Ray trace too bright

[Curtis Johnson]

Have you did any changing of materials properties (e.g., walls & ceilings) such as emissivity or reflectivity? I would check the setting on some of the brightest colored items to make sure they aren't set too high. Another thing you might change, assuming you have sunlight contributing to your image, is to change the time of day and possibly the month of the year. You can tweak some of the sunlight contribution #'s as well. When you are experimenting, keep a log of the changes you make, and perhaps save each new raytrace image so you can compare your images to the various changes you've made.