S3Gamma Help

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The spline display is where the red, green, and blue gamma splines are shown.  These are curves that show roughly how your gamma will be adjusted.  In general, a straight line from corner to corner signifies a gamma of 1.0, or no adjustment.  A curve that arcs above the 45 degree line means gamma is adjusted so that that color (of the spline) will be brighter than normal.  An arc that goes below the 45 degree line means the adjusted color will be dimmer than usual.


Move the red slider to adjust the gamma value for the red component.  The farther you slide this to the right, the higher the gamma value, and the brighter your reds will be.  The more you slide this to the left, the lower the gamma value, and the dimmer your reds will be.


To change the gamma adjustment for the red component, you can enter a value from 0.2 to 3.0 in this area.  The higher the value, the brighter your reds will be, while the lower this value, the dimmer your reds will be.


Move the green slider to adjust the gamma value for the green component.  The farther you slide this to the right, the higher the gamma value, and the brighter your greens will be.  The more you slide this to the left, the lower the gamma value, and the dimmer your greens will be.


To change the gamma adjustment for the green component, you can enter a value from 0.2 to 3.0 in this area.  The higher the value, the brighter your reds will be, while the lower this value, the dimmer your reds will be.


Move the blue slider to adjust the gamma value for the blue component.  The farther you slide this to the right, the higher the gamma value, and the brighter your blues will be.  The more you slide this to the left, the lower the gamma value, and the dimmer your blues will be.


To change the gamma adjustment for the blue component, you can enter a value from 0.2 to 3.0 in this area.  The higher the value, the brighter your reds will be, while the lower this value, the dimmer your reds will be.


This checkbox determines whether the red, green, and blue gamma adjustments are linked together.  If checked, the gamma components are linked, meaning all three gamma values will always be the same.  If this box is not checked, then the gamma adjustments may be changed independently of each other.


This button restores all the gamma adjustments to 1.00 and puts a checkmark in the Linked checkbox.  This is the default setting, in which no gamma adjustments are applied to your video output.


Click this to save your current gamma settings.  The name you enter will appear in the list of Schemes, so you can easily choose it to restore your settings.


Deletes the scheme that is selected in the Scheme box.


S3 Gamma is a utility that allows you to adjust the gamma on the output from your S3 graphics chip.  Simply put, gamma is like a brightness adjustment.


Lists schemes that you can use to change the gamma adjustments being applied on your system.  A scheme saves the gamma adjustments for red, green, and blue, as well as whether the three components are linked together.


Provides a place for you to type a name for your current gamma settings.  The name you type will appear in the Scheme list, so you can easily restore these settings later.


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