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title: "VRayTotalLighting"
canonical: "https://documentation.chaos.com/space/VMAX/113575313/VRayTotalLighting"
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<span style="color: #000000">This page gives information about the Total Lighting Render Element.</span>

 

## **Overview**<span style="color: #000000"> </span>

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## <span style="color: #000000"> </span><span style="color: #000000">**Parameters**</span><span style="color: #000000"> </span>

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## **Common Uses**

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The **Total Lighting Render Element** is useful for brightening or dimming all lighting during compositing. In the example, the lights in the scene are brightened and tinted with a warm tone. See the render before and after compositing.

 

## **Compositing Formulas**

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[VRayRawTotalLighting](https://docs-chaos.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/VMAX/pages/113575315) <span style="color: #000000"> x </span> [VRayDiffuseFilter](https://docs-chaos.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/VMAX/pages/113575373) = VRayTotalLighting

![image](media://9db3c158-482e-456f-a3e1-2f51615d8a71)

 

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[VRayLighting](https://docs-chaos.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/VMAX/pages/113575321) <span style="color: #000000"> + </span> [VRayGlobalIllumination](https://docs-chaos.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/VMAX/pages/113575353) = VRayTotalLighting

![image](media://401a7597-7ddc-4078-97e4-ad8eee99ef6e)

  
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