# Blinkstick as Ambilight by Gaming **URL:** \ **Category:** Support\ **Created:** [December 31, 2014, 5:17pm UTC](https://forums.blinkstick.com/t/blinkstick-as-ambilight-by-gaming/73 "2014-12-31T17:17:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![nemesis\_m\_1988](https://forums.blinkstick.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/n/b9e5f3/32.png) [@nemesis\_m\_1988](https://forums.blinkstick.com/u/nemesis_m_1988)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2014, 5:17pm UTC](https://forums.blinkstick.com/t/blinkstick-as-ambilight-by-gaming/73/1 "2014-12-31T17:17:33Z")
Hey, i use a blinkstick pro with IKEA Dioder and it works great to Desktop, Browser and Video. But when i start a game the color is freeze with the same as the Desktop. How can i fix this Problem? Many Thanks and Happy 2015! 😉 ---
**Author:** ![arvydas](https://forums.blinkstick.com/user_avatar/forums.blinkstick.com/arvydas/32/242_2.png) [@arvydas](https://forums.blinkstick.com/u/arvydas)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2014, 5:19pm UTC](https://forums.blinkstick.com/t/blinkstick-as-ambilight-by-gaming/73/2 "2014-12-31T17:19:00Z")
Games are not supported yet, but they will be supported in the next release of BlinkStick Client application in early January. ---
**Author:** ![nemesis\_m\_1988](https://forums.blinkstick.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/n/b9e5f3/32.png) [@nemesis\_m\_1988](https://forums.blinkstick.com/u/nemesis_m_1988)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2014, 5:33pm UTC](https://forums.blinkstick.com/t/blinkstick-as-ambilight-by-gaming/73/3 "2014-12-31T17:33:19Z")
This is fantastic, thanks for the quick reply. ---
**Author:** ![arvydas](https://forums.blinkstick.com/user_avatar/forums.blinkstick.com/arvydas/32/242_2.png) [@arvydas](https://forums.blinkstick.com/u/arvydas)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2014, 5:34pm UTC](https://forums.blinkstick.com/t/blinkstick-as-ambilight-by-gaming/73/4 "2014-12-31T17:34:59Z")
No problem. Happy New Year!!! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![p0ke](https://forums.blinkstick.com/user_avatar/forums.blinkstick.com/p0ke/32/14_2.png) [@p0ke](https://forums.blinkstick.com/u/p0ke)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2015, 5:33pm UTC](https://forums.blinkstick.com/t/blinkstick-as-ambilight-by-gaming/73/5 "2015-01-03T17:33:29Z")
It would be interesting how you gonna solve this. DirectX? ---
**Author:** ![arvydas](https://forums.blinkstick.com/user_avatar/forums.blinkstick.com/arvydas/32/242_2.png) [@arvydas](https://forums.blinkstick.com/u/arvydas)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2015, 3:22pm UTC](https://forums.blinkstick.com/t/blinkstick-as-ambilight-by-gaming/73/6 "2015-01-05T15:22:22Z")
Yes, DirectX. I have found some code samples which require injecting code. ---
**Author:** ![zguegxl](https://forums.blinkstick.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/z/a587f6/32.png) [@zguegxl](https://forums.blinkstick.com/u/zguegxl)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2015, 9:02pm UTC](https://forums.blinkstick.com/t/blinkstick-as-ambilight-by-gaming/73/7 "2015-08-14T21:02:08Z")
Is there any update on this? Would the latest 1.0 beta enable video games ambilight? ---
**Author:** ![arvydas](https://forums.blinkstick.com/user_avatar/forums.blinkstick.com/arvydas/32/242_2.png) [@arvydas](https://forums.blinkstick.com/u/arvydas)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2015, 10:31am UTC](https://forums.blinkstick.com/t/blinkstick-as-ambilight-by-gaming/73/8 "2015-12-29T10:31:26Z")
@zguegxl The new version of client now supports full screen DirectX games. You can check it out here: > [@BlinkStick Client 2.0-rc release](https://forums.blinkstick.com/t/blinkstick-client-2-0-rc-release/342): > > I’m pleased to announce the long awaited release of BlinkStick Client application. The application has been completely redesigned with a massive amount of new features. Please note that all your current notifications can not be imported to the new application. Features at a glance Supports all BlinkStick devices (Original BlinkStick, Pro, Flex and Nano) Supports all LEDs on devices Completely rewritten LED animation engine Completely rewritten ambilight notification with support for DirectX ga… ---
**Author:** ![bitman14](https://forums.blinkstick.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/cab0a1/32.png) [@bitman14](https://forums.blinkstick.com/u/bitman14)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2017, 10:24am UTC](https://forums.blinkstick.com/t/blinkstick-as-ambilight-by-gaming/73/9 "2017-02-21T10:24:46Z")
I’m using the newest BlinkStick Client 2.0 release, but i Ambilight does not work for me in any game. On Desktop everything works fine, but as soon as i switch to the full screen game the color freezes. ---
**Author:** ![p0ke](https://forums.blinkstick.com/user_avatar/forums.blinkstick.com/p0ke/32/14_2.png) [@p0ke](https://forums.blinkstick.com/u/p0ke)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2017, 3:02pm UTC](https://forums.blinkstick.com/t/blinkstick-as-ambilight-by-gaming/73/10 "2017-02-21T15:02:52Z")
What’s the screen resolution you are working with? ---
**Author:** ![bitman14](https://forums.blinkstick.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/cab0a1/32.png) [@bitman14](https://forums.blinkstick.com/u/bitman14)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2017, 3:18pm UTC](https://forums.blinkstick.com/t/blinkstick-as-ambilight-by-gaming/73/11 "2017-02-21T15:18:01Z")
My resolution is 2560 x 1080. Do you think this is the problem? ---
**Author:** ![p0ke](https://forums.blinkstick.com/user_avatar/forums.blinkstick.com/p0ke/32/14_2.png) [@p0ke](https://forums.blinkstick.com/u/p0ke)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2017, 3:39pm UTC](https://forums.blinkstick.com/t/blinkstick-as-ambilight-by-gaming/73/12 "2017-02-21T15:39:39Z")
Yep think so. I´ve tested up to 1920 and it works, but all users talking about problems have some “higher” resolutions. If you like you could test 1920 (width) or below and give us a feedback. ---
**Author:** ![bitman14](https://forums.blinkstick.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/cab0a1/32.png) [@bitman14](https://forums.blinkstick.com/u/bitman14)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2017, 3:52pm UTC](https://forums.blinkstick.com/t/blinkstick-as-ambilight-by-gaming/73/13 "2017-02-21T15:52:35Z")
Yes you are right. When i lower my resolution to 1920 x 1080, everything seems to work fine. But unfortunately that is no option for me because i love my ultrawide monitor. Isn’t is possible to get this working with higher resolutions? ---
**Author:** ![p0ke](https://forums.blinkstick.com/user_avatar/forums.blinkstick.com/p0ke/32/14_2.png) [@p0ke](https://forums.blinkstick.com/u/p0ke)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2017, 4:46pm UTC](https://forums.blinkstick.com/t/blinkstick-as-ambilight-by-gaming/73/14 "2017-02-21T16:46:59Z")
Thank you for trying. It is of course no option. I fear it is the DX library. I will try to find the time to look into it generally. And I hope @arvydas will also 😄