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Clipka: /* Display Hardware Settings */

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Display Hardware Settings

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 <tr>
 <td><code>Display_Gamma=BT709</code></td>
-<td>Sets the display gamma to match the <em>ITU-R BT.709 transfer function</em>. {{New}} in version 3.7.1</td>
+<td>Sets the display gamma to match the <em>ITU-R BT.709 transfer function</em>. {{New}} in version 3.8</td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
 <td><code>Display_Gamma=BT2020</code></td>
-<td>Sets the display gamma to match the <em>ITU-R BT.2020 transfer function</em>. {{New}} in version 3.7.1</td>
+<td>Sets the display gamma to match the <em>ITU-R BT.2020 transfer function</em>. {{New}} in version 3.8</td>
 </tr>
 </table>

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 [[Category:Command-Line and INI-File Options]]
 {{#indexentry:Options, display}}
 ==Display Hardware Settings==
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 <p class="Note"><strong>Note:</strong> <code>Display_Gamma=BT709</code> and <code>Display_Gamma=BT2020</code> are provided more for the sake of completeness than anything else. If you think one of these values is right for you, chances are you're doing something fundamentally wrong.</p>
 {{#indexentry:gamma, determining your display}}
 {{#indexentry:Display_Gamma, for your display}}
 <p>The following gamma test image can be used to help you set your <code>Display_Gamma</code>
 accurately.</p>

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 <p>On the Windows platform, the default is <code>Display=on</code>. Turning display off does not, of course, turn off the actual video display. Instead, POV-Ray will not open the output window that it normally shows the render.</p>
-<p class="Note"><strong>Note:</strong> {{Change}} the following item is <em>deprecated</em> as of version 3.7</p>
+<p class="Note"><strong>Note:</strong> {{Change}} the following two items are <em>deprecated</em> as of version 3.7</p>
 <p>The <code>Video_Mode=x</code> option sets the display mode or hardware type chosen where x is a single digit or letter that is machine dependent. Generally <code>Video_Mode=0</code> means the default or an auto-detected setting should be used. When using switches, this character immediately follows the switch. For example the <code>+D0</code> switch will turn on the graphics display in the default mode.</p>
-<p class="Note"><strong>Note:</strong> {{Change}} the following item is <em>deprecated</em> as of version 3.7</p>
+<p>The <code>Palette=y</code> option selects the palette to be used. Typically the single character parameter y is a digit which selects one of several fixed palettes or a letter such <code>G</code> for gray scale, <code>H</code> for 15-bit or 16-bit high color or <code>T</code> for 24-bit true color. When using switches, this character is the 2nd character after the switch. For example the <code>+D0T</code> switch will turn on the graphics display in the default mode with a true color palette.</p>
-<p>The <code>Palette=y</code> option selects the palette to be used. Typically the single character parameter y is a digit which selects one of several fixed palettes or a letter such <code>G</code> for gray scale, <code>H</code> for 15-bit or 16-bit high color or <code>T</code> for 24-bit true color. When using switches, this character is the 2nd character after the switch. For example the <code>+D0T</code> switch will turn on the graphics display in the default mode with a true color palette.</p>
+<p class="Note"><strong>Note:</strong> {{Change}} the previous two items are <em>deprecated</em> as of version 3.7</p>
 <p>The <code> Display_Gamma</code> setting overcomes the problem of images (whether ray-traced or not) having different brightness when being displayed on different monitors, different video cards, and under different operating systems. The <code>Display_Gamma=</code><em>n.n</em> setting is not available as a command-line switch.</p>

