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Subject:	Re: Gamma correction (was Re: color, contrast and brightness problems - any idea?)
Newsgroups:	lugnet.cad.ray
Date:	Wed, 12 May 2004 19:24:25 GMT
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In lugnet.cad.ray, Andrew Westrate wrote:

To roughly determine your monitors gamma, squint at this image:

Here’s a better chart:

I found it at this site, which also has some interesting info: http://www.graphics.cornell.edu/~westin/gamma/gamma.html

Andy

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		Re: Gamma correction (was Re: color, contrast and brightness problems - any idea?)
So why does my monitor come in at about 1.7 on the first chart, and 2.4 on the second? I'll accept that the second makes it far easier to find the best match, but I won't accept that my estimate is off by 0.7 on the first chart. There's absolutely (...) (20 years ago, 13-May-04, to lugnet.cad.ray, FTX)

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		Gamma correction (was Re: color, contrast and brightness problems - any idea?)
(...) Basically, the problem you're seeing is that Windows does no gamma correction, and your two machines have different monitor gammas. (see (URL) for an explanation) To fix this, in theory, you basically have to calculate your current monitor's (...) (20 years ago, 12-May-04, to lugnet.cad.ray, FTX)

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