WHITEPAPER: Unreal Engine ICVFX

July 16, 2022

“In-Camera VFX is an exciting new methodology for shooting real-time visual effects during a live action film shoot. This technique relies on a mixture of LED lighting, live camera tracking, and real-time rendering with off-axis projection to create a seamless integration between foreground actors and virtual backgrounds. Its primary goal is to remove the need for green screen compositing to produce final pixel results in camera.

Topics:

Aligning the LED Wall to Camera Tracking using ArUcos

In-Camera VFX Best Practices

Camera Color Calibration for In-Camera VFX

In-Camera VFX Overview

In-Camera VFX Quick Start

In-Camera VFX recommended Hardware

In-Camera VFX Project Structure Example

In-Camera VFX template

In-Camera VFX Production Test

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SOURCE:

Unreal Engine: https://docs.unrealengine.com/5.0/en-US/in-camera-vfx-in-unreal-engine/

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