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Unreal Engine 4 Shaders and Effects Cookbook

You're reading from   Unreal Engine 4 Shaders and Effects Cookbook Over 70 recipes for mastering post-processing effects and advanced shading techniques

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Product type Paperback
Published in May 2019
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781789538540
Length 524 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Brais Brenlla Ramos Brais Brenlla Ramos
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John P. Doran John P. Doran
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Table of Contents (16) Chapters Close

Title Page
Copyright and Credits
About Packt
Contributors
Preface
1. Physically Based Rendering FREE CHAPTER 2. Post-Processing Effects 3. Opaque Materials and Texture Mapping 4. Translucent Materials and More 5. Beyond Traditional Material Uses 6. Advanced Material Techniques 7. Using Material Instances 8. Mobile Shaders and Material Optimization 9. Some Extra Useful Nodes 1. Other Books You May Enjoy Index

A horror movie pulsating effect with post process materials


Welcome back to another recipe on post processing effects! I'm quite excited about this one, as we are about to start creating our own personal effects instead of using the ones we already have available through the engine. To do so, we'll take advantage of a particular type of shaders called the Post Process Materials that, to be honest, are quite self explanatory. They are the ones to be used when we need to adjust the scene as a whole. They are applied inside the post process volume, and not on a particular 3D model. Because of that, the way we create them is somewhat different to that of a standard material, so we'll be taking a look at how they are structured. This recipe will be the foundation which will let us create more complex effects later on, so let's jump right in!

Getting ready

We are going to start this recipe by loading a specific level, one which might feel familiar. Dive into the following folder and select the specified...

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