BEST SETTINGS for Unreal Engine 5.3 - PERFECT Renders Every Time

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In this video, I cover the latest plugin for Unreal Engine 5.3 from Boundless Entertainment: LightForge! LightForge is a plugin for Unreal Engine 5 which allows you to quickly and easily maximize the quality and performance of your scene with just 3 clicks. LightForge also includes ready-made render presets which make achieving cinematic-quality renders a breeze.
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[@essamibrahiem2896]

Hello, for those who can't find the render presets after installing, you have to make sure to check "Show Plugin Content", but not in the content browser, do this by clicking the gear icon in the drop down menu which can be found in the sequencer in the movie render queue job dialogue box.

[@Chunkies32]

Also "Show Engine Content"

[@leo_stanstudio839]

I've just purchased the plugin, and it's awesome, you've saved me a LOT of time! best plugin ever for rendering!

[@artvigura559]

thank you so much for developing such plugins! bought path tracer pro, looking forward to your new tool! :)

[@333mmartin1]

Love this! I had just purchsed Path Tracer Pro like a week ago so there was a split second where I was a little sad but getting a free upgrade is huge! Thanks!

[@ArtsAndrew]

Just what I needed! Very useful since I'm working on some cinematic content for school. Thank you!

[@BoundlessEntertainmentFilms]

Awesome, very glad to hear that!! Hope you enjoy!

[@bendvfx]

I already purchased your Plugin and now this new Lightforge one is more amazing. As an Unreal Engine starter it really helped me a lot to optimize and level up my first animation scene without going through a painful long process. Thank you 🙏👍❤

[@BoundlessEntertainmentFilms]

I'm very glad to hear that, it's great to hear artists finding the plugins useful! We are working on a new version of LightForge with even more features - can't wait to share it with you all!!

[@arthritic]

Thanks Sam. Fantastic looking plugin. Just purchased. BTW - bought your course about 2 weeks back and cannot say enough great things about it. Kudos to you sir!

[@BoundlessEntertainmentFilms]

I'm very glad to hear that and thanks for your purchase! I hope you enjoy the plugin!! :)

[@3x9u]

Purchased! thank you, can’t wait to try it

[@BoundlessEntertainmentFilms]

Thanks for purchasing! Hope you enjoy it!!

[@polymathstudios1232]

I was absolutely stoked to get my free copy of lightforge. THANK YOU!

[@BoundlessEntertainmentFilms]

Very glad to hear that, I hope you enjoy the plugin and thanks for supporting us!

[@artbygrizzly]

Just purchased! Gonna try out a lot of renders with this! Thank you!!

[@BoundlessEntertainmentFilms]

Thanks for purchasing, I can't wait to see what you all create! :)

[@jumpieva]

one other thing to consider. in 5.4 they came out with node based render settings that may make stuff like this easier going forward.

[@TommyInMotion]

This is amazing ! Thank you for this tool

[@BoundlessEntertainmentFilms]

Very happy to serve this community and I hope you get a lot of use out of it!! :)

[@arnaudddvideau2307]

I just tried it and I can confirm that it's amazing.. Thx a lot Sam.

[@BoundlessEntertainmentFilms]

So glad to hear that!! Thank you for supporting us and we hope you continue to enjoy the plugin! :)

[@LoneVisionary]

Enrolled in the class, going to buy this asap!

[@BoundlessEntertainmentFilms]

Awesome, thanks for your support!! I hope you like the plugin and the course! :)

[@qryph]

lets goooooo thank youuu

[@threedstar]

Just bought it! Thank you!

[@BoundlessEntertainmentFilms]

Hope you enjoy it!

[@legendarybigboss8385]

Great plugin Sam. I just purchase it. Btw can u add optimize setting for light baking in the next lightforge upgrade?bcos i use UE for archviz and sometimes i use light baking for my scenes instead of lumen. Thank u

[@RobertNicholls-md3hr]

Hi there I have just bought Light forge and pathtracer pro, and I cant wait to try them out. I have a few questions. Do you need to install both plugins or does Light forge cover both. Secondly what happens to the settings you might have set up in your project already once you enable the plugin for Lightforge in the post process volume? For instance if I already have a postprocess volume in my project, should I delete it?

[@michaelb1099]

love what it did for my scene but do notice to get the moos i want in lighting some tweaking is still needed to match my thought for the enviroment but well worth the plugin thank you

[@user-sl6mn6wz8m]

Looks interesting! Will the plugin be updated for UE 5.4?

[@akiAlex]

Why not in Unreal Marketplace?

[@bsafaev9128]

Just got the plugin. Some things got better, although render time increased and some weird triangles appeared in the shadows. Investigating..

[@jbach]

Hi Sam. On first glance it appears your Lumen Settings overrides the default values in the PPV, allowing higher values and achievement of higher quality. Am I correct? Or are you simply remapping the default value range?

