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Lighting

Unreal Engine

~2.5 hoursIntermediate10 parts25 sections

Comprehensive crash course covering direct lighting, indirect lighting, exposure, reflections, and atmosphere in UE5.

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Unreal Engine 5.5 Lighting Crash Course

Total Duration: ~3 Hours (174 min)
Audience: Artists, developers, and stakeholders understanding Unreal Engine lighting
Format: Hands-on demonstration starting from blank scene
Goal: Build understanding of Unreal Engine 5 lighting systems

Course Parts

Part 0: COURSE OUTLINE

1. Course Outline

Part 1: SETUP

~15 min2 sections

1. Section 1: Project Settings (8 min)
2. Section 2: Blank Environment (7 min)

Part 2: DIRECT LIGHTING

~61 min7 sections

1. Section 3: Light Types & Properties (18 min)
2. Section 4: Shadows — Soft vs Hard (10 min)
3. Section 5: Shadow Systems Theory (5 min)
+ 4 more...

Part 3: PERFORMANCE & DEBUGGING

~28 min2 sections

1. Section 10: Scalability (Lighting Quality) (10 min)
2. Section 11: Monitoring & Debugging Performance (18 min)

Part 4: AMBIENT LIGHTING

~15 min1 section

1. Section 12: Ambient Lighting Fundamentals (15 min)

Part 5: INDIRECT LIGHTING

~22 min3 sections

1. Section 13: Indirect Lighting & Lumen (8 min)
2. Section 14: Emissive Materials (6 min)
3. Section 15: Lumen Quality & Noise Control (8 min)

Part 6: EXPOSURE

~16 min2 sections

1. Section 15: Exposure Reference & Environment Light Mixer (6 min)
2. Section 16: Post Process — Exposure & Lumen Settings (10 min)

Part 7: REFLECTIONS

~12 min1 section

1. Section 17: Reflection Reference & Reflection Methods (12 min)

Part 8: ATMOSPHERE

~10 min1 section

1. Section 18: Height Fog & Volumetrics (10 min)

Part 9: WRAP-UP

~3 min5 sections

1. Section 19: Summary & Key Takeaways (3 min)
2. Quick Reference: Building a Lit Scene
3. Appendix A: From Real World to Unreal — The Science
+ 2 more...

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