Best Format to Render in Unreal Engine 5 is....

The BEST format to render in Unreal Engine is 16-bit EXR sequences. I recommend DWAA or DWAB for small file sizes but if you have to do Cryptomattes and Multi-Layer Rendering, then I recommend PIZ. All other formats are dead to me and I hope this video explains why :) 00:00 Introduction 00:37 What Format Should You Render In? 01:42 Set Up OCIO & ACES in Unreal 07:03 Rendering with a Color Output Transform 09:28 Experiment Parameters 13:30 ACES Footage from Unreal 18:17 LOG Footage from Unreal 19:26 Disabled Tone Curve Footage from Unreal 22:18 The BIG Mistake EXRs 24:14 Can You Render with PNGs? 26:12 Best PNG Sequence Format 27:36 Can You Render with JPEGs? 29:47 AppleProRes??? Don't Do it...Here's Why 32:17 Basic Color Grading Workflow (With ACES) 34:47 What about After Effects and ACES!? 38:16 Testing the After Effects Footage 39:17 What Should You Do? FREE RENDER SETTINGS FILES FOR UNREAL: https://drive.google.com/file/d/16bU-IYZaW5XJ3RNCW8IHK87kSH929vMm/view?usp=share_link OCIO ACES Config Files: https://github.com/colour-science/OpenColorIO-Configs/releases/tag/v1.2 William Faucher's Channel & ACES Video: https://youtu.be/Bo3BvhGdaUo https://www.youtube.com/@UCGKjGGjdl-GzEcFPf1EQwqw A message to William if he ever reads this. Your tutorials are inspirational and I am grateful for your guidance. I made this one to not encrouch on your audience but instead answer some questions to a handful of colleagues who have asked me about the preference for rendering in AppleProRes. I also have found and received a few files from other artists where the workflow wasn't nailed down. I hoped to answer all of that here with a ton of technical stuff. Your content is 10/10 next level and I am grateful for your willingness to share your knowledge. In a recent video, I think you mentioned you started in 2008 in Unreal Engine and have done VFX on so many amazing things. You are a titan in our industry and I deeply respect you. Thank you and keep up all the great work. Follow me on social?!? Instagram: @JonJagsNee Twitter: @Jagsywagsy Snapchat: Jags Website: https://www.jonjagsnee.com/ My 2021 Gear Camera Sony A9 https://amzn.to/2zvVEMp Camera Sony A7sIII https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1577838-REG/sony_ilce7sm3_b_alpha_a7s_iii_mirrorless.html Lens Sony 16-35mm f/2.8 GM https://amzn.to/2KGHHgZ Lens Sony 55mm f/1.8 https://amzn.to/3eZwSVd Lens Sony 85mm f/1.8 https://amzn.to/3eWrUsn Lens Sony 90mm Macro https://amzn.to/359EDU8 Lens Laowa Probe Lens https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1430596-REG/venus_optics_laowa_24mm_f_14_probe.html Electronics Sandisk 256 GB SD Card https://amzn.to/2xhaSEs Electronics Sony 128 GB SD Card https://amzn.to/2SaFlLK Electronics Camera Remote https://amzn.to/2Yc9o9q Stabilization DJI Ronin S https://amzn.to/2W0OJm4 Stabilization Edelkrone SliderONE v2 https://amzn.to/2YazmdC Stabilization Edelkrone HeadONE https://amzn.to/2Y91mOI Stabilization Edelkrone FlexTILT Head 2 https://amzn.to/2VJxYgl Stabilization Edelkrone_PocketSkater 2 https://amzn.to/3cRZyO5 Stabilization Peak Design Carbon Fiber Tripod https://amzn.to/2xWBpr4 Stabilization Peak Design Camera Strap https://amzn.to/2xUUo5l Audio Rode Video Mic Pro+ https://amzn.to/3ePsfgq Audio Sennheiser AVX https://amzn.to/2yNmNu8 Audio Sennheiser Battery https://amzn.to/359Ir7X Audio Zoom H5N https://amzn.to/35aLHjd Light Aperture 120d II https://amzn.to/2Sd5idD Light Aperture AL-MX https://amzn.to/2KENzr7 Light Lume Cube 2.0 Kit https://amzn.to/3bIWB2j Lens Polar Pro 82mm 2-5 Stop PMVND https://amzn.to/2YcPU4C Lens Polar Pro 82mm 6 Stop & 4 Stop ND Filter https://amzn.to/2Yc0ity