[@YiqunMa]

Great Plugin, what are your PC Specs to run Unreal Engine?

[@miizzomohd2276]

As an archviz mostly render an interior shots, are this plugin going to help me ? It will add the sun-sky, sky atmosphere and etc ? Or it will help me only in artificial lighting? And should i add these lights? Explain more to me please Thanks

[@bramcardon5133]

This is amazing! While I haven't had the chance to use it yet, transitioning from C4D/Houdini, this feels like the perfect fit

[@zachary3603]

Why the transition out of interest :)?

[@qusayquraishi1607]

I tried it and did not get a good result. I don't know why After the Render my picture not good it’s different before Render

[@alphaninegaming]

Does it work with Ultra Dynamic Sky?

[@taylorguthrie9127]

Is this only for 5.3 or can I use it with other 5.x versions? I’m currently on 5.2 with plans to upgrade to 5.4 soon.

[@designomomento]

Thanks for the tutorial. I couldnt solve one issue about shadows. Seems ok on viewport but shadow looks like smearing on the surface at the back. I changed spot light attenuation to soften the shadows. But still smearing 🤦‍♂️😅

[@EthanCasner]

When do you expect to have it available for 5.4?

[@Rohitthakur-dq5uw]

i dont have a path tracer as i have 1650 GTX will this plugin work ?

[@sivirusblack7267]

Good day to all I really liked the plugin and I bought it for myself for my projects, but I had a problem, it doesn’t work and I can’t understand why, can you help me?

[@eugenepylinsky3906]

Does the plugin work with UE 5.4.0 ?

[@zixiiceyy7523]

Hi, I purchased LightForge and followed the tutorial to install its 5.3.2 version, but I did not find the LightForge option in the ue window drop-down bar. Is there any solution?

[@PaulEuvrard-hc9xd]

It works great in UE5.3 But curious when is it ready for UE5.4

[@user-ev4ud5xs2j]

In this kind of scenario, the edges of the model are prone to flickering constantly... especially the edges of metal and building objects, and sometimes there are things like Moore's stripes flickering constantly in the picture... what should be done to completely avoid these problems!

[@user-hx7wn9bk4r]

Just bought the plugin, followed the installation guide. I dont get a pop up for Lightforge in my Window tab , I dont have path tracer installed

[@joestar._.a5010]

Does the plugin also apply to metahumans?

[@nu-beings]

Hey I believe I found a bug with LightForge and UE 5.3! When I enable Path Tracing in LF, the head materials of my characters all disappear. These characters are CC4-based characters transferred via LiveLink from iClone 8 to UE 5.3. I also have DLSS 3.5 installed. I have an RTX a6000 GPU. Does any of this cause the issue?

[@kevincantrell6295]

Is there a reason why you aren't selling this in the UE marketplace?

[@dakipro]

hi, is this suitable for beginners, or do you think you need to know what the plugin is doing in order to use it? I am just playing with this plugin on youtube videos, but would like good render of course. Just that I am at the very beginning so I do not know if I need it at this stage. Thanks!

[@BoundlessEntertainmentFilms]

This plugin was actually designed with beginners as one of the main groups that would benefit from the plugin! I think as an artist, the technical side of things can get in the way of getting the results you want, which is why we created LightForge. Ultimately, if you're serious about using Unreal Engine, I would recommend trying to learn how the engine works, but this tool is meant to alleviate the learning curve so you can get great results fast. We also offer the Unreal Engine for Filmmakers course as well as a free beginner course if you'd like to learn more about the engine and how to use it. The full course is here: boundless-resource.com/ultimate-unreal-engine-for-filmmakers-bundle-build/ And the beginner course is here: boundless-resource.com/beginner/ I hope this helps! :)

[@dakipro]

@@BoundlessEntertainmentFilms Thanks it helps. I've just purchased it, however whatever I do with it or click, nothing happens with the scene :) it has to be something on my side, but I've tried in two projects that I have and purchased from the unreal store, but in both numbers change, however nothing happens neither in the scene nor in the sequence. I tried googling on how to use this plugin but it is that new that I haven't found anything, and that is why I asked if it is for beginners. It would help your sales and marketing if you would make a total noob beginner video on how to use it, the videos you have on the website assume quite a level of knowledge for a noob like me. It also compares it with regular way of doing things and with the plugins - none of those are relatable to a complete beginner :) Thanks for the prompt reply, all the best

[@NkRiot]

Any updates on the plugin?

[@laughterdown]

Can you please issue me a refund? I already sent you an email. Thx

[@AVISIONMUSICTV]

I know it depends on the amount of detail per scene and pc machine capabilities. But will this plugin help reduce render times with path tracing? Do users have data privacy with this plugin?

