How do I make pictures less blinding if I prefer dark apps?

Submitted ⁨⁨8⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago⁩ by ⁨Davy_Jones@lemmy.dbzer0.com⁩ to ⁨nostupidquestions@lemmy.world⁩

I like using dark themes everywhere and get flashbanged by photos with bright white backgrounds. Is there a quick way to tone down images so they don’t hurt my eyes? I use Linux and Firefox.

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przt@quokk.au ⁨3⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
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SnokenKeekaGuard@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨8⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
Yeah lower the brightness plus blue light filter

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grehund@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
If possible, don’t play in a completely dark room, have a dim light on, so your eyes are not as shocked when hitting a white screen.

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pinball_wizard@lemmy.zip ⁨2⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
On Lemmy, I just block users who post images with white backgrounds. They’re delightful users, but there aren’t that many of them, and it is worth it to keep my feed dark room friendly.

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AFKBRBChocolate@lemmy.ca ⁨8⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
Have you tried the bluelight filter most screens have?

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Kolanaki@pawb.social ⁨7⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
Dimming the screen is really all you could do.

This question also just made me think about how a handful of newer games I’ve played have had lighting effects so realistic, it affects my eyes just like the real world. I’ve put my actual sunglasses on for some outdoor segments of a couple games recently lol

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rowinxavier@lemmy.world ⁨7⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
Lots of options, but the simplest is to lower the contrast and brightness values for your monitor. That will work on everything including images and video. You could also consider something like the redmode features of your OS and maybe even look at colour balance settings. If you take the curves and lower the highest bits you will selectively reduce brightness at the highest end without messing with less intense stuff too much. It looks a little weird but is easy enough to get used to.

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MuttMutt@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
It’s just a fact of life. I’m similar in that white screens hate me. I use my tablet in the evenings and the blue light filter and ultra dim modes help a lot. Still always an issue on some apps and web pages.

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