When I adjust the brightness in-game and return to desktop, my brightness is all messed up.. What the hell is causing this, does anyone know!? Is it nv drivers or a game issue? If the latter, can anyone tell me what the default in-game brightness value is so I can be sure everything's back to normal, thanks.. I've googled this issue and can't find much info on it..
Brightness problem - Crysis 3
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When I adjust the brightness in-game and return to desktop, my brightness is all messed up.. What the hell is causing this, does anyone know!? Is it nv drivers or a game issue? If the latter, can anyone tell me what the default in-game brightness value is so I can be sure everything's back to normal, thanks.. I've googled this issue and can't find much info on it..
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Ok, to start with, I am not replying just because you are promising to give a Rep to anyone who can tell you what the default in-game brightness is. I am replying purely because you need help and I want to see if I can provide that help. That is my only motivation for helping. I don't care if I get nothing out of it because I get enough out of it by simply attempting to help. My reward comes from trying to help. The fact that you are promising a Rep to anyone who tells you what the default in-game brightness is doesn't motivate me or make me want to tell you. I couldn't care less about receiving something in return for trying to help.
So, please remove that line from your original post. It's very insulting to anyone who has a genuine desire to help and it can cause people to misjudge anyone's true intentions and motivation for trying to help you. Furthermore, you will never know if those who are trying to help you are genuinely interested in trying to help you or if all they care about is trying to scam a Rep point out of you! Think about it: anyone can CLAIM they know what the default brightness is just to cause you to give them a Rep point.
Anyway.... let's get started.
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So, please remove that line from your original post. It's very insulting to anyone who has a genuine desire to help and it can cause people to misjudge anyone's true intentions and motivation for trying to help you. Furthermore, you will never know if those who are trying to help you are genuinely interested in trying to help you or if all they care about is trying to scam a Rep point out of you! Think about it: anyone can CLAIM they know what the default brightness is just to cause you to give them a Rep point.
Anyway.... let's get started.
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I've never had this problem with Crysis 3, so I will start off with this question just to get the ball rolling a little bit: do you have any 3rd party programs installed that are for adjusting your monitor's brightness or the color temperature or anything like that?Originally Posted by Tideman
When I adjust the brightness in-game and return to desktop, my brightness is all messed up.. What the hell is causing this, does anyone know!? Is it nv drivers or a game issue? If the latter, can anyone tell me what the default in-game brightness value is so I can be sure everything's back to normal, thanks.. I've googled this issue and can't find much info on it..
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TwoCables, did not mean to offend anyone, that was not my intention. So apologies if I did.
In regards to your question; No, I do not run any programs that should interfere with my monitor's settings (not even its own bundled software), other than of course the nvidia driver/control panel but I've always left the 'desktop color settings' section at default settings.
Is there anything there I should be changing? I've wondered about this before. Should I be setting it to 'use nvidia settings'? I'd imagine this would mess up the settings I've configured to my liking via my monitor's osd though..
Ok thanks for letting me know. Should have paid closer attention to the rules, my mistake.Originally Posted by PhilWrir
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TwoCables, did not mean to offend anyone, that was not my intention. So apologies if I did.
In regards to your question; No, I do not run any programs that should interfere with my monitor's settings (not even its own bundled software), other than of course the nvidia driver/control panel but I've always left the 'desktop color settings' section at default settings.
Is there anything there I should be changing? I've wondered about this before. Should I be setting it to 'use nvidia settings'? I'd imagine this would mess up the settings I've configured to my liking via my monitor's osd though..
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Yeah, they need to make it clearer in my opinion.Originally Posted by Tideman
Ok thanks for letting me know. Should have paid closer attention to the rules, my mistake.
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Think about it though. Let's say that you're at a restaurant and you tell your waiter or waitress, "I'll give you a tip if you give me good service". That's bad because then you'd have to wonder: did you receive genuine service that was straight from their heart? Or, did they only provide decent service because you promised to give them a tip? I wouldn't want to reward someone if I felt that their service to me wasn't straight from their heart, but was instead done for selfish reasons. Y'know? If I were to have someone at a restaurant say that to me, then I'd probably have to say something like, "I'm not motivated by the possibility of getting tips. I'm motivated by the joy of serving people."Originally Posted by Tideman
Ok thanks for letting me know. Should have paid closer attention to the rules, my mistake.
TwoCables, did not mean to offend anyone, that was not my intention. So apologies if I did.
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Hmm. For how long has this been happening?Originally Posted by Tideman
In regards to your question; No, I do not run any programs that should interfere with my monitor's settings (not even its own bundled software), other than of course the nvidia driver/control panel but I've always left the 'desktop color settings' section at default settings.
