SetMonitorRedGreenOrBlueGain function (highlevelmonitorconfigurationapi.h)

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02/22/2024

Warning

The physical monitor configuration functions work using the VESA Monitor Control Command Set (MCCS) standard over an I²C interface. Many monitors don't fully implement that standard; so your use of these commands might result in undefined monitor behavior. We don't recommend using these functions for arbitrary monitors without physically validating that they work as intended.

Sets a monitor's red, green, or blue gain value.

Syntax

_BOOL SetMonitorRedGreenOrBlueGain(
  [in] HANDLE       hMonitor,
  [in] MC_GAIN_TYPE gtGainType,
  [in] DWORD        dwNewGain
);

Parameters

[in] hMonitor

Handle to a physical monitor. To get the monitor handle, call GetPhysicalMonitorsFromHMONITOR or GetPhysicalMonitorsFromIDirect3DDevice9.

[in] gtGainType

A member of the MC_GAIN_TYPE enumeration, specifying whether to set the red, green, or blue gain.

[in] dwNewGain

Red, green, or blue gain value. To get the monitor's minimum and maximum gain values, call GetMonitorRedGreenOrBlueGain.

Return value

If the function succeeds, the return value is TRUE. If the function fails, the return value is FALSE. To get extended error information, call GetLastError.

Remarks

Gain settings are generally used to adjust the monitor's white point.

If this function is supported, the GetMonitorCapabilities function returns the MC_CAPS_RED_GREEN_BLUE_GAIN flag.

This function takes about 50 milliseconds to return.

Changing the gain settings can change the color temperature. To get the new color temperature, call GetMonitorColorTemperature.

The gain settings are continuous monitor settings. For more information, see Using the High-Level Monitor Configuration Functions.

Requirements

Requirement	Value
Minimum supported client	Windows Vista [desktop apps only]
Minimum supported server	Windows Server 2008 [desktop apps only]
Target Platform	Windows
Header	highlevelmonitorconfigurationapi.h
Library	Dxva2.lib
DLL	Dxva2.dll