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Re:What every coder should know about gamma by foolrush on Thursday September 22, 2016 @12:40AM (#12554401)
Please read up on scene referred to display referred transforms. You can read about them at http://cinematiccolor.com, which has a Visual Effects Society endorsed PDF available.

Ultimately it depends on what aesthetic you are aiming for and the context you are displaying it.

You don't truncate, you map.

Re:What every coder should know about gamma by johnnovak on Thursday September 22, 2016 @03:23AM (#12555099)
That PDF looks excellent, thanks! I will link to it in the further reading section.