Exposure Control Rollout

Chooses the exposure control to use, and provides a preview.

Drop-down list
Choose the exposure control to use.
Active
When on, the exposure control is used in rendering. When off, the exposure control is not applied. Default=on.
Process Background and Environment Maps
When on, the scene background and environment maps are subjected to exposure control. When off, they are not. Default=off.
Preview thumbnail
The thumbnail displays a preview of the rendered scene with the active exposure control applied. Once a preview has been rendered, it updates interactively when you changed exposure control settings.

If gamma correction or look-up table (LUT) correction is active, 3ds Max applies the correction to this preview thumbnail.

Render Preview
Click to render the preview thumbnail.