Wētā FX's Meerkat Demo | Unreal Engine 5.4.1 | 4K 60 fps

Meerkat Demo rendered in Unreal Engine 5.4.1 using render queue.
Meerkat Demo : www.unrealengine.com/marketplace/en-US/product/meerkat-demo-06
All thanks to Wētā FX for this incredible demo !!

[@javebjorkman]

So incredible how far we’ve come from hieroglyphics to now this

[@schpeidermann]

Yeah we went from things that had actual meaning to glaring into screens..

[@etykespeer2230]

@@schpeidermann lol then go paint in a cave you have all the freedom you give yourself

[@kipkipful]

@@schpeidermannas id the screens werent showing anything

[@eSKAone-]

​@@schpeidermann the hieroglyphics also mostly portrayed stories, it's how we humans organize. We seldomly communicate objective reality 💟🌌☮️

[@jag13153]

And how amazing it is than in the end what you saw in this demo are just coupled triangles!

[@issacdhan]

At 0:51 egg shadow appeared from nowhere. Anyways, Great Demo, Great improvements.

[@daniridao]

hahahahha I didn´t noticed the first time but good eye!! Amazing demo regardless

[@Graphical_Gurujii]

That's unreal 😅 thi thing sucks a lot many times.

[@y0blue]

the egg shadow also clipped at the bottom when he was trying to first scratch it off

[@matahalah]

does that have something to do with LODs ?

[@DeltaNovum]

There also seems to be a physics and or animation bug with part of the egg, just at the end.

[@fcojavier142]

The rest of us mortals don't make these animations even in their dreams. They are very good, the real-time unreal rendering engine is awesome.

[@Meerkat000]

I’ve been waiting for this game my entire life!

[@THEcucufate]

That is incredible. How far we've come from green lines and only text on computer screens to this.

[@redaizo]

This was made by Weta Digital a World class award winning studio

[@ConsoleCatalysts]

True, full credit to them

[@_WyngX]

Amazing. Just brilliant!

[@DonoVideoProductions]

Close to photoreal. Soon it will be indistinguishable. The amount of animation work that went into this is amazing!

[@primalotter4790]

Look absolutely fabulous well done! Those last couple frames LOL.

[@ConsoleCatalysts]

Thanks ✌️

[@slambingo_]

@@ConsoleCatalysts What are you thanking? It wasn't made by you.

[@omg-the-best-crazy]

Incredible! It’s so good to get excited about a new product and staying in that cycle of again getting excited about what comes next. All this 100% completes and fulfils our lives. My god I love technology ❤

[@YCDesigns]

How did you do the animation of the animals?

[@HisuianQuilava]

How does this look so good you deserve more attention than you get for this

[@nfarquhar]

This is an Unreal Sample Project available for Free, it was created by WETA FX. great to see it rendered out in Unreal 5, such a cute Meerkat

[@koresoteira447]

Yeah, Weta FX dont get any attention...

[@HisuianQuilava]

@@koresoteira447 oops sorry I didn’t know

[@firasalmeshari4851]

Amazing animation. Loved it.

[@ConsoleCatalysts]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@musiphilia4780]

Amazing. brilliant brilliant brilliant

[@ConsoleCatalysts]

Many thanks

[@jamiethomas4079]

What laid the huge egg? What ate the inside of the egg? A hole like that would likely be from consuming the insides by a predator, and not from something hatching. So many questions.

[@Hoeks33]

Last frame is proof this is indeed made in UE:D

[@aliactsc]

NO WAY!! 🤯🤯🤯🤯

[@IgnacioAguilarToledo]

Amazing

[@drsjamesserra]

Unreal!

[@ConsoleCatalysts]

Thanks ✌️

[@Fantomas24ARM]

I need an open-world medieval RPG with graphics like this.

[@ConsoleCatalysts]

We are getting high graphics games. Hopefully will not be able to differentiate from reality starting UE 6

[@Fantomas24ARM]

@@ConsoleCatalysts I'am playing Hellblade 2 now and it looks astonishingly good. But I wish they were making more RPGs on UE5 not just a 10 hour story games.

[@lovelyarmy9622]

Super ❤

[@ConsoleCatalysts]

Thanks 🔥

[@cgimadesimple]

i love it ❤❤

[@ConsoleCatalysts]

Cheers, Thanks 👍

[@user-dt5rz8zp9d]

Which softwares are you using ?

[@ConsoleCatalysts]

Unreal Engine 5.4.1 for rendering and Blender for Image Sequence to Video file conversion.

[@omidghotbi]

it was there from unreal 4.2 i believe, am I missing something ?

[@ConsoleCatalysts]

Yes, the project can be opened in different versions of unreal. This helps in comparing how the different versions of unreal look like.

[@abdosak9811]

mind blowing

[@ConsoleCatalysts]

Thanks ✌️

[@mvinch101]

that ending

[@buckvideo]

In a lot of ways I prefer the UE4 lighting. The large egg looks nicer with more warm bounce from below in UE4. You can get this in UE5, just need better art direction.

[@skevoid]

That camerawork where it's following the meerkat's head on a slight delay sure is unpleasant.

[@billmore6486]

Reminds me of ice age a bit

[@oBuLLzEyEo1013]

The F animated that bird...

[@toutagamon]

Is there an executable for this?

[@ConsoleCatalysts]

No, it is an unreal engine project, you can get it from here www.unrealengine.com/marketplace/en-US/product/meerkat-demo-06

[@ivoryoelcabanban9044]

This is pre-rendered. I hope they do it in real time.

[@ConsoleCatalysts]

With real animals ? 😁

[@nayanzalamovieactionfigure3807]

U can done excellent work ❤

[@ConsoleCatalysts]

Thanks ✌️

[@kipkipful]

@@ConsoleCatalystsso weird to reply thanks

[@MuneeshVerma-ei5bu]

Tutorial please 🙏

[@dharmeshkumar2763]

How much time did it take to render this?

[@ConsoleCatalysts]

25-30 minutes

[@JarppaGuru]

5.5 coming

[@user-dt5rz8zp9d]

Whats your pc spec?

[@ConsoleCatalysts]

RTX 3060 6GB, AMD Ryzen 7 5800H

[@ind_subh]

Whats your configuration.. and render time !! Great job ❤

[@ConsoleCatalysts]

RTX 3060, 6GB VRAM Took about 25-30 minutes to render

[@brandhuetv]

@@ConsoleCatalysts lumen or path trace?

[@ConsoleCatalysts]

@@brandhuetv Lumen There are demo videos without lumen as well that were rendered on UE4; visually, you will be able to see the difference.

[@thevendetta3487]

Rendered in Nvidia Quadro?

[@ConsoleCatalysts]

RTX 3060

[@thevendetta3487]

@@ConsoleCatalysts Nice, good quality

[@lucabarsher9061]

funny to see what weta will make when they're not working for others

[@spaceexpireaudio666]

amazing. But yeah that shadow ruined the perfection haha

[@ConsoleCatalysts]

Thanks

[@abhishekverma3512]

The creature looks damnnn realistic ❤. Which software u used to make them sir/mam?

[@ConsoleCatalysts]

Here kzbin.info/www/bejne/ZprbpaOZpsdra6ssi=CCY-S_tIS4VloYDD

[@abhishekverma3512]

@@ConsoleCatalysts TQ so much sir ❣️

[@2pingu937]

Why do people think this handheld camera shake is making stuff more realistic? Its not... it looks like some dumb influencer is recording all your hard rendering work lmao. Stable, panned dolly shots with beautiful composition. Otherwise good job.

[@MindlessProds]

I don’t know, I personally love the handheld effect in 3D animation

[@martmuru]

In cinematography, there’s a place for all kinds of camera movements based on the situation. Shaky, erratic movements complement tension and anxiety in the story. Camera movements play a crucial role in conveying emotions and enhancing storytelling.

[@ogelsmogel]

Cute story! It looks phenomenal, but the movements are still a bit off. It feels more Pixar than real life is what I'm saying..

[@Avrelivs_Gold]

As previous UE demos showed, a demo is just a short packed demo... Real products will never achieve this level, only in such short clips.

[@joaquinbigtas1396]

Cyberpunk say hi?

[@Avrelivs_Gold]

@@joaquinbigtas1396 GTA 4 with mods looks the same. It's just tricks with wet roads, global illumination, etc. Nothing what UE demos promised even 15 years ago.

[@jso19801980]

I thought unity bought weta...why are they using unreal

[@ConsoleCatalysts]

They made this demo years ago, when they were not associated with Unity

[@realmoonknight]

1:16 The shadows inside look very lifted

[@Mre942]

Physics need little more work

[@fabian_ms]

double it and give it to the next person

[@mattymatt2323]

Way too many sounds effects and over animated

[@thonytso]

Haterrrrrrr. This is the scene where everyone thinks the mcat is gone but prevails again.

[@thronosstudios]

Ew, the 60fps makes it looks like a video game instead of like a film (like the og), but impressive nonetheless.

[@jbator10]

😐👍

[@thronosstudios]

@@jbator10 Sorry, didn't mean to offend. I just think that 60fps looks better in some things while cinematic 24fps looks better on others. Still, great rendering! 👍👍

[@jbator10]

@@thronosstudios i tried it at 480p to see it in 30fps It actually looks more convincing. Probably because we all got used to tvs and films in 30 or 24

[@thronosstudios]

@@jbator10 Well, thing is that 24fps just gives it a different vibe than 60fps, which is more arcade-y and smooth, which is more often seen in sports live feed, soap operas and the like. 24fps has always been the standard in film because the framerate chopping with the combination of proper motion blur gives it a more "epic" look, for the lack of a better word. They used to think that 24fps was what the eye was able to capture back when film and TV were in their infancy, but since then it's been the standard for film. Just has a distinct feel to it much like anime is distinct by doing 6, 12, and 15fps.

[@ryushogun9890]

Meh, irrealistic

[@shalinichaudhary520]

Amazing

[@ConsoleCatalysts]

Thanks