Uploaded May 2023 | Updated September 2026, 9 hours ago

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This is an intro to our step-by-step guide to building a Composite in Unreal Engine with full post-process effects and dynamic media planes.

The rest of the playlist will cover: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLElT6SIg9JnBaRPTO2U4Sg9yLnWqZqdLY
- scene set-up
- adding a background element with full post-process effects
- setting up your media input
- chromakeying your media
- adding your media to your scene for reflections and shadows
- adding your clean media plate to your composite
- creating your composite layers
- adding a Matte for foreground elements
- outputting your composite from Unreal
- performance tips

You can download the OWL Compositing Toolkit free here: https://offworld.live/download-center

Get support or share ideas with our large creator community on Discord: discord.gg/VQXARA2

Key Features of the OWL Compositing Toolkit:
- A workflow inside Unreal Engine, which upgrades Unreal's Composure.
- Video planes which dynamically scale with tracked & moving cameras.
- Crystal-clear media inputs with no anti-aliasing.
- Upgraded CG Element with full Post-Process effects. 
- Upgraded CG Matte with full Post-Process effects.
- Reflections, dynamic shadows, transparency, bloom, particles etc.
- Media I/O 'on-tick' for perfect layer synchronization.
- NDI Input/ Output Pass.
- Spout Input/ Output Pass.
- Screen Capture Input Pass.
- HUD/ UMG Input Pass.

For more information please watch the other videos in the playlist!