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Matinee & Cinematics

The Matinee animation tool provides the ability to animate the properties of actors over time, either to create dynamic gameplay or cinematic in-game sequences. The system is based on the use of specialized animation tracks which can have keyframes placed to set the values of certain properties of the actors in the level. The Matinee editor is similar to the non-linear editors used for video editing, making it familiar to video professionals.

Technical Topics

Fullscreen Movie System - Overview of the fullscreen movie playback system.

Level Creation Topics

Matinee User Guide - User guide for the Matinee editor.
Matinee Track Reference - Complete reference for all tracks available in Matinee.
Matinee AnimControl Track - Usage details for the AnimControl track in Matinee.
Curve Editor User Guide - User guide for the curve editor in Unreal Engine 3.
Using InterpActors - How to create moving actors, or 'movers', using Kismet.
Creating Cinematics - Using Unreal Engine 3 to create in-game cinematics and cut scenes.
Capturing Cinematics And Gameplay - How to capture in-game cinematics and gameplay footage.
Movie Capture - Tool for capturing Matinee or in-game footage to AVI video or image sequences.

Additional Topics

Mastering Unreal Cinematic Sequences - Cinematics chapter from the Mastering Unreal book series.