Setting Brightness/Contrast in iTunes

I have searched high and low and can not find the information on google or here on the forums. Is there a way to adjust the video settings in iTunes? All the m4v movies I play in iTunes are to bright, blacks are very grey. When I play them in Windows Media Player they are perfect, blacks are black. I know I can adjust my video settings using my graphics card drivers, specifically nvidia, but as it sits I have it set to allow the individual programs to do the video adjusting. If I do change my settings system wide in the nvidia control panel it then makes other videos to dark. Maybe I'm crazy but I'm will be shocked if there is no way to adjust video settings in iTunes considering it is a used for renting and purchasing movies.

So my question is - what did I miss setting up in iTunes that I now need to do? A silly thing to do I know appreciate any advice.
Welcome to Apple Discussions
For iTunes preferences, start iTunes, go to the iTunes Menu in your menu bar and select "preferences"; or a faster way, command key + , (true for most applications).
Once in the preference menu you can customize the various settings for iTunes if the default settings are lacking. Some of the more important preferences are found in the Advance panel for burning, importing and general.
Good Luck with your Mac.
BTW, there are excellent books for Mac computing and Tiger. One of my favorites is David Pogues "Tiger - the unwritten manual". Also, would be beneficial to understand the various maintenance requirements of the Mac. Dr. Smoke, a member of the forums, has an excellent primer here.
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