Video playback very white contrast with multiple video players

So here is the deal, all my video players, EXCEPT winamp, are displaying the video with a very white contrast. I have the community combined codec pack installed, I have tried reinstalling the codecs and reinstalling the players. Not sure why winamp works, but since winamp has problems with aero and full screen, I need … Read more

Adjust contrast on Windows 7 Laptop

Problem: The brightness/contrast on my laptop is way off. There is little conrast and on the maximum brightness everything is just kind of hazy/halo like. Lowering the brightness a little bit doesn’t help and quickly makes everything very dark, but still hazy/halo like with no contrast to be able to see borders on windows. What … Read more

Change the contrast of a pdf

There are many suggestions but they usually apply to documents. They do not work on scanned papers. Is there a way to decrease the contrast of a pdf image altogether? Answer I would suggest converting the file to JPG to be able to edit the brightness and contrast. You can use free online sites such … Read more

Force Dark mode for Apps in Windows 10

I was using High Contrast Black till today, but something messed up and I started seeing ugly colored text in chrome, I did a clean chrome install but no success, then I tried using Dark mode from the Windows Default Theme, everything’s fine with it, but all application (like Adobe reader, notepad, some application’s toolbar) … Read more

How do I overcome my visibility issue with scanned PDF files?

I’m a visually impaired person. I need to create mathematical PDF documents using latex. I’m using Windows XP SP3 with High Contrast Black (Large) display scheme because my eyesight isn’t comfortable viewing the screen with light background. In the Adobe Acrobat Reader, I’ve checked the “Replace Document Colors” check box and then the “Use Windows … Read more

How do I stop my computer from auto-correcting brightness/gamma/contrast?

For some reason my computer tries to auto-adjust for brightness/gamma/contrast. This is really annoying because if I start viewing something a bit darker, say a dark webpage, the browser and Start Menu etc look odd. I tried manually adjusting the settings in the Intel Graphics Properties – when I moved one of the sliders, the … Read more