The Absolute Beginner’s Guide to Learning Unreal Engine 4
Release date:2020, May 28
Author:Michael Ricks
Skill level:Beginner
Language:English
Exercise files:Yes
Unreal Engine 4 is one of the leading resources employed in the creation of games, animations, television shows, and illustrations. This course will waste no time in getting you to grips with the knowledge and skills you need to get started with using Unreal Engine 4.
You’ll begin by learning how to download and install the program and start your first project. You’ll then discover how to add realistic lighting and import assets and characters into a scene. As you advance, you’ll get hands-on with applying atmospheric effects and create amazing cinematics. Finally, discover how to save a scene and export it as a video file to make it ready for further editing.
By the end of this course, you’ll have a solid understanding of how to perform useful operations and run Unreal Engine 4 efficiently.
All the code and supporting files for this course are available here: https://github.com/PacktPublishing/The-Absolute-Beginner-s-Guide-to-Learning-Unreal-Engine-4
1. Let’s BEGIN! Off we go to a Quick Start!
01 – Where to get your free copy of Unreal Engine 4
02 – Lets Take A Tour Of The Epic Launcher!
03 – Create Your First Project and Import The Robot
2. How To Organize & Navigate Your Scene_Level_MAP
04 – How To Create Folders To Organize Your Scene
05 – How To Save Your Level (Scene)
06 – How To Hide Scene Icons
07 – How To Open Different Viewports Such As Top, Side, Etc
08 – How To Dock and Undock Windows
09 – REVIEW – Remember The F Key and ALT Key Are Your Friends!
3. Let’s Build Some Stuff!
10 – Lets Drag & Drop Some Walls Into The Scene!
11 – Lets add materials to your walls!
12 – A quick look at materials in the Material Editor
4. Unreal Engine’s Realistic Lighting System – You’re Gonna Love This!
13 – Lets Start By Deleting All Our Lights Then Adding Directional (Sun) Light
14 – Contact Shadows – One Of The Keys To Realism
15 – Set up your First Point Light
16 – That was easy! Now Lets Set Up A Spotlight!
17 – Onward to a Rectangle Light!
18 – Cool Lighting Setups!
19 – The Sphere Reflection Capture
20 – The Skylight – Lighting With HDRI Images (High Dynamic Range Images)
21 – Lets Create The Sky!
5. Atmospheric Effects
22 – Atmospheric Fog
23 – Exponential Height Fog – Youre going to LOVE this!
24 – God Rays! The Holy Grail of Lighting Effects!
25 – How About A Little Fire, Scarecrow Unreal Engines Amazing Particle System!
6. How To Create Amazing Cinematics In Unreal Engine 4!
26 – First Well Create A New Level & Add A Character
27 – Heres The Scene We Are Going To Create!
28 – Next Well Create An Awesome HDRI Environment!
29 – Add Your Cinematic Camera To The Level and Sequence
30 – Create a new Level Sequence
31 – Add Our Robot Mannequin Character & Animation
32 – Lets make that camera bad ass and change some settings
33 – Now We Will Get Some Beautiful Depth Of Field!
34 – Lets Add Some Camera Movement!
35 – Now Lets Add A 2nd Camera!
36 – Preparing Our Project For Export – Production Quality Settings
37 – How To Export Your Video For Further Editing & Manipulation
7. Video Editing & Color Grading
38 – FREE Video Editing Program – HitFilm3 Express
39 – Lets Edit and Color Grade Our Unreal Engine Clips!
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