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Light Total
The Light Total Render Element stores all direct and indirect lighting in the scene.
Last updated 18 September 2025
The Light Total Render Element stores all direct and indirect lighting in the scene.
Overview
The Light Total Render Element, also known as Total Lighting, is a color image that includes the effects of both direct and indirect lighting on materials in the scene, including the diffuse component. It is a result of adding the Lighting and GI render elements, or of multiplying the Light Raw Total and Diffuse Render Elements.
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Properties
The Light Total render element has no controllable properties.
Common uses
The Total Lighting Render Element is useful for brightening or dimming all lighting during compositing. Below are a couple of examples of its use.
Total Lighting Render Element
Original Beauty Composite
Brightened Total Lighting Render Element
Beauty composite with brightened Total Lighting Render Element
Tinted Total Lighting Render Element
Beauty composite with tinted Total Lighting Render Element
Compositing Formulas