[@BoundlessEntertainmentFilms]

Unfortunately, render times with path tracing primarily depend on your hardware and scene - however, getting certain settings right for rendering (such as Max Path Exposure to reduce Fireflies) can allow you to reduce the sample count to a smaller number (under your Anti-Aliasing settings), and reducing the sample count will significantly reduce your render times. There is a point of diminishing returns when it comes to sample counts, so finding the sweet spot is important. For the plugin's render presets, we've set the sample count (which can always be changed if you like) to what we've found to be the sweet spot for most scenes. Scenes with more motion may need a higher temporal sample count and scenes that have fireflies or more grain will need a higher spatial sample count, but we've provided a good starting point. So the plugin does not speed up your render times in Path Tracing per se, however it will help get your settings in the right area so you can reduce your sample count as much as possible. I hope that helps and makes sense!

[@amitshneor1]

hi ! i've purchased Path Tracer Pro before , but i dont see link to free download of LightForge...where and how to download it for free? Thanks Awsome Stuff!!

[@BoundlessEntertainmentFilms]

Thanks for purchasing Path Tracer Pro! We are currently working on granting everyone access to the plugin who bought PT Pro previously - it will show up in your Downloads in the next day or two - sorry for the delay, but it will be there soon! If you'd prefer not to wait, send me an email and I can grant you access manually!

[@amitshneor1]

ive sent you an email....Thanks a lot !!@@BoundlessEntertainmentFilms

[@Oceana_3D]

Subscribed! ^_^

[@WeShootFilms]

I did this but as soon as i click on path tracer it gets rid off all the foliage in the same and there flattened

[@Orozco_PNW]

Does it fix the issue with using emissive objects to illuminate things like cove lights? I am getting unpredictable results right now where the glow doesn't work except mainly on the edge of screen space or periodically near objects obstructing the view...

[@Orozco_PNW]

This is when using Lumen, otherwise with Path Tracer it looks phenomenal, but takes ages to render!

[@ruanneves8841]

Is lightforge still available? I tried accessing the links but they didn't work. Couldn't find it in the store either.

[@BoundlessEntertainmentFilms]

Yes, LightForge is still available. I'm not sure why the links wouldn't be working, but you should be able to access it here: boundless-resource.com/lightforge/ If that doesn't work, you can find the product here: boundless-resource.com/product/lightforge/ Hope this helps and thanks for your interest! :)

[@user-hx7wn9bk4r]

Is it working for 5.3.1 yet??

[@Kwaliti_]

Is LightForge updated for UE 5.4?

[@AberrationTheory]

Hasn't been updated yet

[@Kwaliti_]

@@AberrationTheory thanks

[@emperorscotty]

i already knew a lot of this and you and i know there is no plug in you can make that really will do what you said, next thing i know i use that and it cuts off an important feature i need to achieve my artistic vision in film. People your better off learning what all the settings mean and just do it yourself. If your going through the effort of adding 3d modeling to your film you might as well learn how to render too to optimize your workflow.

[@akiAlex]

This!

[@YaBoyThrill]

I can’t find the render presets when I use Light Forge. Is there something I’m missing something? The dropdown box shows me nothing.

[@essamibrahiem2896]

Hello, for those who can't find the render presets after installing, you have to make sure to check "Show Plugin Content", but not in the content browser, do this by clicking the gear icon in the drop down menu which can be found in the sequencer in the movie render queue job dialogue box.

[@nickfai9301]

Hi, 1) Is Light Forge included as free in the Filmaking course? 2) Why do we need Light Forge since the scene will be re-edited in Davinci? 3) If I want to make daylight outdoor scene like this project: kzbin.info/www/bejne/pne6p6Cvja-ejK8 Is it also suitable to use Light Forge?

[@FilmryStudios]

cant answer#1 2.) But almost 99% of renders should have the final finishing done via color grading for various reason but primarily being that you can create your own color palette and mood 3.) Yes - but do keep in mind this doesn't magically gives your composition or camera direction skills - the plugin will in fact get you the quality you need but decision on lens choice and focal length matters too

[@Apuat]

Looks great. Considering there is such a wide variety of cinematic looks, I would love to see some preset parameters which offered the look of different films, or looks commonly found in various films. Maybe even a parameter where you could mix 2 or 3 of these presets to save your own & share them with others. Just an idea.

[@BoundlessEntertainmentFilms]

Thank you for your suggestion! We are working on a feature exactly like this for the next version, as well as adding more convenient features for developing your look and controlling your lighting. Thanks again for your suggestion, it is very helpful to receive feedback and ideas like this! :)

[@Apuat]

@@BoundlessEntertainmentFilms Glad you appreciate my feedback. You guys are definitely on the right track! Thanks for your hard work and sharing your knowledge.

[@sydvaughn.c4d]

I’m running UE 5.3.2 and have installed light forge successfully, however I am not seeing any render presets in the render queue. Any idea how to fix this?

