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    digital vibrance on ATI cards?

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by Lt.Glare, Nov 23, 2009.

  1. Lt.Glare

    Lt.Glare Notebook Evangelist

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    Ok, so before I even start.

    I like what is pleasing to MY eyes. I like digital vibrance, it looks OK on my mediocre Samsung monitor. I don't do photography, I don't edit photographs so I can print them. I WANT to use it.

    /end disclaimer

    Digital Vibrance (nvidia.com)

    It is a feature only available on Nvidia cards. It increases saturation, contrast, and brightness in such a way that to some people the colours look better.

    Is there a way to do this on a ATI card? or a third party program that does an equivalent effect?
     
    Lt.Glare, Nov 23, 2009
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  2. Heiji1412

    Heiji1412 Notebook Geek

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    Yes, ATI was rather slow incorporating this, I remember nVidia had these even on my GeForce 4.

    It's there, but I'm not sure which, I have the RGBLED with my SXPS 16, so it's already oversaturated enough.

    I have Cat 9 installed, open CCC, under Advanced View, it'll be either

    Select Desktop Properties from the top left, then select the Color tab

    OR

    Select Avivo Video top left, then select Advanced Color, try the Color Vibrance setting

    Again, I'm not sure, but I think it has to be one of those two.
     
    Heiji1412, Nov 24, 2009
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  3. alekkh

    alekkh Notebook Evangelist

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    I presume NVidia patent protects DV, not just "Radeon is slow to incorporate it". So, Radeon is stuck pretending "nobody needs DV because it makes colors all wrong."
    And this is being said while 90% of all LCD monitors make colors "all wrong" anyway, only in different direction.

    DV is not similar to color adjustments and cannot be achieved by any combination of traditional color sliders.

    From experience, I found two solutions: giving up Radeon and buying NVidia.

    Or, much better, getting an RGBLED LCD. This is the preferred way as NVidia's DV causes clipping of saturated colors.
     
    alekkh, Nov 24, 2009
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