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. > >

