I am creating a simple animated cartoon using Unity and the High Definition Render Pipeline (HDRP). One challenge that comes up is how to control the lighting levels of shots – how to make it look “good”, and consistent with neighboring shots in a sequence. Unity with HDRP provides a number of tools that can … More Lighting Tricks in Unity HDRP for Cinematic Effect

In this post I describe how I am planning to get the exposure right when using the Unity Sequences package with the High Definition Render Pipeline (HDRP). My goal is to create a simple animated cartoon using Unity as an evening hobby project. I am in the process of upgrading my project from the built … More Unity HDRP Lighting, Exposure, and the Sequences Package

I am (slowly!) working on creating an animated cartoon series using Unity 3D to animate the characters. I am upgrading the project from the older Unity built-in render pipeline to the latest High Definition Render Pipeline (HDRP), which is forcing me to re-learn how to achieve various effects. I wrote up a recent blog mentioning … More HDRP Shader Graph and Wind Zones

Added Aug 20, 2022: Please note: This post can still be interesting, but if you want my final answer, check out this newer post. One of the unexpected areas of change when upgrading my Unity project from the built in render pipeline to HDRP was that Wind support is now different. My existing trees with … More Wind in HDRP – my journey so far

I am in the process of upgrading my Unity project from the Built in Render Pipeline to the High Definition Render Pipeline (HDRP). HDRP does some effects differently, one of which is the Depth of Field effect which is useful for background (or foreground) blurring. (I have blogged on effects like this previously, for the … More HDRP Camera Depth of Field Effects (blur)