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title: "Direct Light"
canonical: "https://documentation.chaos.com/space/VRAYHOUDINI/113280982/Direct%20Light"
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The Direct Light Render Element stores direct light and diffuse color information.


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

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## **Attributes**

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## **Common uses**

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The Direct Light Render Element is useful for changing the appearance of direct illumination after rendering in a compositing or image editing application. Below is an example of a possible use, where the lights are warmed in compositing.




## **Compositing Formula**

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[Raw Direct Light](https://docs-chaos.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/VRAYHOUDINI/pages/113280980) x Diffuse = Direct Light

![image](media://af34dcf3-804b-428b-87b3-ca068c0c26e0)