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Post #308,776
by scoenye
5/15/09 9:32:43 PM
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New Don't go by the Display Properties thingy
It has never worked right. I know you're working with an NVidia card, but e.g. almost all versions of Intel's integrated graphics chips suffer that issue.

Go find some monitor test patterns and see what they tell you (One here, but there are others out there: http://www.stargazin...testpatterns.html)
Post #308,781
by folkert
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5/15/09 10:26:22 PM
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New I agree...
Try this place:

http://www.lagom.nl/lcd-test/

Lotsa good info and calibration tends to really make a difference for me on thing.
Post #308,783
by Another Scott
5/15/09 10:34:58 PM
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New Thanks both of you. I'll give it a shot.
Post #308,925
by Another Scott
5/19/09 3:29:59 PM
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New Bingo.
http://www.stargazin...testpatterns.html shows a smooth transition in the 255-step grayscale.

http://www.lagom.nl/...test/contrast.php shows that I'm seeing more than 16 bit color as well.

The weird colors for faces seems to have been due to a conflict between the Adobe Gamma control panel widget and "Monitor Calibration Wizard". Exiting MCW and using Adobe's tool gives much more natural looking colors, but it's not quite as flexible as MCW in making the fine adjustments.

I'll mess around with this some more when I get time, but as it stands now it looks much better. (Before highlights on faces were very red.)

Thanks again.

Cheers,
Scott.
     Samsung 2443BWT with 256 MB GeForce 6200. :-( - (Another Scott) - (8) - May 15, 2009, 12:08:30 PM EDT
         Duh. Use the CD that came with it. - (Another Scott) - May 15, 2009, 01:50:50 PM EDT
         The other 8 bits form the alpha channel - (scoenye) - (6) - May 15, 2009, 08:07:54 PM EDT
             Understood. But... - (Another Scott) - (5) - May 15, 2009, 08:48:27 PM EDT
                 getting old? /me flees -NT - (boxley) - May 15, 2009, 09:25:08 PM EDT
                 Don't go by the Display Properties thingy - (scoenye) - (3) - May 15, 2009, 09:32:43 PM EDT
                     I agree... - (folkert) - (1) - May 15, 2009, 10:26:22 PM EDT
                         Thanks both of you. I'll give it a shot. -NT - (Another Scott) - May 15, 2009, 10:34:58 PM EDT
                     Bingo. - (Another Scott) - May 19, 2009, 03:29:59 PM EDT

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