml but have been 
+    removed because they are loaded but never used in the driver:
+    
+    1. monitor_emulation (8 settings) - All settings loaded but unused
+       - enabled, emulate_physical_dimensions, physical_width_mm, physical_height_mm
+       - manufacturer_emulation/enabled, manufacturer_name, model_name, serial_number
+       
+    2. color_format_extended partial (2 settings) - Loaded but unused  
+       - wide_color_gamut, hdr_tone_mapping
+       
+    Driver uses hardcoded values instead of these XML settings.
+    === -->
+
 </vdd_settings>
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