🎨 Material Setup

This guide will walk you through creating a video-compatible material using the VlcMedia Plugin for Unreal Engine.

🧱 Goal

Create a dynamic material that can display streamed or local video using the plugin's Media Texture.

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🧩 Material Graph Example

📦 Required Nodes

• TexCoord
• CustomRotator
• Texture Sample (linked to your Media Texture)
• Multiply (used for brightness/intensity)
• Material Output (connect to Emissive Color)

Use a Scalar Parameter like Intensity for brightness control.

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⚙️ Material Details Settings

Property	Value
Material Domain	Surface
Blend Mode	Opaque
Shading Model	Unlit
Cast Ray Traced Shadows	✅ Enabled
Use Material Attributes	❌ Disabled
Lighting Mode	Volumetric NonDirectional
Apply Fogging	✅ Optional

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🧪 Tips

• Make sure the material uses a Media Texture that is set dynamically in your Blueprint.
• If this is used on a mesh (like a TV), connect your logic to the Emissive Color pin for proper display.
• Use a Dynamic Material Instance in your Blueprint to assign the video texture and control parameters like intensity.

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💡 You can now assign this material to any static or skeletal mesh and play videos using the Media Player or stream dynamically.

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