Omega and/or Cat 3.4 is giving darker scenes?

this · May 19, 2003, 09:19 AM

Now I'm using Omega 3.4 driver, but I notice that the D3D games seem to be darker than the 3.2 driver. I have reseted ALL the settings to defaults. This happens on both windowed games and full screen games. The desktop looks all right, and I haven't tried any OpenGL games yet.

My card is powered by ATI Radeon 9500 64MB. I'm not using any 9500 cracks or any tweaks.

this · May 22, 2003, 03:59 AM

No one knows that????

Falstaff · May 22, 2003, 04:15 AM

I compinsated a bit, use powerstrip to OC, got an 8500 128 and it runs smooth as butter so I can't complain, I would hestitate to do too much though. be cautious with most anything but color, have fun...16 bit or 32 bit you will have fun..

Chaos · May 22, 2003, 04:19 AM

you gotta give us more info than this to go on.

What are your system specs?

Do you have the correct driver for your monitor?

Have you looked for new monitor drivers?

Omegadrive · May 22, 2003, 04:53 AM

I have to admit that this is true, and I have been noticing it for a while, with each driver release I have seen an increased darkness for each release, and I'm talking since a lot of time before the Catalyst.
In the beginning my monitor had a picture gamma of 1.0, so I only had to increase the brightness a little on the monitor controls to get perfect quality, now I have had to increase to 1.40 gamma correction just to get to the right spot, while leaving the monitor controls at the same level I have always had them.
Is ATI doing this to increase color contrast? Who knows...
Maybe they are using a defective monitor to test the gamma level

Anyway, yes, you'll have to use the gamma correction slider that comes with the ATI control panel to get the best picture posible for games and desktop.

BWX · May 22, 2003, 05:00 AM

Why doesn't ATI just give us a COLOR SATURATION CONTROL like the digital vibrance for Nvidia? I thought that is what we were going to get with the new cat 3.4's- I Guess I was wrong, there is absolutely nothing new w/ the color control in the new cats- nothing that even remotely compares to digital vibrance- All the individual gamma controls for color is useless, doesn't compare to a color saturation control, which I have noticed ATI card desperately need.

May 19, 2003, 09:19 AM	#1
this DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 12 Rep Power: 0	Omega and/or Cat 3.4 is giving darker scenes? Now I'm using Omega 3.4 driver, but I notice that the D3D games seem to be darker than the 3.2 driver. I have reseted ALL the settings to defaults. This happens on both windowed games and full screen games. The desktop looks all right, and I haven't tried any OpenGL games yet. My card is powered by ATI Radeon 9500 64MB. I'm not using any 9500 cracks or any tweaks.

May 22, 2003, 03:59 AM	Thread Starter #2
this DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 12 Rep Power: 0	UP! UP! No one knows that????

May 22, 2003, 04:15 AM	#3
Falstaff Old Codger Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: USAFA Posts: 19,047 Rep Power: 206	yeh, noticed it too I compinsated a bit, use powerstrip to OC, got an 8500 128 and it runs smooth as butter so I can't complain, I would hestitate to do too much though. be cautious with most anything but color, have fun...16 bit or 32 bit you will have fun.. __________________ "Inspiration is always a surprising visitor."

May 22, 2003, 04:19 AM	#4
Chaos Number Nine Join Date: May 2002 Location: Nova Scotia Posts: 5,269 Rep Power: 165 System Specs	you gotta give us more info than this to go on. What are your system specs? Do you have the correct driver for your monitor? Have you looked for new monitor drivers? __________________

May 22, 2003, 04:53 AM	#5
Omegadrive Drivers? What Drivers??? Join Date: May 2002 Location: Puerto Rico Posts: 1,526 Rep Power: 73	I have to admit that this is true, and I have been noticing it for a while, with each driver release I have seen an increased darkness for each release, and I'm talking since a lot of time before the Catalyst. In the beginning my monitor had a picture gamma of 1.0, so I only had to increase the brightness a little on the monitor controls to get perfect quality, now I have had to increase to 1.40 gamma correction just to get to the right spot, while leaving the monitor controls at the same level I have always had them. Is ATI doing this to increase color contrast? Who knows... Maybe they are using a defective monitor to test the gamma level Anyway, yes, you'll have to use the gamma correction slider that comes with the ATI control panel to get the best picture posible for games and desktop. __________________ DRIVERHEAVEN ADMINISTRATOR <<E-MAIL>> <<PC SPECS>> GOD BLESS YOU ALL!

May 22, 2003, 05:00 AM	#6
BWX unplugged Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: USNY Posts: 19,665 Rep Power: 109 System Specs	Why doesn't ATI just give us a COLOR SATURATION CONTROL like the digital vibrance for Nvidia? I thought that is what we were going to get with the new cat 3.4's- I Guess I was wrong, there is absolutely nothing new w/ the color control in the new cats- nothing that even remotely compares to digital vibrance- All the individual gamma controls for color is useless, doesn't compare to a color saturation control, which I have noticed ATI card desperately need. __________________