Using Post-Processing to improve visuals in Unity

In this video we take a look at how to use the Post-Processing Stack in Unity to drastically improve the look of our visuals in our project.
We take a look at how to get started using post-processing and work to create a realistic auto-exposure effect.
We also take a look at how to use the depth of field effect to create a tilt-shift effect on our camera.
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[@ianfavreau9776]

Wow, thank you so much! Other tutorials do not even include the box trigger part to attach the volume to. 5 hours later, and finally I have reached salvation!

[@NeoAnthony]

Awesome! I liked how just by adding the effects the whole feel of the scene changed. It would be cool if you could show us how some of these effects can be applied to the UI. So people can turn certain effects on and off, change resolution and such. I'm no GameDev, but all this looks so interesting to me.

[@sirling9126]

Thank you so much for uploading this video, helped me so much as a fresh game developer

[@dudul90x39]

Great tutorials! Simply, right into the point said and great video editing and overall look. Great job!

[@Jordofentdealer]

I have been looking for this tutorial for a long time. Most tutorials are outdated or to complicated. Thanks you just got a sub 👍 ;).

[@potaterjim]

We really need an updated version of this for 2021, there's precious little documentation

[@peterjessiman7005]

These are great tutorials, Thorough and well planned out, Thank You.

[@axelarjun5111]

InstaBlaster.

[@SH-tk4lx]

this is pure quality mate ... well done

[@Oxmond]

Great tutorial! 👍 Just loooooooove Post-Processing in Unity, but of course you always have to keep an eye on the performance ... 🤓

[@Macamuuri]

Currently working in VR to mimick Keratoconus for my graduation project. And I could just kiss you. You saved me! Thank you for the quick and easy explanation.

[@noobsaibot3922]

Why didnt i find this channel before? awesome work bro subbed.

[@irtezarahman5370]

Was looking for it for unity new version. Thank you!!

[@skaterdudeish]

For someone who doesn't use unity on a daily basis, only comment I'd give is that you go a little bit more in depth with the layers, because I wasn't aware you needed to create a post processing profile. Other than that, great video!

[@shreevathsa9333]

Great Tutorial! My game got much real after applying this!

[@thegamingjetblue777]

Awesome tutorial, well explained. Thank you so much!

[@322ss]

Congrats for 1000+ subs!

[@littlecurrybread]

best explanation of this I've found so far! TY!

[@anshulbansal3431]

This was something greattt and very fruitful to watch!!

[@johnx140]

Amazing stuff man, thank you!

[@457Deniz457]

This video has a really high value ! THANKS !!! :)

[@meehdrescher]

Thanks for this quick tutorial, perfect for my racing game! :)

[@JakeSmout]

I'm using UE4 for Android but this was still really useful and clearly explained. Thanks!

[@Phoenix_V0]

This was a big help, thanks man

[@nemlinkacompany7577]

Awesome, Amazing, it really helping soo much. Many thanks

[@jebknott1550]

Thanks man, so much, this was a great help

[@qusaiagha5852]

very good quality content. you sir have earned a sub.

[@delifisektuxedo]

This was great. Thank you for Auto Exposure detailed usage how-to. Also is there any chance to get indoor lightning example ?

[@Betruet]

Great tutorial I learned a lot!

[@francescopaciello8593]

Very good explanation! You got a sub!

[@joy211191]

We can add a secondary camera that is not rendering but is only depth check that can control the DoF effect dynamically and simulate a human eye even more. The camera shoots out a ray of infinite length and wherever it lands, is the focus length and voila, dynamically adjusted DoF effect.

[@user-jp1mf3iy4m]

U help me so much, great work. ty)

[@prahaladadharsh9766]

Hey I just want to know that how u do that dslr type in background on 8:45..that blur ness...I see in gta v and many games cutscenes but I don't know how it is done

[@starchaser28]

Does anyone know if there's a way to do auto-exposure with the URP template?

[@zsccaptain4127]

Great tutorials! And if there is a player walking around in front of the camera,how it looks?

[@WangleLine]

Great tutorial, thanks!

[@davidalejandroreyesmilian9501]

Great vid lad

[@ErickSntM]

Excellent teaching !!

[@aggressivemastery]

Great Lesson!

[@neenaw]

Really helpful, thanks!

[@MrNerd-ll9my]

Badass tutorial, mate.

