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6 Oct 2024 13:50:46 EDT (-0400)
  Re: Pigment functions...  
From: Kenneth
Date: 12 Sep 2006 00:20:00
Message: <web.4506337aa29fb3bb40e82a460@news.povray.org>
Samuel Benge <stb### [at] hotmailcom> wrote:
> Orchid XP v3 wrote:

> > PS. I'm not using any gamma correction at all - I don't know what it is
> > or how it works. So...
>
> It lightens/darkens an image. It helps to fix dark scenes, or washed-out
> scenes (which are less likely with POV).
>

True...and very useful...but OOH you'll hear loud cries of dissent
from many in the POV community about "abusing gamma."
(I massage assumed_gamma all the time ;-) Just another
artistic tool, IMHO.)

Ken W.


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