Movie Render Queue output does not match Sequencer/Viewport

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Hello,

I was having issues with the Movie Render Queue renders not matching the framing/camera in Sequencer in my project. The camera always seems to be incorrect. So, to ensure that the settings of my project were not to blame, I did the following:

  • Did a fresh install of UE 5.3.2 and created a new, fresh project with nothing in it.
  • Added some Shapes (cylinder, sphere, cone) for reference.
  • Created a Level Sequence and created a Cine Camera actor and Camera Cut with the correct camera binding.
  • Positioned the camera to view the shapes.
  • Sent the sequence to Movie Render Queue and made sure to add a Game Override.

The resulting render still does not match the Sequencer Cine Camera.
These are the same frame: Viewed through the camera in cinematic viewport vs the Movie Render Queue result.

sequencerviewport
sequencerviewport2038Ă—1266 180 KB

sequencerviewport2
sequencerviewport22558Ă—1398 212 KB

movierenderqueue
movierenderqueue1920Ă—800 34.4 KB

I have tried troubleshooting this, but can’t seem to find why this is happening. Also, I ensured that:

  1.  There is only **one** camera and **one** level sequence in the entire level.

  2.  Sequence starts at 0.

  3.  Camera Cuts has the binding correctly set to the (only) camera.

  4.  Cine Camera actor is set to spawnable.

  5.  Game Overrides is set in the MRQ config. Streaming is disabled.

  6.  Async Evaluation on; turning it on/off has no visible effect on camera.

  7.   Lock Viewport to Camera Cuts button turned on.

  8.  Ensured that the Level Sequence has a respective Level Sequence Actor in the level. This would appear to have no visible effect on camera, though.

In the interest of being thorough, I reinstalled UE 5.2.1 and the error no longer occurs; Sequencer and MRQ renders match.

So, what gives? This is a fresh install and fresh project.
Is this a bug? Am I missing something?

Any help would be greatly appreciated!

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small update to this, for completion:

  1.  Deferred Rendering is on/active in MRQ config.

  2.  Frame rate is unchanged/unticked in the MRQ config.

I made a fresh install of 5.2.1 and created a project under the same conditions as the previous post, and composed a shot with Shapes (sphere, cone). I ran it through Movie Render Queue and the results match. Again, to be clear, the level only has one camera and one sequence.

oldversionsequencerviewport
oldversionsequencerviewport2035Ă—1225 139 KB

oldversionsequencerviewport2
oldversionsequencerviewport22552Ă—1361 113 KB

oldversionmovierenderqueue
oldversionmovierenderqueue2592Ă—1080 75.7 KB

I don’t know how prevalent or not this issue is, but it is quite easy to reproduce on my end, even after multiple clean reinstalls of the engine. For those who may find this while searching for solutions, I think this may be some sort of bug that’s present in 5.3.2, which is quite unfortunate for those, such as I, that use Unreal Engine solely as a rendering solution. Hopefully, Epic will address MRQ issues in the 5.4 release.

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Hello,

Just wanted to place a quick update on this issue. I downloaded the 5.4 preview version and the issue still persists. Render does not match the camera/sequencer.

Same setup as before. Blocking with Shapes, same Camera set up, nothing else in the project, etc. Still incorrect render result. Not super reassuring for the full release, but we’ll see, I guess.

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Hello,

I have managed to find a solution to this issue.

This worked for me. I don’t know if this will work for you, but I’m sharing it here in the hopes that it does:

  1. Select your Cine Camera. In the Camera Options section, make sure that “Constrain Aspect Ratio” option is ticked on.

  2. In the Camera Options section, make sure that “Override Aspect Ratio Axis Constraint” is ticked on.

  3. In the Camera Options section, make sure that “Aspect Ratio Axis Constraint” option is set to “Maintain X-Axis FOV”

  4. In the Crop Settings section, make sure that you select a aspect ratio value that will match what your final render resolution will be. For instance, if you select the 1.77 (16:9) crop, you would have to render at a corresponding 16:9 resolution (1280 x 720, 1920 x 1080, 3840 x 2160, etc). If you select the 1.33 (4:3) crop, you would render at a 4:3 resolution (1280 x 962, 1920 x 1440, 3840 x 2880, etc). If you select the 2.39 crop, then you would render at the respective CinemaScope or Panavision resolution. So on and so forth, you get the idea.

Image attached with the settings, if you prefer a visual representation.

This results in a render that matches what you see in the Sequencer preview.

I hope this works for you!

cinecamerasettings

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