Gamma problems

[Big G]

This is kinda CS/Quake3 and hardware at the same time, so i'll post here.

I've had an ongoing problem for some time now and it really annoys me and i hope someone can help.

Usually when i play CS, i use the Nvidia quick tweak proggy to bump up the gamma so that CS is brighter since it's way too dark by default. The gamma/brightness controls don't work in CS, so i have to do it that way. I can come and go in and out of CS all day switching the high gamma on and off no problem.

Now, when i've been playing quake3 (or a game that uses the quake3 engine like JK2) where the gamma sliders DO work in game, i run into problems. Once i quit quake3 and then try to go into CS (using my nvidia quick tweak proggy to bump the gamma up), CS seems to put the gamma back to "dark as fuck". Even if i quit CS, put gamma up and go back in, it's still dark. It's as if it's ignoring the gamma setting i put on before i go in and going back to default. This only happens once being in a game with the quake3 engine.

The only way i have of rectifying this is to reboot the machine which i'd rather not do.

Can anyone shed some light or a fix on this?

My gfx card is a Creative 3d Blaster GF4 Ti4400 with 29.40 detonators (this has happened on every detonator release).

Cheers

Gaz

 

[Xavier]

i'd be looking for a fix to your gamma issues with CS personally, rather than playing with the cards settings - on a sidenote what kind of monitor do you use?

Have you considered uninstalling/reinstalling HL/CS and deleting the config files/folders before reinstall - it's a pain I know but that brightness/gamma slider should work and if it's doing diddly squat there lies your problem

 

[Will]

Sounds like Q3 is messing with nvidia tweak, but you can boost the cs gamma either in the config menu, or go into config.cfg, near the bottom are lines gamma "3.000000" and brightness "1.000000"

Increase the values to something you feel better with.

 

[Xavier]

finga, you are once again a gent and a scholar


i thank you



good work fella

 

[Will]

But with no GF4, I feel my life is incomplete

 

[Big G]

Right, i've tried the sliders and editing the config again (i tried this in the first instance before posting) and it makes no difference to the CS gamma - it's still dark.

The monitor is a 19" Iiyama Vision Master Pro 450.

I haven't tried a fresh install, but i think that's deffo on the cards. Any more suggestions?

Cheers in advance

Gaz

 

[Xavier]

if your CS install aint too custom i'd just uninstall cs and half life now, delete the folders it installs into to prevent any orphaned files screwing it up and reblast it...

if nothing else it will eliminate certain possible causes

 

[Will]

My CS is very dark. What I have done is boosted my Game Gamma to 135%, and turned the CS gamma up to 5.000000 and brightness to 1.500000, and turned up my monitor brightness up from 50% (Photoshop setting) to 90% (CS and Operation Flashpoint night mission setting).