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0009 <title>Monitor Gamma</title>
0010 
0011 <articleinfo>
0012 <authorgroup>
0013 <author>
0014 <firstname>Michael</firstname>
0015 <surname>v.Ostheim</surname>
0016 <affiliation>
0017 <address><email>ostheimm@users.berlios.de</email></address>
0018 </affiliation>
0019 </author>
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0021 </authorgroup>
0022 
0023 <date>2015-07-31</date>
0024 <releaseinfo>Plasma 5.4</releaseinfo>
0025 
0026 <keywordset>
0027 <keyword>KDE</keyword>
0028 <keyword>System Settings</keyword>
0029 <keyword>Monitor</keyword>
0030 <keyword>Calibration</keyword>
0031 <keyword>Gamma</keyword>
0032 </keywordset>
0033 
0034 </articleinfo>
0035 
0036 <sect1 id="introduction">
0037 <title>Introduction</title>
0038 
0039 <para>This module is a tool for monitor gamma correction.  With proper gamma
0040 settings, your display (websites, images, &etc;) will look the same on your
0041 monitor as on other monitors.</para>
0042 <para>It allows you to alter the monitor's gamma correction of the
0043 &X-Server;. But that's not all to do. For good results you have to set the
0044 correct brightness, contrast and color balance of your monitor. This
0045 may be difficult and you have to repeat every step several times.
0046 For perfect results you need really good (and expensive) hardware.</para>
0047 <para>Use the four sliders to define the gamma correction either as a single
0048 value, or separately for the red, green and blue components. The &X-Server;
0049 default setting for gamma is 1.00 (&Mac; 1.80, WinXX 2.20). The test images help
0050 you to find proper settings.</para>
0051 <para>To store the gamma settings system wide, enable the option <guilabel>Save
0052 settings system wide</guilabel>. The system settings will be restored at next &X-Server;
0053 startup. You need root access to use this option. Use this if you want to
0054 correct the gamma settings for all users and graphical environments on this
0055 machine.</para>
0056 <para>To store the gamma settings to your personal &plasma; configuration, do not
0057 enable that option. The user settings will be restored at next &plasma; startup and
0058 replace temporary the system gamma settings. The system settings are not removed by
0059 that and will be restored at next &X-Server; startup.</para>
0060 <para>On multi head systems, select the screen you want to alter with the combo
0061 box. This will also work with xinerama enabled. If you want to set all screens
0062 to the same gamma values, enable the <guilabel>Sync screens</guilabel> option. On systems with only
0063 one screen this option will take no effect.</para>
0064 </sect1>
0065 
0066 <sect1 id="using_test_images">
0067 <title>Using the Test Images</title>
0068 <para>This module provides six different test pictures selectable from the drop down box at the top of the window.</para>
0069 <sect2 id="grey">
0070 <title>Grey Scale Test Image</title>
0071 <para>You should be able to see the following:</para>
0072 <itemizedlist>
0073 <listitem>
0074 <para>A grayscale with 20 different sections</para>
0075 </listitem>
0076 <listitem>
0077 <para>The darkest section pure black</para>
0078 </listitem>
0079 <listitem>
0080 <para>The lightest section pure white</para>
0081 </listitem>
0082 <listitem>
0083 <para>No hint of any color in the gray tones</para>
0084 </listitem>
0085 </itemizedlist>
0086 
0087 <para>If you cannot see all of the 20 sections, use your monitors contrast settings
0088 or the <guilabel>Gamma:</guilabel> slider to correct this. If black is not pure black,
0089 try to darken the monitor, if white is not pure white, try to lighten
0090 it. If you see any colors in the gray tones alter the color balance settings of
0091 your monitor or the <guilabel>Red:</guilabel>, <guilabel>Green:</guilabel> and <guilabel>Blue:</guilabel> sliders.</para>
0092 </sect2>
0093 
0094 <sect2 id="RGB-Scale">
0095 <title>RGB Scale Test Picture</title>
0096 <para>
0097 You should be able to see three strips, each with 16 sections of red,
0098 green or blue tones. The darkest sections should be pure black, the brightest
0099 should be pure red, green or blue. If you don't see all sections of
0100 a color strip, try to lighten or darken this color.</para>
0101 </sect2>
0102 
0103 <sect2 id="CMY-Scale">
0104 <title>CMY Scale Test Picture</title>
0105 <para>
0106 You should be able to see three strips, each with 11 sections of cyan,
0107 magenta or yellow tones. The brightest sections should be pure white, the darkest
0108 should be pure cyan, magenta or yellow.</para>
0109 
0110 <itemizedlist>
0111 <listitem>
0112 <para>If you cannot see all cyan sections, try to lighten or darken red</para>
0113 </listitem>
0114 <listitem>
0115 <para>If you cannot see all magenta sections, try to lighten or darken green</para>
0116 </listitem>
0117 <listitem>
0118 <para>If you cannot see all yellow sections, try to lighten or darken blue</para>
0119 </listitem>
0120 </itemizedlist>
0121 </sect2>
0122 
0123 <sect2 id="advanced">
0124 <title>Advanced Test Pictures</title>
0125 <para>
0126 The following three pictures show you the abilities of your monitor at
0127 three points of the gray spectrum. If you cannot see all of the details,
0128 don't be worry, or buy better hardware.
0129 </para>
0130 <sect3 id="dark-gray">
0131 <title>Dark Gray Test Picture</title>
0132 <para>
0133 You should be able to see 10 different rectangles of dark gray within a
0134 black box. The chart shows you 1% steps from black.
0135 </para>
0136 </sect3>
0137 <sect3 id="mid-gray">
0138 <title>Mid Gray Test Picture</title>
0139 <para>
0140 This picture shows you 11 gray rectangles within a 50% gray box. You should be
0141 able to see all of the rectangles except the middle one. The rectangles represent
0142 the steps from 45% to 55% gray.
0143 </para>
0144 </sect3>
0145 <sect3 id="light-gray">
0146 <title>Light Gray Test Picture</title>
0147 <para>
0148 You should be able to see 10 different rectangles of light gray within a white box.
0149 The chart shows you 1% steps from white.
0150 </para>
0151 </sect3>
0152 </sect2>
0153 </sect1>
0154 
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