How do I Play Video in Main Menu?

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Hello, I am currently playing a video for my main menu in a 3D Space on a plane. I couldn’t find updated documentation or tutorials/videos on how to play a video through WidgetBP. Is there an easier way to play videos? I have this video on a loop and the sound is also placed in the 3D Environment.

Because I use this option, I need to provide lighting to the plane playing the video. This completely ruins the color in the video. You’ll notice how it is blue. Below you will find a link to screenshots of my current set up. Any help is appreciated!

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1s37LnNy-ODfEYsSyVdL1UI97HL7FXizk?usp=sharing

Thank you!

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hey there.
you should take a look a this :

you can create a material, with your video as a texture, and plug it in the diffuse and in the emissive solor, so you don’t have to light your scene

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Add an Image to your UMG Widget, in the image settings in UMG Editor you can change from texture to material, add your video material (media player like in your screenshot). in that material check the settings for “Unlit” and the Video feed into “Emissive” Channel of the material

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What is the difference between a UMG Widget and a regular Widget. The Widget I was using that same method with was the Widgets that are used for things like Health bar and text. I can place an image in the widget but the texture or material won’t play even after following steps correctly in two videos.

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Thank you this was super helpful! Is this how UE4 plays videos? You have to play them in a 3D Level? Is there an alternative to this? Thanks!

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UMG Widget is a “regular” widget

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Here you have Kind of step by step instructions

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Thank you I’ll be sure to give it a try when i get the chance!