03 Unreal Engine Setup


Downloading and installing UE5

Unreal engine 5 is the foundation of the entire project, you can download Unreal engine 5 through the Epic Games Launcher or follow the directions from https://www.unrealengine.com/en-US/download

Plugins

You need Steam VR and Composure to be active for Virtual Production to work. The Steam VR plugin allows Unreal Engine 5 to support the API. Composure is used in order to do the compositing in real time that will display when you hit play in the engine. You need to have the Composure window open and then create a New Comp, then under that create a CG element and media plate.

Creating virtual cameras

You want to create a cinematic camera within the level you want to film. Then in the level blueprint you want to create this code. (Need to put in the Unreal Engine Blueprint code)

Object ID stuff

When using a VR System as the tracker for where the camera is within the level. Every device has specific id's, the headset is always 0, and the base stations should be 1 & 2. The id's are set to a number based on the order they connect.

Compositing green / Blackmagic / with virtual

write about the things to setup to see the final composite scene