[@theminusel5863]

where did you get that map? I'm curious.

[@NabilMajid]

is possible to reduce the object border flickering?

[@DarkMatterOfHeaven]

What does the shutter angle value correspond to in cameras? Say I want my shutter speed to be 1/48, like with 24 fps footage, What should the shutter angle be?

[@Mimatix]

Thanks you a lot for this great tutorial

[@issabaluch2973]

Is there a way to apply motion blur to only one object

[@spiralplayz3018]

how do you get the post processing from the package manager

[@katzen3314]

Really useful thanks!

[@anzac407]

Very useful, thank you

[@kocsis1david]

Any idea why TAA isn't working at 2:51?

[@senkapro3794]

I dont find post processing profile in assets , please help me

[@angeloabritaa]

Thanks from Brazil

[@audacityfilmsproductions5334]

Where did you get that great city?

[@botcomborderreaching3518]

How can I do this with universal render pipeline. I cant see any Auto Exposure between effects

[@dawaysss7987]

I don’t have the rendering path option?

[@hamnamahboob7894]

when post processing applied camera does not render anything in mobile unity sir kindly help me

[@sdumo59]

I did all but still cant find post processing under component and its installed please help

[@ignatiusreilly8280]

Why does nothing ever works like it is shown in videos? There is no "post processing" layer choice in Unity 2020.2.

[@dawaysss7987]

You need to add the layer yourself.

[@isaacdishongh2432]

i dont have the post prossesing under layer in the post prossesing tab. what do i do

[@arnoutjansen]

Me neither..

[@TheBnjmnlrd]

Anyone see a discussion of fps and just how much post processing can be done to stay playable to less than stellar rigs?

[@jojoyoustudio]

I love post processing but when I put it into the scene my fps will be very low

[@RandomHandle837]

Well, yea post processing is heavy on the computer

[@AzoozePvP]

@GameLabStudio _ where this ?

[@RealisiticEdgeMod]

Cinematic? More like shit-a-matic.

[@victor.novorski]

That's why always do it at the end

[@Karayef]

Thanks so much 😘😘

[@TheGggandalf]

Can someone tell me what package or tool is he using to display the colliders like this at 3:36 ? In my project they only show the wireframe, I want to be able to see the faces of the box collider in green for easier placement and such, thanks

[@DreadKyller]

That green color is actually the post processing volume, it's rendering two things there, the wireframe of the collider, but then the Post Process Volume is also rendering it's extents at the same time as a green box. That green color is unfortunately not part of the collider, it just hap pens to take the same shape as the collider is what determines the Post Process Volume.

[@Giburozu]

Thanks for your tutorial. But why i cant found post processing volume like 2:04 ?

[@chiarafiore28]

you need to install the post processing package

[@dmitriysparrow]

great lesson, thank you! show somehow how to create pool objects

[@Yuskee4]

where to download

[@bossmanstudios544]

thank you

[@Qualco8602]

Thank you very much it was veryyy helpful my game looks 1000 times bette :DD

[@Itzcrisshorts]

When I add post processing but the fps drops

[@fxy933]

works for urp?

[@RobertoOrtis]

Amazing stuff!! Could you please make a more in-depth look at post processing for mobile? I haven't been able to find anything about it on KZbin

[@zok_6619]

It‘s the same thing

[@ramizmollah3685]

Subscribed

[@chiroquejean9274]

Please please please ...i need a link to free a post procesing , or ambiente oclusión please please thanks

[@achonwamichael4526]

Thank man your doing God’s work

[@bunggo9914]

I wonder how can we use the post proccessing effects in 2D game

[@Skellens]

Ye help ;_;

[@FunTime-mg5xg]

@GameLabStudio _ Yes, please! lol

[@maxdstel5202]

octopath traveler

[@thatboredinternetwanderer140]

@@Skellens Here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/gpiwgGqeh7aFh9U its made by this guy sykoo

[@okie1630]

which game at 0:59?

[@RatoCavernaBR]

The auto exposure was too slow for my liking, there is a way to make it transit faster? Also the depth of field isn't really smart to know where to focus and I don't think there is a good way to solve that. Unless there is a way to unfocus just thing's far away from the camera and that aren't on the center of the screen.

[@deinemutter3598]

I don't have the Post-process Layer option in my camera components, even though I'm using URP so I should have it. Can you help?

