Gradient node does not render the same to picture viewer as it does via commandline
Posted: Thu Jul 30, 2026 11:25 am
Hi, i have a selection made on a plane here, the right side is an rgb node and the left side is a gradient node.
In picture viewer these are identical colours however when i render this via commandline theyre completely different colours.
i noticed the colour of items in my scenes were very off and they all share a gradient map somewhere in their structure which is causing it.
the c4d file attached is the simplest i got the scene with the issue still present. ive tried 1.9.3 and 1.9.4, issue is the same. this was not an issue on c4d 2025.3.3, only recently updated and now this issue has appeared.
i rely on commandline rendering a lot and it's not an easy fix for me to strip the gradients out my materials or to stop using them. thanks
In picture viewer these are identical colours however when i render this via commandline theyre completely different colours.
i noticed the colour of items in my scenes were very off and they all share a gradient map somewhere in their structure which is causing it.
the c4d file attached is the simplest i got the scene with the issue still present. ive tried 1.9.3 and 1.9.4, issue is the same. this was not an issue on c4d 2025.3.3, only recently updated and now this issue has appeared.
i rely on commandline rendering a lot and it's not an easy fix for me to strip the gradients out my materials or to stop using them. thanks