Black Renders?

Nykiridoll

My scenes render normally without lights, but the second I start adding lights it renders black. I deleted the Skydome from the scene-still black. Checked render settings for skydome, don't see an "off" button, but it is set to scene only. I'm stumped, any ideas?

IsaacNewton

One possible idea; if you are using a spotlight with a large diameter and it is in front of the camera it will block the camera and give a black render. Unlikely, but worth checking.

 

Nykiridoll

Nope-happens from every camera angle. LOL-thought of that one too :)

Richard Haseltine

It's also possible, especially if this is 3Delight, that your without sceen is lit by the ehadlamp and when you add a real light that switches off but the light itself is blocked, not pointing in the right direction, or two weak to light the scene.