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title: "Self-Illumination RE"
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This page provides information about the Self-Illumination Render Element in V-Ray for Cinema 4D.



## **Overview**

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## **Properties**

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> Macro (anchor)



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### Example: Enhance Self-Illumination

In this example, a [Cryptomatte mask](https://docs-chaos.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/VC4D/pages/116851022) selections are made of the yacht lights and the dock lights in the scene on a different Self-Illumination RE layers. Both are brightened by increasing their multiplier and are color-tinted. 



> Macro (rw-ui-expands-macro)
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> > Macro (rw-expand)
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> ![image](media://8a7c6979-6930-4e21-8e06-f2c66a8362b9)