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Published inJun 2022

Reading LevelBeginner

PublisherPackt

ISBN-139781801812443

Edition1st Edition

Languages

C++

Concepts

Animation

Authors (2):

Henk Venter

Wilhelm Ogterop

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UE's UI

When UE5 is launched, you will see a screen that looks like what's shown in the following screenshot.

Some menus are not visible by default, so we will have a look at them soon. But first, let's explore the six main UI regions:

Figure 6.5 – UE5's UI regions

To explain the UI, I have highlighted and numbered the six main UI regions in the default startup screen:

Menu bar: Here, you will find drop-down menus for File, Edit, Window, Tools, Build, and Help.
Toolbar: This menu has quick access to commonly used functions and allows you to switch to different modes. For the tutorials in this book, you will need the Create icon and the Cinematics icon. Inside the Select Mode drop-down menu, there is an Animation mode. For your projects, you may also need Landscape mode and Foliage mode, which can be found inside this drop-down menu.
World Outliner: This panel displays a list of all the items (including actors) in...

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Unreal Engine 5 Character Creation, Animation, and Cinematics

Published in: Jun 2022Publisher: PacktISBN-13: 9781801812443

Authors (2)

Henk Venter

Henk Venter is currently running his own 3D Art Production Studio. He was the Principal Character Artist at THQ Studio Australia and Senior Character Artist at Electronic Arts in Montreal, Canada. In the UK he worked for Microsoft's Studio Rare, Sumo Digital, and Eurocom Entertainment.
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Wilhelm Ogterop

Wilhelm Ogterop worked in bigger games studios in the UK as Character Animator and later Lead Animator on several projects. He was also part of ingame real-time cinematics teams, motion capture direction, cleanup, and implementation. Studios he worked for on-site, as well as a contractor, include Raven Software, Deep Silver, Travelers Tales Fusion, Eurocom Entertainment Software, Instinct Games, Entrada Interactive, and Headfirst Productions.
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