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diff --git a/docs/gallery/contact-sheets/light-link-studio-contact-sheet.webp b/docs/gallery/contact-sheets/light-link-studio-contact-sheet.webp
index 99dc69a..fc62a7c 100644
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diff --git a/docs/gallery/contact-sheets/vse-gamma-cross-contact-sheet.webp b/docs/gallery/contact-sheets/vse-gamma-cross-contact-sheet.webp
index f300329..ec1c42b 100644
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diff --git a/docs/gallery/light-link-studio/index.html b/docs/gallery/light-link-studio/index.html
index f6ea7eb..9721638 100644
--- a/docs/gallery/light-link-studio/index.html
+++ b/docs/gallery/light-link-studio/index.html
@@ -324,7 +324,7 @@ <h2>Source</h2>
     cam = bpy.data.cameras.new(<span class="s">&quot;Cam&quot;</span>)
     cam.lens = <span class="n">55.0</span>
     cam_ob = bpy.data.objects.new(<span class="s">&quot;Cam&quot;</span>, cam)
-    cam_ob.location = (<span class="n">0.0</span>, -<span class="n">6.4</span>, <span class="n">1.35</span>)
+    cam_ob.location = (<span class="n">0.0</span>, -<span class="n">5.9</span>, <span class="n">1.32</span>)
     cam_ob.rotation_euler = (math.radians(<span class="n">86</span>), <span class="n">0.0</span>, <span class="n">0.0</span>)
     sc.collection.objects.link(cam_ob)
     sc.camera = cam_ob
@@ -444,13 +444,17 @@ <h2>Source</h2>
     pb.inputs[<span class="s">&quot;Base Color&quot;</span>].default_value = (<span class="n">0.42</span>, <span class="n">0.44</span>, <span class="n">0.48</span>, <span class="n">1.0</span>)
     pb.inputs[<span class="s">&quot;Metallic&quot;</span>].default_value = <span class="n">0.2</span>
     pb.inputs[<span class="s">&quot;Roughness&quot;</span>].default_value = <span class="n">0.6</span>
+    <span class="c"># faint self-glow: the LINKED plaque must read even in the decoy&#x27;s dark</span>
+    sock = pb.inputs.get(<span class="s">&quot;Emission Color&quot;</span>) <span class="k">or</span> pb.inputs[<span class="s">&quot;Emission&quot;</span>]
+    sock.default_value = (<span class="n">0.35</span>, <span class="n">0.37</span>, <span class="n">0.42</span>, <span class="n">1.0</span>)
+    pb.inputs[<span class="s">&quot;Emission Strength&quot;</span>].default_value = <span class="n">0.6</span>
     cu = bpy.data.curves.new(<span class="s">&quot;Plaque&quot;</span>, <span class="s">&#x27;FONT&#x27;</span>)
     cu.body = text
     cu.align_x = <span class="s">&#x27;CENTER&#x27;</span>
     cu.size = <span class="n">0.20</span>
     cu.extrude = <span class="n">0.006</span>
     ob = bpy.data.objects.new(<span class="s">&quot;Plaque&quot;</span>, cu)
-    ob.location = (x, -<span class="n">1.05</span>, <span class="n">0.01</span>)
+    ob.location = (x, -<span class="n">0.68</span>, <span class="n">0.01</span>)
     ob.data.materials.append(pm)
     sc.collection.objects.link(ob)
 
diff --git a/docs/gallery/vse-gamma-cross/index.html b/docs/gallery/vse-gamma-cross/index.html
index 3ae2186..8c32fbd 100644
--- a/docs/gallery/vse-gamma-cross/index.html
+++ b/docs/gallery/vse-gamma-cross/index.html
@@ -408,7 +408,7 @@ <h2>Source</h2>
         <span class="k">try</span>:
             bmesh.ops.create_cube(bm, size=<span class="n">1.0</span>,
                                   matrix=__import__(<span class="s">&quot;mathutils&quot;</span>).Matrix.Diagonal(
-                                      (<span class="n">0.52</span>, <span class="n">0.10</span>, <span class="n">0.62</span>, <span class="n">1.0</span>)))
+                                      (<span class="n">0.56</span>, <span class="n">0.10</span>, <span class="n">0.66</span>, <span class="n">1.0</span>)))
             bm.to_mesh(me)
         <span class="k">finally</span>:
             bm.free()
@@ -438,7 +438,7 @@ <h2>Source</h2>
 
