https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Visualization/CineRender-output-not-matching-preview/m-p/219910#M2797 <DIV class="actalk-migrated-content"><R>Learning little bits at a time is how this goes and sometime need to ask for help.<BR /> I'm trying to get the sunlight to show on the surfaces below a skylight in this bathroom.<BR /> In real life the direct shades &amp; shadows of the sunlight would not show because the skylight is<BR /> acid etched glass or translucent acrylic which would create a diffused illumination of<BR /> light on the surrounding surfaces. However, in this case I'm leaving the skylight hole empty<BR /> and open to the sky and would like to have the direct sunlight show through with sharp shadow<BR /> lines and as you can see in the open gl screenshot the sun is situated to produce this effect.<BR /> When I do a preview of the CineRender engine rendering it shows the sunlight effect:<BR /> however, when I do the actual CineRender rendering the sunlight is lost: The scene was saved with settings from the preview and used on both the preview and the actual rendering.<BR /> Could someone let me know why this isn't working. The goal is to have both the artificial lighting and sunlight render correctly at the same time.<BR /> Thanks so much for any help with these settings!<BR /> Best to all, Jonathan</R></DIV> Thu, 11 May 2023 09:37:16 GMT Anonymous 2023-05-11T09:37:16Z https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Visualization/CineRender-output-not-matching-preview/m-p/219910#M2797 <DIV class="actalk-migrated-content"><R>Learning little bits at a time is how this goes and sometime need to ask for help.<BR /> I'm trying to get the sunlight to show on the surfaces below a skylight in this bathroom.<BR /> In real life the direct shades &amp; shadows of the sunlight would not show because the skylight is<BR /> acid etched glass or translucent acrylic which would create a diffused illumination of<BR /> light on the surrounding surfaces. However, in this case I'm leaving the skylight hole empty<BR /> and open to the sky and would like to have the direct sunlight show through with sharp shadow<BR /> lines and as you can see in the open gl screenshot the sun is situated to produce this effect.<BR /> When I do a preview of the CineRender engine rendering it shows the sunlight effect:<BR /> however, when I do the actual CineRender rendering the sunlight is lost: The scene was saved with settings from the preview and used on both the preview and the actual rendering.<BR /> Could someone let me know why this isn't working. The goal is to have both the artificial lighting and sunlight render correctly at the same time.<BR /> Thanks so much for any help with these settings!<BR /> Best to all, Jonathan</R></DIV> Thu, 11 May 2023 09:37:16 GMT https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Visualization/CineRender-output-not-matching-preview/m-p/219910#M2797 Anonymous 2023-05-11T09:37:16Z