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Cinematic Photoreal Environments in Unreal Engine 5

You're reading from Cinematic Photoreal Environments in Unreal Engine 5 Create captivating worlds and unleash the power of cinematic tools without coding

Product type Paperback

Published in May 2024

Publisher Packt

ISBN-13 9781803244112

Length 548 pages

Edition 1st Edition

Tools

Unreal

Concepts

Game Design

Author (1):

Giovanni Visai

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Table of Contents (19) Chapters

Preface

1. Part 1: Getting Started with Unreal Engine 5

2. Chapter 1: Creating Your First Project in Unreal Engine 5 FREE CHAPTER

3. Chapter 2: Navigating through the Unreal Engine 5 Interface

4. Chapter 3: Exploring Unreal Engine 5 Project Structure

5. Chapter 4: Importing and Working with Assets

6. Chapter 5: Mastering Materials and Shading

7. Chapter 6: Illuminating Your World with Lighting

8. Chapter 7: Exploring Nanite, RVTs, and the World Partition Tool

9. Part 2: Environment Creation Techniques

10. Chapter 8: Utilizing the Megascans Library

11. Chapter 9: Mastering Landscape and Terrain

12. Chapter 10: Creating Diverse Environments with Plugins

13. Part 3: Cinematic Fundamentals and Rendering

14. Chapter 11: Crafting Cinematic Shots with Cameras and a Sequencer

15. Chapter 12: Enhancing Scenes with Post-Processing and Niagara

16. Chapter 13: Rendering and Exporting Cinematic Shots

17. Index

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Mastering Materials and Shading

In this chapter, we will learn the fundamentals of PBR shading in Unreal Engine 5. Starting from very simple examples, we will be able to create a complex Master Material with Material Functions by the end of the chapter. We will learn how to create Material Instances and how to organize parameters. We will also be able to start creating Master Materials and Material Functions for use in future projects.

The following topics will be covered:

Understanding PBR fundamentals
Creating your first material
Understanding Material Instances
Creating a Master Material
Using Material Functions

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Authors (1)

Giovanni Visai

Giovanni Visai

Giovanni Visai is an Unreal Engine Specialist, Game Designer and Teacher with extensive experience in real-time projects both gaming and virtual production. During the last 5 years, he has led a team in developing interactive solutions, software and virtual production projects in Unreal Engine. In January 2023, he was selected by Epic Games to be part of the World building fellowship EMEA as TA. He teaches virtual production and gaming storytelling at some of the best universities in Italy such as Politecnico di Milano and NABA. He has an MA in screenplay and directing at Scuole Civiche Milano and a BA in Computer Generated Animation at IED Milan. He has worked in the game industry as an environment artist and Lead Artist and now works as Unreal Engine Supervisor and Mentor.

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