Rendering Settings are similar to how they were in UE4. For more details, can refer to here.
*If Shield is set to render at a higher than 1080 (including overscan), UE might show a warning message on project start up similar to one below. This is only a warning message but not an actual error. For now, the only workaround is to start the project with the commad line with -renderoffscreen option.
Depending on the Shield Actor Mode that is chosen, different options would be exposed and become available.
Specific Updates to UE5:
Shield Actor Mode
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Simple Split | includes garbage and holdout matte passes and the option to get an extra alpha pass from selected background elements. Best to use with external keyers without translucent materials. |
| Advanced Split | brings an extra foreground render pass to achieve translucency in Foreground objects and all Features from the “Simple Split”. |
| Augmented Reality | Input compositing with multiple blend modes, occlusion, reflection and shadow catcher. |
| Combined | combines all available features in one mode to be ready for every use case. |
Reflection Catcher Methods
For UE5, there are several options for reflection calculation:
- Lumen only
- Lumen with Ray Tracing
- Ray Tracing only
- Screen Space – only renders reflection for objects within the screen space
Shadow Catcher
There is the option to enable/disable the shadow catcher and adjust the intensity of the shadow catcher.
There is also the additional option to enable Ambient Occlusion and overwrite the default settings of Ambient Occlusion