Sequencer + VR

Development Cinematics & Media
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Hi there! Apologies in advance, I understand both of these functions are very new to UE4.

But curious if it’s possible to setup Sequencer + VR? Specifically using Vive/Oculus to look around/behind objects in a shot, rather than 360 traditional video.

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Nevermind! Got it working, just created a regular sequence, and enabled play with VR. Full 360 cut-scene with head tracking. Incredible stuff :slight_smile:

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Sounds good!
Can you explain how you did that?
And does/could it work in non-Vr, too?

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Sure thing! It’s just a matter of enabling VR functionality in Unreal: https://docs.unrealengine.com/latest/INT/Platforms/VR/CheatSheet/

Then creating a Sequence: Sequencer Overview | Unreal Engine Documentation

I like to enable autoplay on the sequence actor for testing purposes. Should automatically hook into your headset allowing VR films.

Sequencer also works in non-VR, all the tutorials you’ll need are on YouTube :slight_smile:

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Is your workflow able to render out 360 videos?(not just viewing from vr headset, but render out 360 sequences for upload to youtube360 etc)

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Yup! Though it requires some fiddling. This blog post goes step by step on how to do it: Capturing Stereoscopic 360 Screenshots and Movies from Unreal Engine 4 - Unreal Engine

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Does it require the Motion Controller map to work with sequencer? I hooked up my HTC Vive, and click on VR PREVIEW, the headset shows blank screen.

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I did that but the VR cinematic camera gets translated about 2 meters to one side. I tried changing Set Tracking Origin, nothing works. Did you do anything else to get it working properly?

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Hi, I want to do something similar to this. Just wanted to confirm if the player using the VR will be positioned at the camera’s location?