[@rttsh1616]

You need to add post-processing to your layers then it will work

[@Electro3Strike]

Download it on package manager using unity registry

[@DiegoOliveiraProf]

nice, finally a tutorial that works on this LOL

[@siavashaliyari3458]

What should I do for mobile games ? Post processing makes my game really laggy

[@zzedixx]

don't use post processing

[@LoxyTheFoxxo]

is there a way to just add the effects without the collider?

[@4ghzgaming664]

Use Global option

[@yves_jotres]

i cant see any changes in my scene

[@filippodeluca6019]

where do you get post process layer...its something that you buy or something thats already in the post process stacks free plugin in the unity store?

[@N19ht96]

It already a part of the Post-Processing. And Also you shouldn't install Post-Processing on the Unity Store. You should install it in the Package Manager.

[@filippodeluca6019]

@@N19ht96 thank you!

[@playflagstudios2447]

I can't find post processing on unity assets store

tnx a lot

[@gabogame8821]

Out of te editor, my project uses 95% of muy GPU 3d, what can i do?

[@ka-md8ue]

Hi, did you figure out that problem?

[@clamum]

Thanks a lot, this was very helpful. I still need to figure out how to get lighting to look good in my scene. I have like a sunset for my skybox, so I moved the Directional Light so it's basically lined up with the sun and pointing across my scene (a city block). However the scene is too dark, with buildings on the opposite side of the sun quite dark. I get that it's realistic but I want it lighter. I tried adding an Area Light, disc shape, with a 200 radius which covered everything it looked like, but changing the Intensity and other values did do squat.

[@azertclipz8522]

Thx

[@yathawraj1255]

My first person camera is not enetering into box collider. so i cant see the effect in the collider

[@webfreezy]

Same thing here. It's weird that it works in the video in my opinion from understanding the Unity basics because if it's a collider your player will collide and not enter it.

[@dawaysss7987]

I mean u can click “is trigger” on the collider and it won’t collide but for me it’s not doing anything when I click Is trigger

[@isaacdishongh2432]

what did you do when you "placed a volume over here" at 3:18

[@isaacdishongh2432]

watched that section multiple times and i have no idea what you did

[@littlecurrybread]

@@isaacdishongh2432 So basically he adds a box collider to the object called PostFX he created at 02:58. Click on PostFX, add the box collider from the "Add Component" button in the Inspector. He scales the box collider (makes it bigger using scale tool, or R on windows) and he places it over the camera. For me my camera stays still so I just placed the PostFX object on my Camera, I just dropped it on there in the hierarchy and suddenly I was able to start seeing all the effects. Essentially he's making the box collider big enough that it can wrap around the camera. I hope that makes sense, let me know if you have any issues. (Make sure you also have the post-process volume, along with the box collider)

[@masonhuckins1840]

When I click add component, the post processing does not pop up. I’m on a Mac running the free version of Unity. Begging for help

[@isaiahburns3011]

Have you imported the post processing package? If not, head over to Window > Package Manager > set your search to "All Packages," then search for "Post Processing."

[@masonhuckins1840]

You gotta be in cycles I believe. It’s working for me now

[@user-zu6vx1mu7t]

Is this URP?

[@rf2642]

Post processing is not in my list for the layer under trigger

[@chiinyanvt6225]

me too agh

[@FigDev]

cool

[@Caleb-ss9jt]

Where is the post-process layer? I can't find it in components.

[@Kulongwase]

I'm a bit late, but this is for other as well Windows - package manager - "its inside of package unity registry" - scroll down to the Post Processing package - "download it" - Components - Rendering - post-process layer :)

[@4Evermusic]

@@Kulongwase thank you so much!!!!

[@alexiscuff9140]

I love you guy

[@theredgoblin562]

ACES is about accurate color not cinematic, it has a higher dynamic range than the human eye and so makes the image more realistic than previous methods that had less range than a camera

[@dakshrokadia5555]

in the layer there is no option for post processing 2:24

[@HehasChinese]

You must add it youtself the "PostProcessing".U have to click on any GameObject and then in the Inspector,click "Layer",then in any layer u write "PostProcessing" or whichever name u want to use.

[@alexandermylnikov7774]

6:27. that sign is a political party in the country of georgia, where did you get this scene?

[@privateHandle731]

Superstar!

[@bilnex250]

are you from georgia?

[@nikoloztsartsidze4459]

Qartveli cxar?