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If you want to do just a reflection pass a. create a blinn b. change the color to black c. set Eccentricity to 0 d. set Specular Roll off to 1 e. set Specular color to white f. set Reflectivity to 1 Then add the blinn to the reflective object in a seperate layer. Make sure you have the primary visibility turned off off all the other objects so they dont render and just your reflective object renders. In After Effects or Photoshop or whatever program you composite with you can set the reflective layers blend mode to screen and then control its opacity to get the amount of reflections you want

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