So I’m making a cutscene for a level and I’m trying to figure out how to add text to it so it can basically act like a title sequence. Problem is I can’t find anything on the sequencer to add text.
Pretty sure I’m missing something really simple but I can’t find it for the life of me. Anyone know how to do this?
Actually, I don’t think there’s a simple solution to this. You may have to build a widget and set it to viewport. Add a text component, plug in a text variable to the text binding. Then update the variable manually in blueprints.
Was hoping that wasn’t the case just to make life easier but I alright lol. Thanks for the help.
EDIT: Keep in mind that this a rough layout of what to do, not a 100% solution for every case. This should be enough to get you started. Make sure you have a system for hiding/unhiding the text box. My implementation of this is similar to oldschool RPGs where you had to push A to progress the sequencer, allowing for the next bit of animation and dialog. Regardless of how you’re implementing it, it’s mostly the same kind of setup.
I had this problem, but found a solution. I made a custom empty blueprint actor, that you place in the level, that I call my cut scene text manager. It will take that text and update a text widget with the new text(not shown in pictures). Within the manager, you create a custom event(remember the name you give it) and give it an input of text or string or whatever you’re using, just remember the variable type. Name that input to something specific. This is critical for the next step.
Create a new struct file. Give it one variable of the same type you used in your blueprint and give it the exact same name. These have to line up for the sequencer stuff to work properly.
On the sequencer track, you include that actor from the level. Next, you add in a event track based on that blueprint.
Set your event trigger keys and edit the properties of them. The event name should match the event name in your blueprint. The parameter struct should match the struct you made. The text line should match what you want it to say. Copy/pasting of keys becomes your best friend.
Here are some screenshots of it working:
Great! Thank
It didn’t occur to me to use an event to carry text into the binding. Neat.
Yeah, it works great. You can also include other variables in the struct file that you might want to control too!
As of 2022, the easiest way of archiving this is to use this plugin.
It’s called UMG Cinematics and it adds UMG Widget Tracks to sequencer.
We built it specifically for this purpose…
This is a very cool solution! Would you happen to know if it’s possible to ‘collect’ all text that’s sitting in those event into one file afterwards? Just thinking ahead about the possible localization.
Well, apparently free means $40 
Apologies, it was free then. No longer. Will update / remove the comment. Sorry 
You can also try using Sequencer events. Good luck
Its all ok, props for putting it up for free in the first place ;)!
Thanks for the tip, though I doubt I could do it properly with events.
Good luck to you as well. God help us all on this unreal journey.
I hate how unintuitive Epic made some of these things. It’s supposed to support some damned cinematic purposes damnit. How the hell could you not simplify using text and force people to make a blueprint/C++ mess out of it? Just look at literally any piece of video editing software, I assure you they have a text option.
Update to the UMG Cinematics plugin:
