On Tue, 26 Apr 2005 14:21:07 -0400, "KatWoman" wrote:
I am using the ATI catalyst drivers with an X300 vid card. I do not understand why you do not want adobe gamma to kick in but if you disable the adobe gamma in msconfig, it will not start up and your windows display should be on anyway.
See that’s the problem. I know I had the gamma disabled in previous settings cause when I went to resetting things, the old account still had gamma loader.exe in my disabled folder.
Why use the ATI. because the ATI is the video controller. Everything flows thru it. I know I had it set previously. The monitors several years old, but works fine. But it’s adjustments aren’t as wide as ATI’s. Even with full brightness, and contrast, I need to crank the ATI gamma up almost to 3. Previous catalyst gamma went to 2.65.
But until I open the ATI control panel, the gamma doesn’t kick in. Soon as the control panel loads up, the desktop gamma changes to the 2.89 bright setting.
Previously before the 23rd crash, ATI did this gamma adjust automatically without having to open the cp.
I know I’ll be months resetting things, I’m now redoing quicktime. re-installed many programs every day since the 23rd.
My comp cranks up the ATI first, then the adobe gamma adjusts it.
Thing is that you’re not getting the true desktop by using the adobe gamma. You can turn that gamma every which way and images will look different with every setting.
I’ve turned off color manage in all software specifically because of this. Once the ATI does ALL the video adjustments, you have a zero reference point for all other image programs. ie: Thumbsplus and Photoshop both color manage, and neither agrees with the other, but with color manage off in both, it worked great in keeping all images the same in all programs. Since some programs DON’T color manage they depend on the desktop or video settings. Viewing in all programs became the same. Which is what you want. If it looks blue in program xxx, it should also look blue in program yyy, not green or white.
You should check your BIOS/CMOS settings to enable the video correctly. The boot up blackness has nothing to do with adobe gamma.
Adobe gamma is a lot easier to control color, contrasts etc and to share profiles with other apps than the ATI interface.
Why don’t you want to use it?
I have 3d games installed and there are no conflicts with Adobe gamma. Never install any video driver until you disable all virus software.
"Husky" wrote in message
ATI : I just upgraded to the current catalyst. At the same time I had to reinstall the OS and all programs. Meaning resetting all preferences in all areas.
ATI :
ATI : I don’t want to let adobe set up the display. I want the display to be entirely under ATI’s control.
ATI :
ATI : I can’t recall what I did previously to be booting and having the display set correctly.
ATI :
ATI : Now I have to boot to a dark desktop, open ATI’s display settings to the color tab to get the correct display gamma.
ATI :
ATI : I have it set to use a default profile that I did create with adobe gamma, but it’s having zero effect.
ATI :
ATI : If I set the adobe loader on startup, the ATI will be out of whack. It’ll assume it’s default boot darkness is still working despite the adobe loader setting things to the correct lighter gamma. ATI :
ATI : What am I missing on getting ATI to boot and switch to the lighter gamma ?
I posted the above to the ATI NG, but I got zero response. I don’t really think
anyone in that group has any info on ATI. ATI’s real tight with support.
I’m just posting it here case someone has a clue as to how I had it set previously where the ATI did all the control instead of adobe gamma.
Blast you pccillin. worst virus in 7 years and it came from the virus cleaner
software.
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