Gamma. Unless you're talking about Bruce Banner, it's probably not high on the list of interesting things. In fact, in this context, we're not even talking about the highest-energy form of light.

For me, high dynamic range (HDR) video is a much more exciting development than 3D or resolutions greater than 4K. When properly filmed, graded, and viewed on an HDR monitor, viewing so much detail in ...

Gamma is probably the worst-understood specification in displays and imaging. Most people have heard of it, at least in the context of something called “gamma correction.” But what that actually is ...

The standard gamma value in a Windows environment is 2.2, but even though LCD monitors can be adjusted to a gamma value of 2.2, due to the individual tendencies of LCD monitors (or the LCD panels ...

CHRIS SCHODT: Betamax versus VHS and Blu-ray versus HD-DVD-- the home entertainment industry loves itself a good format war, and we are in the middle of a big one. HDR is the new thing in movies and ...

The cathode ray tube (CRT), the display device used in most computer displays, video monitors, television receivers and oscilloscopes, was invented by German scientist Karl Ferdinand Braun in 1897. It ...

Replay: Here's a practical primer on the differences between standard and log gamma, including what you should protect while shooting in either mode. By Alister Chapman. With so many cameras now ...

Rapid growth in the active matrix, thin-film transistor liquid-crystal display (TFT-LCD) market has redefined how many people live, work, and recreate. From High Definition (HD) televisions, to ...

Modern video displays provide improved performance compared to, now obsolete, cathode ray tube (CRT) displays. In particular they are now starting to provide brighter images and deeper blacks. In ...