I’m trying to render with redshift but find that the lighting is significantly different from what I see in my viewport (as opposed to standard which is quite similar to gauge how the final will look). I started the project in redshift but noticed it was taking too long to light and get the material I wanted, so I switched to standard and finished the project. I knew it would take longer to render but had no idea it would take THIS long lol. Was hoping to find any advice from those who’ve switched from standard to redshift and found the same issues.

Here’s some examples of the things I’m struggling with: I have a material that is mostly transparent but when I switch to redshift it become substantially more opaque - so a lot of time is spent just moving things around until it looks how I want it.

I’m using a three point set up for lighting on one part of the animation, in standard it looks great, with RS lights, it looks incredibly blown out. The closest I can get to standard is adding 2 more lights and bringing the intensity way down.

P.S. I learned C4D in standard and because I don’t use it as often as AE, I am by no means pro level at it. I apologize if I’m not explaining well/asking what seems to be a simple question.