Color Desktop

Adjust the overall richness of color by using the Gamma control. To adjust the overall brightness use the Brightness control, and the overall contrast use the Contrast control.

What do you want to do?

Display Color page to configure Desktop

From the Tree View pane, click Color.

Select Desktop from the Set color correction for drop-down menu.

Set Gamma, Brightness, and Contrast simultaneously

From the Tree View pane, click Color.

Select Desktop in Set color correction for.

Select All Channels.

Click and drag either the Gamma, Brightness, or Contrast to adjust all these settings simultaneously.

Revert to last known All Channel settings

From the Tree View pane, click Color.

Select Desktop in Set color correction for.

Select All Channels.

Reactivate your color settings

Your desktop may retain the color settings when exiting an application or game. Should this be the case the gamma, brightness, and contrast sliders are disabled. The Reactivate ATI color controls button resets the sliders to their previous settings.

From the Tree View pane, click Color.

Click Reactivate ATI color controls button.

Set Color Gamma

From the Tree View pane, click Color.

Click and drag the Control slider to your preferred setting:

To increase the Gamma, move the slider to the right.

To decrease the Gamma, move the slider to the left.

Optionally, click the up and down arrow buttons of the adjustment box.

Click the Reset button to restore the previous settings.

Note: The preview image automatically displays the adjustments you have made.

Set Color Brightness

From the Tree View pane, click Color.

Click and drag the Control slider to your preferred setting:

To increase the Brightness, move the slider to the right.

To decrease the Brightness, move the slider to the left.

Optionally, click the up and down arrow buttons in the adjustment box.

Click the Reset button to restore the previous settings.

Note: The preview image automatically displays the adjustment you have made.

Set Color Contrast

From the Tree View pane, click Color.

Click and drag the Control slider to your preferred setting:

To increase the Contrast, move the slider to the right.

To decrease the Contrast, move the slider to the left.

Optionally, click the up and down arrow buttons in the adjustment box.

Click the Reset button to restore the previous settings.

Note: The preview image automatically displays the adjustment you have made.

Apply your settings

Click Apply to save your changes and leave the Catalyst® Control Center open.

Click OK to save your changes and exit the Catalyst® Control Center.

Restore default settings

Move the mouse to the bottom right-hand corner of the window.

Click Defaults.

Note: Clicking Defaults will restore the defaults for the current view only. Previous settings are not altered and will be saved once you click OK.

Discard your settings

Click Discard to ignore any unsaved changes and restore the settings that existed when the Catalyst® Control Center was opened or the last time Apply was used. Discard does not close the Catalyst® Control Center.

Clicking Discard applies to all features of an aspect, not just the feature in the current view.