Is there anything there I should be changing? I've wondered about this before. Should I be setting it to 'use nvidia settings'? I'd imagine this would mess up the settings I've configured to my liking via my monitor's osd though..
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That's a good way to look at it. I realize how some people might take offense, but again, that was not my intention. Was just a little alarmed at my issue and felt desperate for help so thanks for responding anyway.Originally Posted by TwoCables
Yeah, they need to make it clearer in my opinion.
Think about it though. Let's say that you're at a restaurant and you tell your waiter or waitress, "I'll give you a tip if you give me good service". That's bad because then you'd have to wonder: did you receive genuine service that was straight from their heart? Or, did they only provide decent service because you promised to give them a tip? I wouldn't want to reward someone if I felt that their service to me wasn't straight from their heart, but was instead done for selfish reasons. Y'know? If I were to have someone at a restaurant say that to me, then I'd probably have to say something like, "I'm not motivated by the possibility of getting tips. I'm motivated by the joy of serving people."
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Thing is, this happened when I was running my old setup (SLI 680s and different monitor - old dell 2412M) on windows 7, right around the time of C3's release.... To me that points to a conflict with the game, but there aren't that many reports on this issue which seems strange.. By the way, restarting the system appears to set things back to normal, but I want to be sure things are indeed back to normal. Couldn't care less about Crysis 3 now, I've other games to play, just want to know it hasn't messed anything up that's all..
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I think I know what you're seeing though: is everything kinda washed out when you exit Crysis 3 and go back to Windows? Like, does it look similar to having the Gamma set too high?
Nah, I knew that.Originally Posted by Tideman
That's a good way to look at it. I realize how some people might take offense, but again, that was not my intention. Was just a little alarmed at my issue and felt desperate for help so thanks for responding anyway.
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Meh, probably not. One thing you might be able to try is making Windows disable the visual themes and the desktop composition on the launch of Crysis 3. So, you'd right-click Crysis 3's .exe inside the Bin32 folder for Crysis 3, choose Properties, switch to the Compatibility tab and then select "Disable visual themes" and "Disable desktop composition".Originally Posted by Tideman
Thing is, this happened when I was running my old setup (SLI 680s and different monitor - old dell 2412M) on windows 7, right around the time of C3's release.... To me that points to a conflict with the game, but there aren't that many reports on this issue which seems strange.. By the way, restarting the system appears to set things back to normal, but I want to be sure things are indeed back to normal. Couldn't care less about Crysis 3 now, I've other games to play, just want to know it hasn't messed anything up that's all..
I think I know what you're seeing though: is everything kinda washed out when you exit Crysis 3 and go back to Windows? Like, does it look similar to having the Gamma set too high?
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It's more the opposite (desktop ends up way too warm/dark). But anyway, if you think everything should indeed be back to normal, I'm satisfied. Also if anyone else here has experienced the same things, please feel free to chime in.
Okay, I'll try that next time I go to start up the game then. Never crossed my mind, thanks.Originally Posted by TwoCables
Nah, I knew that.![smile.gif]( "smile.gif")
Meh, probably not. One thing you might be able to try is making Windows disable the visual themes and the desktop composition on the launch of Crysis 3. So, you'd right-click Crysis 3's .exe inside the Bin32 folder for Crysis 3, choose Properties, switch to the Compatibility tab and then select "Disable visual themes" and "Disable desktop composition".
I think I know what you're seeing though: is everything kinda washed out when you exit Crysis 3 and go back to Windows? Like, does it look similar to having the Gamma set too high?
It's more the opposite (desktop ends up way too warm/dark). But anyway, if you think everything should indeed be back to normal, I'm satisfied. Also if anyone else here has experienced the same things, please feel free to chime in.
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I wonder if it's a problem with the latest driver.Originally Posted by Tideman
Okay, I'll try that next time I go to start up the game then. Never crossed my mind, thanks.
It's more the opposite (desktop ends up way too warm/dark). But anyway, if you think everything should indeed be back to normal, I'm satisfied. Also if anyone else here has experienced the same things, please feel free to chime in.
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I'm still amazed there are so few reports on this online..
Don't think so, I was experiencing this with the previous driver. Plus this was happening to me years back.Originally Posted by TwoCables
I wonder if it's a problem with the latest driver.
I'm still amazed there are so few reports on this online..
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So, are you using a very low brightness in Crysis 3 and then this somehow changes the brightness in Windows upon exiting Crysis 3?
(by the way, I found out that the default brightness is 45. I don't know if this matters though. I found out by moving my Profiles folder to a different location in order to force Crysis 3 to make a new one. I tried creating a new profile in the game, but it that didn't do it)
Oh right, I forgot for a moment that this was happening even with the GTX 680s when Crysis 3 was new.Originally Posted by Tideman
Don't think so, I was experiencing this with the previous driver. Plus this was happening to me years back.
