...? I could've sworn I made another post before that previous one. It's not showing up for me. Weird. Anyway, SevenOfEleven was right on the money. The use gel options was selected for all 8 of the lights I have, and I really only need it for one or two of them. I'm rendering each thing one at a time to make sure they look right, and then add them in the scene. Instead of putting everything in there and hoping for the best. heehee. It's coming along!