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title: "Total Lighting"
canonical: "https://documentation.chaos.com/space/VRAYHOUDINI/113281115/Total%20Lighting"
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The Total Lighting Render Element stores all direct and indirect lighting in the scene.


## **Overview**

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## **Attributes**

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> ⚠️ This render element is not supported with V-Ray GPU rendering.


## **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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 [Raw Total Light](https://docs-chaos.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/VRAYHOUDINI/pages/113281119) x Diffuse = Total Lighting

![image](media://42404abf-49b5-4831-887a-49affb4ef8bb)


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[Direct Light](https://docs-chaos.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/VRAYHOUDINI/pages/113280982) + [GI](https://docs-chaos.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/VRAYHOUDINI/pages/113280985) = Total Lighting

![image](media://54beb2df-f7e7-4693-aafa-cb019255f64a)