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 <td>Turns graphic display off</td>
 </tr>
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 <tr>
 <td><code>Display_Gamma=BT709</code></td>
-<td>{{New}} in version 3.7.1, sets the display gamma to match the <em>ITU-R BT.709 transfer function</em>.</td>
+<td>Sets the display gamma to match the <em>ITU-R BT.709 transfer function</em>. {{New}} in version 3.7.1</td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
 <td><code>Display_Gamma=BT2020</code></td>
-<td>{{New}} in version 3.7.1, sets the display gamma to match the <em>ITU-R BT.2020 transfer function</em>.</td>
+<td>Sets the display gamma to match the <em>ITU-R BT.2020 transfer function</em>. {{New}} in version 3.7.1</td>
 </tr>
 </table>
-<p>The <code>Display=on</code> or <code>+D</code> switch will turn on the
+<p>The <code>Display=on</code> or <code>+D</code> switch will turn on the graphics display of the image while it is being rendered. Even on some non-graphics systems, POV-Ray may display an 80 by 24 character <em>ASCII-Art</em> version of your image. Where available, the display may be full, 24-bit true color. Setting <code>Display=off</code> or using the <code>-D</code> switch will turn off the graphics display which is the default.</p>
 graphics display of the image while it is being rendered. Even on some
-non-graphics systems, POV-Ray may display an 80 by 24 character <em>
+<p>On the Windows platform, the default is <code>Display=on</code>. Turning display off does not, of course, turn off the actual video display. Instead, POV-Ray will not open the output window that it normally shows the render.</p>
 ASCII-Art</em> version of your image. Where available, the
-display may be full, 24-bit true color. Setting <code>Display=off</code> or
+<p class="Note"><strong>Note:</strong> {{Change}} the following item is <em>deprecated</em> as of version 3.7</p>
 using the <code>-D</code> switch will turn off the graphics display which is
-the default.</p>
+<p>The <code>Video_Mode=x</code> option sets the display mode or hardware type chosen where x is a single digit or letter that is machine dependent. Generally <code>Video_Mode=0</code> means the default or an auto-detected setting should be used. When using switches, this character immediately follows the switch. For example the <code>+D0</code> switch will turn on the graphics display in the default mode.</p>
 <p>On the Windows platform, the default is <code>Display=on</code>. Turning
-display off does not, of course, turn off the actual video display. Instead,
+<p class="Note"><strong>Note:</strong> {{Change}} the following item is <em>deprecated</em> as of version 3.7</p>
-POV-Ray will not open the output window that it normally shows a render in.</p>
-<p>The <code> Display_Gamma</code> setting overcomes the problem of images
+<p>The <code>Palette=y</code> option selects the palette to be used. Typically the single character parameter y is a digit which selects one of several fixed palettes or a letter such <code>G</code> for gray scale, <code>H</code> for 15-bit or 16-bit high color or <code>T</code> for 24-bit true color. When using switches, this character is the 2nd character after the switch. For example the <code>+D0T</code> switch will turn on the graphics display in the default mode with a true color palette.</p>
 (whether ray-traced or not) having different brightness when being displayed
-on different monitors, different video cards, and under different operating
+<p>The <code> Display_Gamma</code> setting overcomes the problem of images (whether ray-traced or not) having different brightness when being displayed on different monitors, different video cards, and under different operating systems. The <code>Display_Gamma=</code><em>n.n</em> setting is not available as a command-line switch.</p>
 systems. The <code>Display_Gamma=</code><em>n.n</em> setting is not
-available as a command-line switch.</p>
+<p class="Note"><strong>Note:</strong> The <code>Display_Gamma</code> is a setting based on your computer's display hardware, and should be set correctly once and not changed.</p>
 <p class="Note"><strong>Note:</strong> The <code>Display_Gamma</code> is a setting based on your
-computer's display hardware, and should be set correctly once and not
+<p>While the <code>Display_Gamma</code> can be different for each system, there are a few general rules that can be used for setting <code>Display_Gamma</code> if you do not know it exactly. If the <code>Display_Gamma</code> keyword does not appear in the INI file, POV-Ray assumes that the display gamma is approximately 2.2, a value that matches the sRGB standard. This is because most PC monitors have a gamma value in the range 1.6 to 2.6, however, newer models seem to have a lower gamma value. Mac has the ability to do gamma correction inside the system software, based on a user setting in the gamma control panel. If the gamma control panel is turned off, or is not available, the default Macintosh system gamma is 1.8. Many newer PC graphics cards can do hardware gamma correction and should use the current <code>Display_Gamma</code> setting, usually <code>sRGB</code> being the approximate equivalent to a gamma of 2.2.</p>
 <p class="Note"><strong>Note:</strong> <code>Display_Gamma=BT709</code> and <code>Display_Gamma=BT2020</code> are provided more for the sake of completeness than anything else. If you think one of these values is right for you, chances are you're doing something fundamentally wrong.</p>

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 <td>Sets the display gamma to match the sRGB standard (approximately corresponding to a gamma of 2.2)</td>
 </tr>
 </table>
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 is 1.8. Many newer PC graphics cards can do hardware gamma correction and
 should use the current Display_Gamma setting, usually <code>sRGB</code> (being approximately equivalent to a gamma of 2.2).</p>
 {{#indexentry:gamma, determining your display}}

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 conflict with the graphics display. You may need to turn this off when the
 display is on. The default setting is off (<code>-V</code>).</p>
-<p>
+<p class="Note"><strong>Note:</strong>
-The option <code>Draw_Vistas=on</code> or <code>+UD</code> was originally a
+Starting with version 3.7 the <code>Draw_Vistas</code> option has been deprecated. See
-debugging help for POV-Ray's vista buffer feature but it was such fun we
+the section <!--<linkto "Automatic Bounding Control">Automatic Bounding Control</linkto>--->[[Reference:Tracing Options#Automatic Bounding Control|Automatic Bounding Control]] for more details.</p>
 ==Mosaic Preview==

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 (<code>-UD</code>) because the drawing of the rectangles can take
 considerable time on complex scenes and it serves no critical purpose. See
-section <!--<linkto "Automatic Bounding Control">Automatic Bounding Control</linkto>--->[[Reference:Tracing_Options#Automatic_Bounding_Control|Automatic Bounding Control]] for more details.</p>
+section <!--<linkto "Automatic Bounding Control">Automatic Bounding Control</linkto>--->[[Reference:Tracing Options#Automatic Bounding Control|Automatic Bounding Control]] for more details.</p>
 ==Mosaic Preview==

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