Re: filmscanners: Puzzled about display resolution

["Maris V. Lidaka, Sr." <mlidaka@ameritech.net>]

I follow what you're suggesting but I'm not sure how to test the monitor for whitepoint change.  I believe NVIDIA's Detonator 3 driver actually does control gamma though.  Image is below.

 

Maris

 

 

 

----- Original Message -----

From: "shAf" <michael@shaffer.net>

To: <filmscanners@halftone.co.uk>

Sent: Tuesday, March 20, 2001 10:40 AM

Subject: RE: filmscanners: Puzzled about display resolution

| 
| Maris writes ...
| 
| > And is it really a gamma 
control, or just a contrast or 
| > brightness control?
| > ...
| 
| Easily tested ... if it brightens blackpoint, 
| it is a brightness 
control ... if blackpoint doesn't 
| change but whitepoint does, it is 
contrast ... 
| if neither Bp or Wp change, it controls gamma 
| (... 
altho you can wonder if it is a true gamma 
| power function ...)
| 
| 
shAf  :o)
| 
| > 
| > | >
| > | > Does the 
Matrox G450 have a setting for changing the 
| > monitor's gamma?
| 
> |
| > | Yes, but not numerically. It is a WYSISYG control.
| > 
|
| > | Frank Paris
| 
|