     <span class="c"># two rows: the authentic fade across the top, the naive mid below it,</span>
     <span class="c"># framed — the gamma dip is the visible contrast</span>
-    xs = [(-<span class="n">2.50</span> + <span class="n">0.72</span> * i) <span class="k">for</span> i <span class="k">in</span> range(<span class="n">8</span>)]
+    xs = [(-<span class="n">2.17</span> + <span class="n">0.62</span> * i) <span class="k">for</span> i <span class="k">in</span> range(<span class="n">8</span>)]
     <span class="k">for</span> (f, _t), x <span class="k">in</span> zip(SAMPLES, xs):
         panel(<span class="s">f&quot;</span><span class="s">t</span>{_t}<span class="s">&quot;</span>, got[f], x, z=<span class="n">1.85</span>)
     lerp_rgb = tuple(naive(<span class="n">0.5</span>, k) <span class="k">for</span> k <span class="k">in</span> range(<span class="n">3</span>))
@@ -451,6 +451,9 @@ <h2>Source</h2>
     cb.inputs[<span class="s">&quot;Base Color&quot;</span>].default_value = (<span class="n">0.42</span>, <span class="n">0.44</span>, <span class="n">0.48</span>, <span class="n">1.0</span>)
     cb.inputs[<span class="s">&quot;Metallic&quot;</span>].default_value = <span class="n">0.2</span>
     cb.inputs[<span class="s">&quot;Roughness&quot;</span>].default_value = <span class="n">0.6</span>
+    sock = cb.inputs.get(<span class="s">&quot;Emission Color&quot;</span>) <span class="k">or</span> cb.inputs[<span class="s">&quot;Emission&quot;</span>]
+    sock.default_value = (<span class="n">0.35</span>, <span class="n">0.37</span>, <span class="n">0.42</span>, <span class="n">1.0</span>)
+    cb.inputs[<span class="s">&quot;Emission Strength&quot;</span>].default_value = <span class="n">0.6</span>
 
     <span class="k">def</span> caption(text, x, z):
         cu = bpy.data.curves.new(<span class="s">&quot;Caption&quot;</span>, <span class="s">&#x27;FONT&#x27;</span>)
@@ -548,7 +551,7 @@ <h2>Source</h2>
     cam_data = bpy.data.cameras.new(<span class="s">&quot;Cam&quot;</span>)
     cam_data.lens = <span class="n">50.0</span>
     cam = bpy.data.objects.new(<span class="s">&quot;Cam&quot;</span>, cam_data)
-    cam.location = (<span class="n">0.2</span>, -<span class="n">8.2</span>, <span class="n">2.4</span>)
+    cam.location = (<span class="n">0.3</span>, -<span class="n">9.2</span>, <span class="n">2.5</span>)
     scene.collection.objects.link(cam)
     target = bpy.data.objects.new(<span class="s">&quot;Aim&quot;</span>, <span class="k">None</span>)
     target.location = (<span class="n">0.15</span>, <span class="n">0.0</span>, <span class="n">1.35</span>)
diff --git a/examples/light-link-studio/light_link_studio.py b/examples/light-link-studio/light_link_studio.py
index 001a08c..2650339 100644
--- a/examples/light-link-studio/light_link_studio.py
+++ b/examples/light-link-studio/light_link_studio.py
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ def build_studio(sc):
     cam = bpy.data.cameras.new("Cam")
     cam.lens = 55.0
     cam_ob = bpy.data.objects.new("Cam", cam)
-    cam_ob.location = (0.0, -6.4, 1.35)
+    cam_ob.location = (0.0, -5.9, 1.32)
     cam_ob.rotation_euler = (math.radians(86), 0.0, 0.0)
     sc.collection.objects.link(cam_ob)
     sc.camera = cam_ob
@@ -239,13 +239,17 @@ def plaque(sc, text, x):
     pb.inputs["Base Color"].default_value = (0.42, 0.44, 0.48, 1.0)
     pb.inputs["Metallic"].default_value = 0.2
     pb.inputs["Roughness"].default_value = 0.6
+    # faint self-glow: the LINKED plaque must read even in the decoy's dark
+    sock = pb.inputs.get("Emission Color") or pb.inputs["Emission"]
+    sock.default_value = (0.35, 0.37, 0.42, 1.0)
+    pb.inputs["Emission Strength"].default_value = 0.6
     cu = bpy.data.curves.new("Plaque", 'FONT')
     cu.body = text
     cu.align_x = 'CENTER'
     cu.size = 0.20
     cu.extrude = 0.006
     ob = bpy.data.objects.new("Plaque", cu)
-    ob.location = (x, -1.05, 0.01)
+    ob.location = (x, -0.68, 0.01)
     ob.data.materials.append(pm)
     sc.collection.objects.link(ob)
 