[@RavedeCrystal]

same here, any answer?

[@martinmenso6671]

??!

[@sydvaughn.c4d]

Found a fix, you have to drag the render presets into your UE5 project content folder.

[@RavedeCrystal]

thanks @@sydvaughn.c4d as for you Boundless Entertainement, the secret sauce of a successful business is customer care. cheers

[@essamibrahiem2896]

Hello, for those who can't find the render presets after installing, you have to make sure to check "Show Plugin Content", but not in the content browser, do this by clicking the gear icon in the drop down menu which can be found in the sequencer in the movie render queue job dialogue box.

[@erasedmemories2457]

Just bought Lightforge but there are none of your presets available.

[@RavedeCrystal]

same here, any answer ?

[@Rob_eight10media]

Pathtracer Pro still appears to be 9.99 at checkout?

[@BoundlessEntertainmentFilms]

It should be updated now, sorry about that!

[@Rob_eight10media]

excellent 🙂thank you @@BoundlessEntertainmentFilms

[@firlavisualizations]

👌

[@realnickg]

Is this a scam? Because I purchased the add on, installed and there's nothing. Contacted them for support and no response...

[@BoundlessEntertainmentFilms]

It's not a scam, I am working very hard to get caught up with all my emails. It's a lot to handle for me and it's been a busy time at the moment - I am looking for help, but my apologies for any slow responses. There seems to be a bug with UE5.3.2 so if you have any other plugins installed it won't show up. We are looking into the issue but it seems to be a bug with the engine. It doesn't happen with 5.3.1 or other versions. If that doesn't fix the issue, there are other possibilities but that is pretty much the main issue I've seen. Hope that helps and feel free to send me another email in case I missed yours somehow or something. Sorry again for the slow responses

[@BoundlessEntertainmentFilms]

Also if the plugin doesn't work for you or anything like that I will 100% refund anyone. I've just been a little slow on the emails lately, so my apologies

[@realnickg]

@BoundlessEntertainmentFilms I'm really keen to use it, only I have migrated my projects to the latest version of UE. Is there an ETA on a hotfix?

[@AberrationTheory]

I personally have it loading in 5.3.2, but when I set the post processing volume in lightforge and hit optimize, the values on the plugin change but nothing happens to the scene, and the values don't show in the actual volume, regardless of what I change the values to they never show the same as lightforge. It's like there's a disconnect between the plugin and the volume

[@WeShootFilms]

how do we install it

[@BoundlessEntertainmentFilms]

Hello, there is an installation guide included with the plugin, or you can check out the resources page here: boundless-resource.com/lightforgehub/

[@JocelynBordat]

So Path Tracer Pro plugin is now useless with LightForge ?

[@BoundlessEntertainmentFilms]

If you already purchased Path Tracer Pro, you will be getting a free upgrade to LightForge - we are working on it, but it is taking some time to grant everyone access, so we are hoping to have it done sometime today. Path Tracer Pro is still useful and is now free, so anyone can use it. However, if you have LightForge, there isn't really a need to use both plugins, since PT Pro's features are included in LightForge. Hope that makes sense and feel free to respond here or email me if you have any other questions or if that is unclear. Thanks for watching!

[@solofilmmaking]

hey bro, let check the lightforge 5.2 folder, there is no render preset yet.

[@BoundlessEntertainmentFilms]

Thanks for the heads up - I've just updated the download so if you re-download the file the render presets will work now. Sorry for the inconvenience and I appreciate the quick feedback! Hope you enjoy!

[@PainnGames]

@@BoundlessEntertainmentFilms Still nothing..

[@RavedeCrystal]

still nothing here too, unreal 5.3@@BoundlessEntertainmentFilms

[@essamibrahiem2896]

Hello, for those who can't find the render presets after installing, you have to make sure to check "Show Plugin Content", but not in the content browser, do this by clicking the gear icon in the drop down menu which can be found in the sequencer in the movie render queue job dialogue box.

[@solofilmmaking]

@@BoundlessEntertainmentFilms hey bro, do we have lightforce for 5.4 ? :D

[@shahsaraan1724]

awesome tool but now its not free 😢

[@FischersFritze12]

It's certainly a cool tool, but unfortunately you can only pay by credit card and not with PayPal, otherwise I would have bought it long ago.

[@BoundlessEntertainmentFilms]

You should be able to pay with PayPal! If you are having trouble, please reach out through the contact form on the website and we can help you out!

[@UnrealDojo]

Sent you an email but no reply ……..

[@khaled1saidi277]

That’s stupid really 😂

[@qaxt8231]

scam

[@user-hx7wn9bk4r]

Can i get a refund please.

[@petneb]

I have seen your advertisement a couple of hundred times and it is very disturbing. I don't know how yt algorithms work but you are wasting money on me.