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Gamma and LUT Preferences 825
controls and flavors of lookup tables. This feature
integrates the View LUTs only, such as that found
in Combustion, where only the displayed images
are modified.
Inter face
Enable Gamma/LUT Correction—Makes available
the controls for adjusting gamma and LUT
adjustments you make and applies the
adjustments. Turn off to disable gamma/LUT
correction.
Load Enable State with MAX Files—Loads the state
of Enable Gamma/LUT Correction with each
3ds Max file.
When you choose Load Enable State, and load a
scene file whose Enable Gamma/LUT Correct ion
statediffersfromthecurrentstate,youcanmake
the correction correspond with the setting in the
current file or leave the sett ing as is.
If you have a maxstar t.max file and you choose this
option, new sessions of 3ds Max use the Enable
Gamma/LUT Correction state in the file. If you
turn this option, off, the fi le doesn’t affect the state
of Enable Gamma/LUT Correction.
Display group
You use display gamma or lookup tables for the
Material Editor spheres, the color selector, color
swatches, and the rendered frame window (page
3–5) (Scanline Renderer). Take note of the default
value before you start making adjustments in case
you need to restore it.
You can use these controls to load an A utodesk
View LUT or adjust gamma numerically; choose
either option.
Autodesk View LUT—Click the Browse button
and then use the L oad LUT File dialog to find and
open a LUT fi le. Thereafter the LUT file name
appears in the text field to the right of the button.
Note: 3ds Max does not support generation of LUT
filesatthistime,andnoLUTfilesareincluded
w ith the software. To create a LUT file, use a
program such as Combustion.
Gamma —Adjusts the gamma display for 3ds Max.
The field increases or decreases the value (lig htness
or darkness) of the solid gray center square. Adjust
the value u ntil the center square is as close as
possible in value to the surrounding checkered
square.
If you’re creating imagery that will be sent to
someone, turn on the Gamma options to assure
yourself that the image will look correct at the
destination site.
You can also display these gamma sett ings from
the Gamma button in the File Browser dialog, for
example, when you are rendering a scene to an
image file.
Materials and Colors group
By default, the Gamma setting affects the view p ort
display, but not the color selectors or the Material
Editor. Use these switches to enable gamma
control of either or bot h of these.