Color Matching

V-Ray V-Ray for Cinema 4D Issues
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Hi,
Why is there no match between the preview ball and the texture?

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Hello @alfonso_pennacchio , Thank you for reaching out. Could you please provide a bit more information so we can assist you further?

  • Your Cinema 4D version
  • The V-Ray version - Can be found here: Screenshot
  • A simple scene containing the material you have created - You can upload your scene here​​
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Cinema 4D version: 2023

V-Ray version: Update 2.4 (v6.20.04)

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@alfonso_pennacchio
Thanks for the provided information. I’m unable to reproduce the issue using the same versions, so it would be helpful if you could share the simple scene I mentioned previously. If you’re unable to upload the scene, you could instead share screenshots of your material setup.​

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Note that the texture is darker than the preview
PREVIEW TEXTURE.rar (1.83 MB)

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@alfonso_pennacchio

Thanks for the provided scene! It seems that the image’s color profile is causing the difference between the Texture and the Material Preview. An easy fix for this would be to add a V-Ray Bitmap in the texture section. By default, its RGB Primaries should be set to sRGB, which will display the correct preview.

Here is an example: