I didn't know that.  Thanks for the knowledge, John.

regards,
Anthony Farr

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "John Francis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

>
> I don't think you can really blame software developers for this.  The use
of
> gamma in digital image processing corresponds pretty closely to the
meaning
> of gamma as used by electronics engineers to describe (or approximate) the
> variation in output brightness of a CRT as a function of the input
voltage.
>
> If this doesn't match the use of gamma in film-based photography then the
> confusion was spawned long before the days of digital imaging packages.
>
>


Reply via email to