Is ( in MED ) "material setup" in "Skin Settings" checked ? If so check out the diffuse / ambient values. If theres something like 150, 150, 250, u know why ...or blue lights, sun maybe ?
( i would take a look into ShadeC when using shaders btw. )
Peace
Acknex umgibt uns...zwischen Dir, mir, dem Stein dort... "Hey Griswold ... where u gonna put a tree that big ?" 1998 i married my loved wife ... Sheeva from Mortal Kombat, not Evil-Lyn as might have been expected rayp.flags |= UNTOUCHABLE;
...or blue lights, sun maybe ?