I'm still amazed there are so few reports on this online..
So, are you using a very low brightness in Crysis 3 and then this somehow changes the brightness in Windows upon exiting Crysis 3?
(by the way, I found out that the default brightness is 45. I don't know if this matters though. I found out by moving my Profiles folder to a different location in order to force Crysis 3 to make a new one. I tried creating a new profile in the game, but it that didn't do it)
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And yes that's correct, I lowered its brightness setting almost to zero and that seemed to affect the desktop. This has to be the only game I've ever experienced this kind of issue with. Bizarre.. Anyway I'll leave it at its default value for now I guess..
Still curious to know if anyone else has had this issue.
Ah thanks, nice one! I had guessed 45, as one source online claimed this. Honestly I should know how to do this crap by now lol. I appreciate you taking the time to do that.Originally Posted by TwoCables
Oh right, I forgot for a moment that this was happening even with the GTX 680s when Crysis 3 was new.
So, are you using a very low brightness in Crysis 3 and then this somehow changes the brightness in Windows upon exiting Crysis 3?
(by the way, I found out that the default brightness is 45. I don't know if this matters though. I found out by moving my Profiles folder to a different location in order to force Crysis 3 to make a new one. I tried creating a new profile in the game, but it that didn't do it)
And yes that's correct, I lowered its brightness setting almost to zero and that seemed to affect the desktop. This has to be the only game I've ever experienced this kind of issue with. Bizarre.. Anyway I'll leave it at its default value for now I guess..
Still curious to know if anyone else has had this issue.
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I forgot to mention that I have the same setting in the NVIDIA Control Panel that you do: "Other applications control color settings" instead of "Use NVIDIA settings", so whatever is causing this to happen isn't that setting.
Is there anything you can think of that has remained the same ever since having the GTX 680s? I mean, outside of having Crysis 3.
You're welcome!Originally Posted by Tideman
Ah thanks, nice one! I had guessed 45, as one source online claimed this. Honestly I should know how to do this crap by now lol. I appreciate you taking the time to do that.
And yes that's correct, I lowered its brightness setting almost to zero and that seemed to affect the desktop. This has to be the only game I've ever experienced this kind of issue with. Bizarre.. Anyway I'll leave it at its default value for now I guess..
Still curious to know if anyone else has had this issue.
I forgot to mention that I have the same setting in the NVIDIA Control Panel that you do: "Other applications control color settings" instead of "Use NVIDIA settings", so whatever is causing this to happen isn't that setting.
Is there anything you can think of that has remained the same ever since having the GTX 680s? I mean, outside of having Crysis 3.
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Not too fussed about this as long as this only happens with C3.. Only installed the game again for testing purposes.
Later this year, I'll be upgrading my entire rig (with windows 10 in the mix) so I suppose I'll know for sure at that point!
Hmm well that would be my CPU, mob, ram and psu. So the only changes I made to my setup since 2012 were the 2 980s, windows 8, new SSD and new monitor. Oh and still using the same SLI bridge (could this be a possible cause?)Originally Posted by TwoCables
Is there anything you can think of that has remained the same ever since having the GTX 680s? I mean, outside of having Crysis 3.
Not too fussed about this as long as this only happens with C3.. Only installed the game again for testing purposes.
Later this year, I'll be upgrading my entire rig (with windows 10 in the mix) so I suppose I'll know for sure at that point!
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This is definitely a difficult one. lolOriginally Posted by Tideman
Hmm well that would be my CPU, mob, ram and psu. So the only changes I made to my setup since 2012 were the 2 980s, windows 8, new SSD and new monitor. Oh and still using the same SLI bridge (could this be a possible cause?)
Not too fussed about this as long as this only happens with C3.. Only installed the game again for testing purposes.
Later this year, I'll be upgrading my entire rig (with windows 10 in the mix) so I suppose I'll know for sure at that point!
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Thanks for your time anyway!
Lol I know right. Meh I'm not going to fuss about this anymore until I come back to C3 again. Really need to keep my OCD in checkOriginally Posted by TwoCables
This is definitely a difficult one. lol
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I admit though that if this were happening to me, then it would be driving me a bit nuts. lol Of course, the difference is, I'm still playing it whereas you only installed it for testing purposes.
You're welcome!Originally Posted by Tideman
Lol I know right. Meh I'm not going to fuss about this anymore until I come back to C3 again. Really need to keep my OCD in checkThanks for your time anyway!![rolleyes.gif]( "rolleyes.gif")
I admit though that if this were happening to me, then it would be driving me a bit nuts. lol Of course, the difference is, I'm still playing it whereas you only installed it for testing purposes.
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