clipka <nomail@nomail> wrote:
> This is a Gamma problem: Paint shows you the actual values stored in the image
> file, which are typically gamma-corrected for a display gamma of ~2.2, while
> POV-Ray works with linear color values.

> You need to gamma-"un-correct" the values from Paint before using them in
> POV-Ray; the following code should do the job:

>   color rgb <pow(R/255,GAMMA),pow(G/255,GAMMA),pow(B/255,GAMMA)>

> Don't know by heart whether you need to use GAMMA=2.2 or GAMMA=1/2.2 though.

  Isn't assumed_gamma used for this exact purpose? AFAIK it makes the
correction to all colors used in the SDL.

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                                                          - Warp

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