diff --git a/examples/light-link-studio/preview.webp b/examples/light-link-studio/preview.webp
index 5c12da8..fa8e142 100644
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diff --git a/examples/vse-gamma-cross/preview.webp b/examples/vse-gamma-cross/preview.webp
index 87c3880..983df73 100644
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diff --git a/examples/vse-gamma-cross/vse_gamma_cross.py b/examples/vse-gamma-cross/vse_gamma_cross.py
index fe79f62..ffe1d64 100644
--- a/examples/vse-gamma-cross/vse_gamma_cross.py
+++ b/examples/vse-gamma-cross/vse_gamma_cross.py
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ def panel(name, rgb, x, z, hot=False):
         try:
             bmesh.ops.create_cube(bm, size=1.0,
                                   matrix=__import__("mathutils").Matrix.Diagonal(
-                                      (0.52, 0.10, 0.62, 1.0)))
+                                      (0.56, 0.10, 0.66, 1.0)))
             bm.to_mesh(me)
         finally:
             bm.free()
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ def panel(name, rgb, x, z, hot=False):
 
     # two rows: the authentic fade across the top, the naive mid below it,
     # framed — the gamma dip is the visible contrast
-    xs = [(-2.50 + 0.72 * i) for i in range(8)]
+    xs = [(-2.17 + 0.62 * i) for i in range(8)]
     for (f, _t), x in zip(SAMPLES, xs):
         panel(f"t{_t}", got[f], x, z=1.85)
     lerp_rgb = tuple(naive(0.5, k) for k in range(3))
@@ -245,6 +245,9 @@ def panel(name, rgb, x, z, hot=False):
     cb.inputs["Base Color"].default_value = (0.42, 0.44, 0.48, 1.0)
     cb.inputs["Metallic"].default_value = 0.2
     cb.inputs["Roughness"].default_value = 0.6
+    sock = cb.inputs.get("Emission Color") or cb.inputs["Emission"]
+    sock.default_value = (0.35, 0.37, 0.42, 1.0)
+    cb.inputs["Emission Strength"].default_value = 0.6
 
     def caption(text, x, z):
         cu = bpy.data.curves.new("Caption", 'FONT')
@@ -342,7 +345,7 @@ def light(name, loc, energy, size, col, rot):
     cam_data = bpy.data.cameras.new("Cam")
     cam_data.lens = 50.0
     cam = bpy.data.objects.new("Cam", cam_data)
-    cam.location = (0.2, -8.2, 2.4)
+    cam.location = (0.3, -9.2, 2.5)
     scene.collection.objects.link(cam)
     target = bpy.data.objects.new("Aim", None)
     target.location = (0.15, 0.0, 1.35)