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Reflection Glossiness

This page gives some basic details about the Reflection Glossiness render element and how it is used in compositing.

Last updated 18 September 2025

This page gives some basic details about the Reflection Glossiness render element and how it is used in compositing.

Overview

The Reflection Glossiness Render Element stores the image's reflection glossiness as a grayscale image that represents the degree of Reflection Glossiness set for materials in the scene. White areas have the most reflection glossiness, while dark areas have little.

The amount of reflection glossiness for a material is set by its Reflection Glossiness parameter. For example, V-Ray Material (VRayMtl) has a Reflection Glossiness parameter, and Skin Material (VRayMtlSkin) has parameters for primary and secondary reflection glossiness.

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Properties

The Reflection Glossiness element has no controllable properties.

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