this is driving me nuts.  When I hit f9 to render a frame it is too bright.  When I hit the render button the exact frame renders out darker.

Anybody know why this would be hapenning?

Mike Cardeiro
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I have found that hitting the f9 key does not always give you the active window render. The only safe way to get that is to use the render dialogue box. You may be getting a render of a different view in each case although the system is telling you they are the same. Like getting a perspective view when in fact you want front view.

3ds Max 9 thru 2013
Windows 7 Enterprise 64-bit OS SP1
Dual Intel® Xeon® 6 core X5650 @ 2.67GHz CPU 36GB RAM
NVIDIA Quadro 4000
450GB HDD (x3) and 2TB HDD

3ds Max 2012 Certified Professional Models to Motion

What render engine are you using?