u/Grouchy-Strength-850

Hi everyone,

I’m having a strange issue with 3ds Max + Corona Renderer and I’m wondering if anyone has experienced something similar.

When I render normally (or use Interactive Rendering), everything looks correct. If I save the rendered image directly as a JPG, the result also looks exactly as expected.

However, when I save the render as a CXR file and then open/render it again, the entire image suddenly looks washed out / faded.

What’s strange is that all my Tone Mapping settings remain exactly the same.

So basically:

• Normal render → looks correct
• Interactive Render → looks correct
• Save directly to JPG → looks correct
• Save as CXR → reopen/render → image looks washed out
• Tone Mapping settings → unchanged

Has anyone encountered this before? Could this be related to color management, exposure, LUT, or how Corona handles CXR files?

Any ideas what could cause this or what I should check would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks!