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I can pick out a creation engine game from a mile away. Engine "Grain" is a real phenomenon. Same for UE5. There's just something about the lighting and the FPS

I can pick out a creation engine game from a mile away. Engine "Grain" is a real phenomenon. Same for UE5. There's just something about the lighting and the FPS 'feel' that is a dead giveaway.

RajT88 3mo ago
Can you pick it out of films and TV shows? (Not being snarky - legit question)
- maxsilver 3mo ago
  Sometimes yes absolutely. Netflix shows often have a "house look" to them, because they enforce specific camera requirements and have a standardized / commonly-reused lighting setup - https://partnerhelp.netflixstudios.com/hc/en-us/articles/360000579527-Cameras-Image-Capture-Requirements-and-Best-Practices https://partnerhelp.netflixstudios.com/hc/en-us/articles/360... https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/tv/a61878509/netflix-shows-look-alike-why/ https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/tv/a61878509/netflix-s... --- Marvel movies often reuse a particular pattern of color grading, that can give them a sort of 'similar grain' (see https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hpWYtXtmEFQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hpWYtXtmEFQ )
  - wisty 3mo ago
    I think they mean the use of UE5 in movies.
    - tmtvl 3mo ago
      I thought they meant 'can you pick out a Creation Engine game when it appears in a movie or show', though on second thought your idea seems more likely.
    - slopinthebag 3mo ago
      Non-realtime use cases for UE5 have much more generous performance constraints, and so the giveaways of UE5 are less apparent. Eg. raytracing instead of lumen.
      - tadfisher 3mo ago
        Very few projects change the default diffuse lighting algorithm for raster graphics in UE, which is Lambert shading. It has a particular "look" that reminds me of really early use of graphics shaders in games [0]. 0: https://agraphicsguynotes.com/posts/physically_based_shading_in_games/ https://agraphicsguynotes.com/posts/physically_based_shading...
  - dzonga 3mo ago
    yeah Netflix easy to tell & some documentaries. hell most of these you can even guess the type of camera used even if you're a non pro.
- kranke155 3mo ago
  A24 enforces a list of cinematographers you have to work with I believe. Netflix enforces time-budget-nr of episodes per season and HDR tech spec requirements that seems to have lead to the single most recognisable “house style” in modern studios (a mix of tech specs and limited budgets I think). So yes it’s possible.
- sanmarzano 3mo ago
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- extraduder_ire 3mo ago
  Is UE5 used in many without post processing or other VFX on top? As far as I know, the heaviest use of it is driving lighting volumes which by their nature are hard to notice fine details in.

I can pick out a creation engine game from a mile away. Engine "Grain" is a real phenomenon. Same for UE5. There's just something about the lighting and the FPS 'feel' that is a dead giveaway.

RajT88 3mo ago

Can you pick it out of films and TV shows? (Not being snarky - legit question)

maxsilver 3mo ago
Sometimes yes absolutely. Netflix shows often have a "house look" to them, because they enforce specific camera requirements and have a standardized / commonly-reused lighting setup - https://partnerhelp.netflixstudios.com/hc/en-us/articles/360000579527-Cameras-Image-Capture-Requirements-and-Best-Practices https://partnerhelp.netflixstudios.com/hc/en-us/articles/360... https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/tv/a61878509/netflix-shows-look-alike-why/ https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/tv/a61878509/netflix-s... --- Marvel movies often reuse a particular pattern of color grading, that can give them a sort of 'similar grain' (see https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hpWYtXtmEFQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hpWYtXtmEFQ )
- wisty 3mo ago
  I think they mean the use of UE5 in movies.
  - tmtvl 3mo ago
    I thought they meant 'can you pick out a Creation Engine game when it appears in a movie or show', though on second thought your idea seems more likely.
  - slopinthebag 3mo ago
    Non-realtime use cases for UE5 have much more generous performance constraints, and so the giveaways of UE5 are less apparent. Eg. raytracing instead of lumen.
    - tadfisher 3mo ago
      Very few projects change the default diffuse lighting algorithm for raster graphics in UE, which is Lambert shading. It has a particular "look" that reminds me of really early use of graphics shaders in games [0]. 0: https://agraphicsguynotes.com/posts/physically_based_shading_in_games/ https://agraphicsguynotes.com/posts/physically_based_shading...
- dzonga 3mo ago
  yeah Netflix easy to tell & some documentaries. hell most of these you can even guess the type of camera used even if you're a non pro.
kranke155 3mo ago
A24 enforces a list of cinematographers you have to work with I believe. Netflix enforces time-budget-nr of episodes per season and HDR tech spec requirements that seems to have lead to the single most recognisable “house style” in modern studios (a mix of tech specs and limited budgets I think). So yes it’s possible.
sanmarzano 3mo ago
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extraduder_ire 3mo ago
Is UE5 used in many without post processing or other VFX on top? As far as I know, the heaviest use of it is driving lighting volumes which by their nature are hard to notice fine details in.