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Dave, << The image comes up in 3ds with a reduced contrast range usually favoring the higher end of the contrast range.(i.e. much lighter darks than I created). I believe the problem is in 3ds3 because; I can call up the image in a 3rd party viewing utility, and the image looks as I created it. I call the same image with 3ds3 Render\View..\Image; and it has reduced contrast range. >> This sounds like a gamma issue. First read pg 4 of the advanced user's guide for r3 for an explanation of gamma. Second, read pg 3-15 for more details to file input gamma, display gamma, output file gamma, and display gamma. Third, set your date back on your "Messages-Set Date" a week and scroll through the messages looking for a description of Gamma. You'll find many. Gamma is being talked about in a number of places recently. jonas[adesk]