Unreal Engine Issues

UE-21913

8 bit resolution darker than 16 bit resolution inside UE4

8 bit resolution darker than 16 bit resolution inside UE4

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Questions & Answers
Description

8 bit textures are darker than 16 bit textures inside of editor.

Steps to Reproduce
  1. Create a 16 bit image and an 8 bit of the same image inside photoshop or gimp
  2. Import both Images into editor

Expected : Same amount of saturation for both images
Result : 16 bit image is noticeably lighter

Community References

PNG 16bit SRGB is identical to PNG 8bit RBG

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Won't Fix
ComponentUE - Graphics Features
Affects Versions4.9.2, 4.10
CreatedOct 8, 2015
ResolvedMar 26, 2018
UpdatedOct 14, 2021