Ger wrote:

> Kenneth wrote:
> 
>> I'm beginning to think that there is something wrong with my
>> computer/monitor set-up (Windows XP on a CRT monitor): The .png images
>> that various POV-Ray users are uploading to the newsgroups look 'dark' on
>> my system, and I have no idea what the cause is. (Well, I'm guessing that
>> the images *should* look brighter, although I don't know for sure.)
>> 
>> This dark appearance shows up in a range of applications, not just a
>> specific one-- the latest Firefox (v28.0); my older Photoshop; and in
>> Windows' Picture And Fax Viewer. My own .png images made in POV-Ray look
>> fine on my system, as do ..jpegs.
>> 
>> To better show this, I've made .jpeg screenshots of two recent uploaded
>> images, by FractRacer and Pekka Aho. They are accurate reproductions of
>> how the .png originals appear on my end. Can someone compare my .jpegs to
>> the original uploads, to see if they visually match?
> 
> 
> Check your monitor calibration with http://www.lagom.nl/lcd-test/
> 

Or for a CRT you could also use http://www.displaycalibration.com/

Hope that helps you out.
-- 

Ger

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