Lights not working on my render and window is like a mirror?

[gogeta14]

Hey,
I bet you get these questions alot, but I'm new to using this program. I love Indigo

Anyway, when I did a trial render I saw that my light strips on the ceiling are just black boxes. I don't know that I did wrong. As you can see in the SU view, they are white and I edited the material to emit light.

Also, the floor lamp's shade is shiny, but I didn't alter it with Indigo. And the lamp base became black instead of the silver in SU. I downloaded it from the warehouse.

Plus, I don't know why my window is reflective... like a mirror! In my SU view, its transparent and you can see a view from a picture placed outside. Why can't I see it?

Any tips are greatly appreciated guys ~Mike

[cpfresh]

great scene! are all your faces oriented properly? also, what tone mapping method are you using?

[gogeta14]

Thank you! Yes, I made sure all are facing correctly. But what is mapping method?

[gogeta14]

Okay I just saved it and tried again.. and the lights work. I also changed the environment to SU background color black.

Did it not work the first time because I didn't save before I started rendering? Or is it because I changed it from sun and sky to black?

[gogeta14]

Here is the pic. The lamp base is still black though.