A control that adjusts the brightness of midtones.
Gamma shapes the midtones of an image, brightening or darkening the middle range while leaving the extremes more fixed. It is one of the three primary grading controls alongside lift (shadows) and gain (highlights). Gamma is where much of a grade's mood is set.
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