14_D02_H02_02_Camera and Post Process Controls in Unreal Engine 5.6

Unreal Engine Workshop – Session 14 Summary

📌 Topic: Implementing Exposure Settings in Unreal Engine with Cine Cameras & Post Process Volume

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🎬 Project Setup

• Launched Camera Settings Project (v5.6).

• Loaded module_5.11 map and activated module_5 sequencer.

• Used 3 cameras: CU_Tray, CU_Zeva, and a wide camera.

• Hidden obstructing wall mesh to enable clean camera views.

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🔆 Camera View & Exposure

• Switched CU_Tray camera to Manual Exposure mode.

• Adjusted Aperture (f-stop) to control brightness and depth of field:

  • f/1.8 → Bright with shallow depth

  • f/11 → Darker with more depth

• Balanced exposure using:

  • Shutter Speed: Changed from 60 to 30

  • ISO: Boosted from 100 to 800 for brightness compensation

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📸 Creating Cameras with Different Depth of Field

• Duplicated cameras to create variants:

  • CU_Tray_with_DOF: Shallow depth (f/2, ISO 100, shutter 60)

  • CU_Tray: Deep focus (f/11, ISO 800, shutter 30)

• Similar adjustments made for CU_Zeva and CU_Zeva_with_DOF.

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🧪 Post Process Volume Setup

• Added and placed a Post Process Volume in the scene.

• Enabled:

  • Manual Exposure Metering Mode

  • Exposure Compensation to fine-tune global brightness (e.g., set to 6)

  • Shutter Speed, ISO, and F-stop overrides to match camera settings

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🌫️ Motion Blur Demonstration

• Enabled Motion Blur in Post Process Volume to simulate realistic human-eye perception:

  • Set Target FPS to 30

  • Observed motion blur effect during camera movement

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📁 Final Steps

• Saved all level changes.

• Confirmed exposure settings now work:

  • On Cine Cameras individually

  • Across the entire scene using Post Process Volume

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🎯 What’s Next

• In the upcoming session:

  • Explore Sequencer, Camera Rigs, and Dolly Tracks

  • Continue learning about camera tools in Unreal Engine