I'm STILL not doing it right.

...and for the record... I'm using BB's light meter to make sure I get the light levels right!

When I use IDL and BB's dome with perhaps one shadow light, I turn PP2010's GC off, and everything renders BEAUTIFULLY.

If I render without the dome and turn GC on, all I get is washed out colors, sort of like in a watercolor painting. I turn off the GC... turn the lights up some, and I get wonderful, vivid colors. There does not seem to be a light level that gives me the saturation I'm looking for with PP GC turned on.

Since the envdome contains GC, I know it can be made to work. BB proves it to me with the results I get from the dome. I am just unable to duplicate it without the dome using the PP GC. It's quite frustrating, because I know others are making it work.