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My answer to your question is No! But (if this is something that you only encounter when using old saved light sets?) then I have also battled with the issue you describe (though for me it is when I DON'T ignore shader trees that the black renders arise). I am of the opinion that the cause of my own problems was related to some aspect of lighting that was inherited from another set when I saved my problem light sets. I'm still only guessing as to whether this may be connected with shadow cameras, or whether it may have taken root with some other aspect of lighting (e.g. the 'shaderNode' values in the light's parameter properties window) which also appear to be inherited when a light set is applied 'over-the-top' of an existing set prior to being re-saved.

Message edited on: 05/01/2005 06:01