Gamma/color settings problem on GF4 (also on GF2)....help me?

[kami]

For some reason, with nVidia video cards, the monitor isn't bright enough at default settings even with the monitor's brightness turned all the way up! I have a Samsung 950p monitor and love it, so don't even consider mentioning switching monitors

Anyway, to compensate I just set the gamma in nvidia's control panel to 1.4 and everything looks fine. However, when I go into a game, and come back out, my gamma is reset back to the default (1.0) and I have to manually go back into the control panel and switch it again! Is there any way to fix this? It's not just a problem with one set of drivers either, I have had this problem as long as I can remember (at least 4-5 driver revisions for sure).

Also, when using TV Out on my GF4, the brightness is way too high on the TV. Black is a gray! Sure, nView lets you adjust the colors differently for each display device (in my case, the monitor and the TV out), but when it goes into a game it resets and goes super bright again. I am not going to adjust my TV settings either....it's calibrated with Avia and it set 100% accurately to NTSC standards. I spent a good hour calibrating the damn thing so DVDs are flawless.

So basically, I can get my monitor and TV looking like I want, but when I enter any 3d accelerated game it gets too dark on my monitor, and too bright on my TV! Is there ANY way to lock this stuff?

TIA

edit: i'm using WinXP

 

[kami]

help help...this is thoroughly annoying

 

[BFG10K]

It shouldn't be switching back and if it is, try getting the very latest drivers. Note that this implies trying some leaked versions too.

Other than that, a quick way to switch back is to setup a custom gamma level of 1.4 and to use the QuickTweak icon in your system tray to quickly switch back.

 

[ADxS]

Unfortunately, it is common nowadays for games to level the gamma ramp when they start up and exit - especially games that offer their own - usually very crude - gamma/brightness/contrast controls.

Try using a utility that allows you to apply your color settings via a hot key, so you can "override" what the game does at will.

 

[kami]

I am using the latest drivers, I always do.

I guess I can live with using the quicktweak icon, but is there any way to change the brightness on the TV-Out once you're inside a game? too damn bright...