Fabrizio Bergamo

Real-Time FX & Tech Art

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  • Visualize Audio FX and Sample Submixes in Niagara

    Visualize Audio FX and Sample Submixes in Niagara

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    Introduction In this post I will cover some techniques I found useful when developing Niagara FX that reacts to audio, I made one that you can check out here: Equalizer FX – Niagara UE5 This post will cover a more simple setup, showing how you can create a basic Visualize Audio FX that can be…

  • Simple Billboard Baker Tool

    Simple Billboard Baker Tool

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    Documentation & Dev Log Check out the project if you haven’t seen it yet:Simple Billboard Baker You can get the plugin from here:Simple Billboard Baker Tool – Unreal Engine The Tool Introduction I recently picked up again a Vines Roots Generator tool I worked on years ago, to finish developing some features and went down…

  • Simple Billboard Baker Tool

    Simple Billboard Baker Tool

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    Content Plugin A Simple Billboard Baker Tool for Unreal Engine packaged as a Content Plugin, that captures and bakes to textures the GBuffers Layers.The tool works by simply positioning the subject actors in front of the SceneCaptures cameras and using an Editor Utility Widget to adjust some settings and Bake the textures. The tool also…

  • Equalizer

    Equalizer

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    Audio FX Fun personal project, a “classic look” equalizer done in Unreal Engine using Niagara. The FX is made out of 3 emitters, one for the main reaction elements, one for the cubes at the top of each column, and a “background” one that connects the two.Particle meshes are spawned in a gird and scaled…

  • 2D SDF – Advanced Shapes

    2D SDF – Advanced Shapes

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    Material Function Library UE5 The last piece of my 2D SDF library.All of the advanced shapes you can see in this post are coming from Indigo’s Article (+ShaderToy), please check it out:2D distance functions I’ve only recreated them in Unreal’s Material Graph using nodes, it was a lot of fun and a great way to…

  • 2D SDF – Gradient/Flowmap and AA technique – Material Function Library

    2D SDF – Gradient/Flowmap and AA technique – Material Function Library

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    Introduction In this post, I’ll show you how you can create a gradient from a 2D SDF and how it can be used as a flowmap in the material to warp a texture or in Niagara to drive the location of particles! I’ve also added a bonus section about Anti Aliasing, something that I haven’t covered before.If you haven’t seen…

  • 2D SDF – Manipulate Space

    2D SDF – Manipulate Space

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  • 2D SDF – Manipulate Space – Material Function Library

    2D SDF – Manipulate Space – Material Function Library

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    Introduction This is the third part of a series of posts about 2D SDF, check out the first one where I show some simple shapes and explain the basics to visualize them, and the second one where I show different ways to combine them!I think it’s very useful and valuable knowledge for every Technical or Environment Artist, but really for anyone that…

  • 2D SDF – Combine Shapes

    2D SDF – Combine Shapes

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    2D SDF – Combine Shapes – Material Function Library

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    Introduction This is the second part of a series of posts about 2D SDF, check out the first one where I show some simple shapes and explain the basics to visualize them!I think it’s very useful and valuable knowledge for every Technical or Environment Artist, but really for anyone that works with materials.In this post, I will…