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This page gives some basic details about the Refraction Render Element and how it is used in compositing.


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

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## **Attributes**

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## **Common Uses**

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The Refraction Render Element is useful for changing the appearance of refractive elements after rendering in a compositing or image editing application. In the example below, the bottle and the cap are selected, using a Cryptomatte mask and their refractions are tinted and lowered, using the Refraction RE.




## **Compositing Formula**

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[Raw Refraction](https://docs-chaos.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/VRAYHOUDINI/pages/113281118) x [Refraction Filter](https://docs-chaos.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/VRAYHOUDINI/pages/113281117) = Refraction

![image](media://ffbffe1b-d5f8-489a-b161-4efed01634b4)