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Animate the meditation room in Unreal Engine 5.8
Open unreal/SamfordMeditation/SamfordMeditation.uproject; the saved room level is /Game/Meditation/MeditationRoom. The existing camera is called “Meditation room - morning view”. A still render is included; no animated Unreal sequence or playable walkthrough has been created yet.
A simple ten-second camera move
- In the Content Browser, right-click → Cinematics → Level Sequence. Name it
MeditationRoomTourand double-click to open Sequencer. - Set the sequence to 24 fps and its playback range to frames 0–240 (ten seconds). Drag the existing “Meditation room - morning view” camera from the Outliner into Sequencer. Add a Camera Cut track and bind it to that camera for the full sequence. Alternatively, Sequencer’s Create Camera button creates a Cine Camera and Camera Cut together.
- At frame 0, set the camera to your opening view. Expand its Transform track and click the keyframe diamond to record location and rotation.
- Go to frame 120 (five seconds), gently move the camera closer to the cushion, and add another Transform key. At frame 239, turn slightly toward the candles and add a final key. Start with small moves so the camera stays inside the room. Use cubic/auto interpolation for a gentle start and stop.
- Enable the camera-view icon on Camera Cuts, return to frame 0 and press Play in Sequencer. This previews the camera animation. The main editor Play button runs the level; it does not automatically start a new sequence unless a Level Sequence Actor is set to Auto Play.
Save a video
Enable the bundled Movie Render Queue plugin in Edit → Plugins and restart Unreal if requested. In Sequencer, open the Render menu and choose Movie Render Queue. Add the sequence, set output to 2560 × 1440 at 24 fps, and choose PNG or EXR image sequence. Render Local. Those frames can be assembled into a video using a video editor or FFmpeg. An MP4 is not produced automatically unless an encoder has been configured.
Suggested first film: a wide view of the whole room, a slow move toward the meditation cushion, and a final close view of the candles and timber bench. Keep the original still camera or duplicate it before experimenting.