How a slice of B.C. ended up on over a billion Windows computers

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If you’ve ever played with the display settings on your Windows computer, you might have noticed a scene familiar to British Columbians. 

Two filmmakers recently discovered a clip they shot for a music video 10 years ago on a B.C. ferry is shown as a preview when users adjust the HDR (high dynamic range) video settings on the most recent versions of Microsoft’s Windows operating system. 

The clip, which is about 11 seconds long, shows a man walking on board an open boat deck with a sunrise in the background, and a B.C. flag waving in the upper left. 

The man in the clip is Miguel

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