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Professional Video I/O

Contains information about getting professional quality video into and out of the Unreal Engine.

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Augmented reality experiences — mixing traditional 2D video with real-time 3D environments — are becoming increasingly in demand for film and broadcast media applications. The pages in this section describe how you can make the Unreal Engine work as a seamless part of your video production pipeline:

  • Play professional-level video and audio live in the Unreal Engine, composited into the virtual 3D world on the fly.

  • Apply effects to the imported video directly in the Unreal Engine, like chroma-keying, lens undistortion, color correction, and more.

  • Synchronize the Unreal Engine with the timecode and frame rate of your input video, to eliminate timing issues.

  • Render video feeds from the Unreal Editor or from your running game project back out to your studio's video pipeline.

Getting Started

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AJA Video I/O Quick Start

A step-by-step guide to getting video from a supported AJA media card into the Unreal Engine, and sending captured video output from the Unreal Engine out to a port on the AJA card.

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Blackmagic Video I/O Quick Start

A step-by-step guide to getting video from a supported Blackmagic media card into the Unreal Engine, and sending captured video output from the Unreal Engine out to a port on the Blackmagic card.

Guides

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Timecode and Genlock

Describes how to make the Unreal Engine adopt timecode from an AJA video input, and how to lock the Engine's frame rate to match the source video.

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Supporting Multiple Media Configurations

The Media Profile gathers input, output, timecode and genlock settings into one place for easy configuration. Proxies help route input and output.

Reference

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AJA Media Reference

Describes the options and settings exposed by the AJA Media Framework components.

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Blackmagic Media Reference

Describes the options and settings exposed by the Blackmagic Design Media Framework components.

Sample Projects

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Virtual Studio

The Virtual Studio showcases Unreal Engine's ability to exchange video feeds with professional grade SDI cards and devices.

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