SR Keeps Setting My Gamma Back to 2.2 in Color Mapping

"you launch solidrocks, and check OFF the gamma correction button...
What doaes SR need to do ? fully deactivate max gamma or restore the max gamma values ?"

I think Gamma Correction simply IS part of, or IS NOT part of, one's permanent workflow. For me, it is ALWAYS on, never changes. If I click Gamma Correction ON in SR, I would like it leave my gamma settings AS IS, which for me is: gamma 2.2, input 2.2, and output 2.2. IF I set SR to gamma correction OFF, I would want it to simply set my gamma in Max back to default: gamma 1.0, input 1.0, and output 1.0.
I think a USER button would accomplish this, no?

I never really use the mini preview because it never looks anything like my actual render.

"why are you using output 2.2 ?"
I set everything to 2.2 in Gamma Correction. I also set my vray color mapping gamma to 2.2. I then set SR Gamma Correction to "on and to "later". I use the VFB and have the sRGB button pressed.

I find that then saving to 2.2 gamma allows me to open the image in Photoshop with it appearing exactly the same way as in the render. This is exactly what I want and how my settings work.

Hello subburb,

...in the SR0.85 I prefer that SR don´t manged the color mapping... I use different typs of parameters, not only reinhard.
There are many Examples (Tutorial *.max files) for beginners, were the color mapping is set by the owner of the file (for example HSV exponential and other dark/bright mulitplier)... if SR would have the control over the color mapping from the beginning the adjust settings would be lose!

I would prefer that the settings could be restore! The gamma correction should be an opinion and do not overwrite the present settings! Gamma on/of + user is a goog idea, maybe the choose for the type (hsv /exponential/linear) would make the SR-Version better!

The example is right, if you use LWF the gamma is 2,2, input 2,2 and output 1.0, but the Texture must be load in the same gamma input!...but I think it is in the SR Script, is it? There is a PlugIn for the GammaCorrection for Textures:
www.cuneytozdas.com/software/3dsmax/

...I think the LWF is dangerous for beginners, because there are many thinks you can do wrong!

...yes I find the minipriview very useful. I´ve got the VRAY RT, but it don´t show the proxis at last . The minipriview is fast and shows everythink I need. Maybe a free scale for the preview would be nice, but I can render the image with a small sice this have the same effect!

Dear danb4026

there are many tutorials about the Gamma Correction:

www.gijsdezwart.nl/tutorials.php
www.aversis.be/tutorials/vray/essential_gamma_01.htm
www.cgdigest.com/linear-workflow/
www.creativecrash.com/tutorials/linear-w...dsmax-and-vray/page2
software.asgvis.com/index.php?option=com...tent&task=view&id=24
www.spot3d.com/vray/help/150SP1/render_params_colormapping.htm

and many more!

I hope I could help ...and sorry for my bad english!

Go on to make the SR perfect! It is a very nice tool!