Gamma

• What is Gamma Correction and Why do I Care?
• Some Gamma Terms Defined
• Gamma Correction Steps on Various Platforms
• Gamma in Common Software and Library Routines
• How Gamma Effects Color Coordinates in Various Color Spaces
• Greater Palette Control via Gamma Encoding

Gamma and the World Wide Web

Making Good Cross Platform And WWW Pictures


Portable Network Graphics (PNG) file format with gamma encoding.

Others Speak Out About Gamma

An Explanation of Monitor Gamma - Robert Berger, Carnegie Mellon Univ.


Fixing Gamma - Philip Greenspun, photographer and researcher at MIT


About Gamma Correction - Stanford University

Charles Poynton's Home Page


Various Poynton Articles - including one on Gamma


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