I’m new to Unreal Engine and I’m trying to make a video with a character on an image plate which I removed the background using the chroma keyer inside the material. I want to add a glow effect around the character as a material overlay but cant because it affects only image plate, not the transparent character.
If anyone knows a solution this would really help me!
chroma keyer in the material gives you alpha but then adding glow on top is tricky because the image plate itself is opaque underneath. easier to have a real alpha source (png/exr seq or prores 4444 with alpha) so the character is already isolated, then you can add glow as a separate translucent layer behind it or via the widget. alpha video player from fab Alpha Video Player - Transparent Video UMG Widget & UI Media Component (UE5) | Fab has an additive blend mode thats useful for glows — i used it with exr sequences when i needed that look without building a custom keyer