Purpose of Gamma Control in Digital Photo Editing
Gamma control manages your computer monitor's color. When a photo looks great on your monitor but not so great when printed---take note of gamma control's many purposes.
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Primary Purpose
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Gamma control makes the colors in a photograph display accurately.
Monitor Calibration
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Gamma control can calibrate your monitor. It makes it possible to adjust a monitor's color display. Gamma control is an important aspect of a monitor's color management system.
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System-Level Control
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Gamma control takes place at the system level through the use of a utility. Such utilities accompany high-quality photo editing software. A leading gamma control utility is Adobe Gamma.
Standardizes Work Spaces
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A Gamma control utility creates custom monitor ICC Device Profiles. You can tailor these to all of the lighting conditions you work under.
Eliminates Color Casts
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If your photos consistently display with unwanted casts of color, and you know the photographs are properly exposed (or scanned), check or establish your gamma control settings. Your RGB color display can be set with gamma control.
White Point Control
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Gamma control allows you to establish your monitor's white point. A properly set white point is a critical aspect of getting your images to display and print as they were exposed.
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