
You will need to ensure that the Constrain Aspect Ratio property is enabled on your Camera's Properties in order for the letterboxing to be accurate for your camera's sensor size.Įach safe region entry has a percentage field next to it, which corresponds to the screen size of the guideline. By default the letterbox aspect ratio is 2.35:1. By default it appears at 85% of the screen space margins and is colored green.ĭisplays a letterbox overlay, showing what the target aspect ratio will crop out of the original image. By default it appears at 90% of the screen space margins and is colored yellow.ĭisplays a custom safe guideline. By default it appears to appear at 95% of the screen space margins and is colored red.ĭisplays the "Title" safe guidelines. Clicking the color bar next to Tint will open the Color Picker where you can select the color and transparency of the lines.įrame Overlays are guidelines used to emulate Safe Areas or Letterboxing when framing your image.ĭisplays the "Action" safe guidelines. The default view mode, which does not display any overlay.ĭisplays a 3x3 grid on the viewport, allowing for framing based on Rule of Thirds.ĭisplays a central reticle, useful for emulating photography reticles.ĭisplays a rabatment overlay on the viewport, allowing for framing based on Rabatment of the Rectangle.Ĭomposition overlay lines can also be tinted to any color or alpha value you want.

There are two main categories of overlays, Composition and Frame overlays. The Film Overlays menu contains visual guides for the viewport that you can enable to assist with your framing and composition. Once the Cinematic Viewport is enabled and Sequencer is opened, your viewport should now be displaying new cinematic elements. To enable the Cinematic Viewport mode, select the Viewport Perspective menu and enable Cinematic Viewport. Sequencer is currently open in your Level. You can use one of the provided Cinematic Samples if you don't already have one. You have a project that is using Sequencer.

This guide gives an overview of how to enable the Cinematic Viewport and its features. The Cinematic Viewport enables additional functionality, behavior, and display modes that can assist you with cinematic content creation. In the Unreal Editor, you can change any Level Viewport to a specialized Cinematic Viewport.
