# MAX 2014 Gamma out **URL:** \ **Category:** General\ **Created:** [August 14, 2013, 9:48pm UTC](https://forums.chaos.com/t/max-2014-gamma-out/46023 "2013-08-14T21:48:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![glorybound](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/chaosprd/user_avatar/forums.chaos.com/glorybound/32/53992_2.png) [@glorybound](https://forums.chaos.com/u/glorybound)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2013, 9:48pm UTC](https://forums.chaos.com/t/max-2014-gamma-out/46023/1 "2013-08-14T21:48:20Z")
I am rendering out still for an animation, but it’s not saving it with the gamma. The save dialog box has the gamma grayed out, so how do you save with gamma 2.2 applied? I have been doing it in post, but I shouldn’t have to, correct? ---
**Author:** ![vlado](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/779978/32.png) [@vlado](https://forums.chaos.com/u/vlado)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2013, 10:01pm UTC](https://forums.chaos.com/t/max-2014-gamma-out/46023/2 "2013-08-14T22:01:13Z")
If you open the MaxScript editor and type `fileOutGamma`what result do you get? Best regards, Vlado ---
**Author:** ![glorybound](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/chaosprd/user_avatar/forums.chaos.com/glorybound/32/53992_2.png) [@glorybound](https://forums.chaos.com/u/glorybound)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2013, 1:20am UTC](https://forums.chaos.com/t/max-2014-gamma-out/46023/3 "2013-08-15T01:20:47Z")
fileOutGamma 1.0 ---
**Author:** ![jacksc02](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/779978/32.png) [@jacksc02](https://forums.chaos.com/u/jacksc02)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2013, 1:49am UTC](https://forums.chaos.com/t/max-2014-gamma-out/46023/4 "2013-08-15T01:49:04Z")
Welcome to automatic gamma land! It depends on the format you are saving your images as to what gamma max “automatically” applies to it. If you open up a max scene that is saved with 2.2 gamma you will notice max asking you whether you want to use “from file” or “system” settings. If you use the file settings with 2.2 gamma as the output gamma it will then change your system output gamma to 2.2 in 2014. After you do that if you just need to be careful when you open a new scene that you use “system” and check that is says 2.2. Annoying right? ---
**Author:** ![jacksc02](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/779978/32.png) [@jacksc02](https://forums.chaos.com/u/jacksc02)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2013, 1:50am UTC](https://forums.chaos.com/t/max-2014-gamma-out/46023/5 "2013-08-15T01:50:05Z")
If that doesn’t work for you just add it in post 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![glorybound](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/chaosprd/user_avatar/forums.chaos.com/glorybound/32/53992_2.png) [@glorybound](https://forums.chaos.com/u/glorybound)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2013, 2:02am UTC](https://forums.chaos.com/t/max-2014-gamma-out/46023/6 "2013-08-15T02:02:58Z")
Yes. I have been doing it in After Effects. So, there is no easy way to save a jpg with gamma 2.2? I tried tiff and tga, too, but that was grayed out. ---
**Author:** ![glorybound](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/chaosprd/user_avatar/forums.chaos.com/glorybound/32/53992_2.png) [@glorybound](https://forums.chaos.com/u/glorybound)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2013, 2:04am UTC](https://forums.chaos.com/t/max-2014-gamma-out/46023/7 "2013-08-15T02:04:15Z")
I tried a script, but it really mucked things up, so bad that I had to recover a backup. ---
**Author:** ![vlado](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/779978/32.png) [@vlado](https://forums.chaos.com/u/vlado)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2013, 7:50am UTC](https://forums.chaos.com/t/max-2014-gamma-out/46023/8 "2013-08-15T07:50:13Z")
Just type `fileOutGamma=2.2`in the MaxScript editor and you’ll be all set. Best regards, Vlado ---
**Author:** ![glorybound](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/chaosprd/user_avatar/forums.chaos.com/glorybound/32/53992_2.png) [@glorybound](https://forums.chaos.com/u/glorybound)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2013, 11:29am UTC](https://forums.chaos.com/t/max-2014-gamma-out/46023/9 "2013-08-15T11:29:31Z")
good to know, thanks. I’ll keep it at 1, because usually that is what I want, but this time was unique for me. It’s odd that we don’t have the flexibility to control our own gamma anymore. ---
**Author:** ![joconnell](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/chaosprd/user_avatar/forums.chaos.com/joconnell/32/36063_2.png) [@joconnell](https://forums.chaos.com/u/joconnell)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2013, 12:33pm UTC](https://forums.chaos.com/t/max-2014-gamma-out/46023/10 "2013-08-15T12:33:33Z")
That’s one for a twitter related bit of giving out I reckon. Apparently it’s something to do with the upgrading of LWF in mental ray but that’s no reason to go buggering up other renderers! ---
**Author:** ![vlado](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/779978/32.png) [@vlado](https://forums.chaos.com/u/vlado)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2013, 1:32pm UTC](https://forums.chaos.com/t/max-2014-gamma-out/46023/11 "2013-08-15T13:32:11Z")
I don’t think it has anything to do with mental ray specifically; rather, it was done to force the users into a more or less standard linear workflow. Best regards, Vlado ---
**Author:** ![Morne](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/chaosprd/user_avatar/forums.chaos.com/morne/32/11335_2.png) [@Morne](https://forums.chaos.com/u/Morne)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2013, 12:27pm UTC](https://forums.chaos.com/t/max-2014-gamma-out/46023/12 "2013-08-16T12:27:49Z")
I don’t know why it’s greyed out on your system. Mine lets me change the gamma when I save the file, just click on override and then I can input whatever I like. Tested it just now on 2014 with stills and animation ---
**Author:** ![glorybound](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/chaosprd/user_avatar/forums.chaos.com/glorybound/32/53992_2.png) [@glorybound](https://forums.chaos.com/u/glorybound)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2013, 2:16pm UTC](https://forums.chaos.com/t/max-2014-gamma-out/46023/13 "2013-08-16T14:16:21Z")
Odd, mine is grayed 😡 ---
**Author:** ![Morne](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/chaosprd/user_avatar/forums.chaos.com/morne/32/11335_2.png) [@Morne](https://forums.chaos.com/u/Morne)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2013, 6:38am UTC](https://forums.chaos.com/t/max-2014-gamma-out/46023/14 "2013-08-19T06:38:36Z")
I find sometimes when selecting maps in mat browser that it is grayed out, but then I just click on it and even though it displays grayed out, I can still click it ---
**Author:** ![glorybound](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/chaosprd/user_avatar/forums.chaos.com/glorybound/32/53992_2.png) [@glorybound](https://forums.chaos.com/u/glorybound)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2013, 7:26pm UTC](https://forums.chaos.com/t/max-2014-gamma-out/46023/15 "2013-08-27T19:26:47Z")
rendering out stills is when I am seeing it grayed out.