"I had heard that the big companies dont really bother much about piracy because people who have pirated versions of programs generally couldnt afford to buy them full price anyway." Bwhahaha...go ahead and tell that to Adobe or Microsoft. "Wouldn't it be great if you could tell the software to light an outdoor scene as if it were 12 noon on a sunny or overcast day?" This is completely impossible. There are a few simulations, most of them based on HDRI, but no monitor will ever be able to give you the differences between the intensity of sunlight and full darkness. It would burn your eyes out. As someone who is working for television you should know this. They can do a lot to make the subdivisions smaller by going to 16 bit/channel, but the overall intensity is out of reach. Let alone imitating/calculating the atmospheric conditions of dust and humidity. Noon...where? Zabriskie Point or Alaska? Toscane or Macchu Picchu? There are far too many variables for that.

I have tried prudent planning long enough. From now I'll be mad. (Rumi)