Windows XP/TFT monitor gamma problem.

Reivenlocke · 03-26-2005, 06:48 AM

I just bought a beautiful 19" TFT monitor off of auction for about $170, but when XP comes up, the gamma is just too bright. I used the Adobe Gamma adjuster and I got it looking great. However, when I exit out of a game or come out of the screensaver, it goes back to the ultrabright gamma and I have to reload my gamma profile. Anyone else ever have a problem with this? If so, how did you fix it?

.....and the first smarta$$ to say, "I switched to Linux", gets slapped.

Alucard · 03-26-2005, 08:01 AM

Its a fairly common problem. I forget exactly but something to do with adobe, your own custom colour settingin windows, and also XP. Sorry I cant give enough info, been a while since I looked it up. I got my system behaving normally, so you can easily get it corrected. But the info took my a few minutes to find through google. ...uh, I mean...I switched to linux!

Reivenlocke · 03-27-2005, 12:33 AM

I found out what it was. The settings in the ATI Control Center were overriding the Adobe settings every time the display changed. Fixed and fixed.

03-26-2005, 06:48 AM	#1
Reivenlocke Leeeeroy Jenkinzzzzz! Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Sapporo, Japan Posts: 1,303	Windows XP/TFT monitor gamma problem. I just bought a beautiful 19" TFT monitor off of auction for about $170, but when XP comes up, the gamma is just too bright. I used the Adobe Gamma adjuster and I got it looking great. However, when I exit out of a game or come out of the screensaver, it goes back to the ultrabright gamma and I have to reload my gamma profile. Anyone else ever have a problem with this? If so, how did you fix it? .....and the first smarta$$ to say, "I switched to Linux", gets slapped. __________________ "Brains....Brains....brainsbrainsbrains....BRAINNN NNS!" - Stubbs the Zombie mimicking Patton "In the 80s, I was in bed by 8......and home by 11! OH!" - Glen Quagmire, Family Guy "Good guy wins, bad guy loses. BIG FRIGGIN SURPRISE THERE!" - White Goodman, Dodgeball

03-27-2005, 12:33 AM	#3
Reivenlocke Leeeeroy Jenkinzzzzz! Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Sapporo, Japan Posts: 1,303	I found out what it was. The settings in the ATI Control Center were overriding the Adobe settings every time the display changed. Fixed and fixed. __________________ "Brains....Brains....brainsbrainsbrains....BRAINNN NNS!" - Stubbs the Zombie mimicking Patton "In the 80s, I was in bed by 8......and home by 11! OH!" - Glen Quagmire, Family Guy "Good guy wins, bad guy loses. BIG FRIGGIN SURPRISE THERE!" - White Goodman, Dodgeball

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03-26-2005, 08:01 AM	#2
Alucard Registered User Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Australia Posts: 32,641	Its a fairly common problem. I forget exactly but something to do with adobe, your own custom colour settingin windows, and also XP. Sorry I cant give enough info, been a while since I looked it up. I got my system behaving normally, so you can easily get it corrected. But the info took my a few minutes to find through google. ...uh, I mean...I switched to linux!