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In the fifth episode of our environment editor tutorial series, we cover how to add color grading to customize the look of your game using Photoshop and CRYENGINE 5.6.

Topics covered:

• 4:03 Color management and the sRGB color profile
• 7:37 Photoshop tips
• 8:11 Naming adjustment layers
• 8:57 Shortcuts to naming adjustment layers
• 9:53 Understanding blending modes in Photoshop
• 12:40 Using layer groups
• 12:53 User layer opacity
• 13:41 layer group opacity
• 13:58 layer colors
• 14:13 Example color grade from Hunt:Showdown
• 14:27 Color grading best practices
• 15:45 Exporting the color chart into the engine
• 17:19 Installing the CryTools for Photoshop
• 17:54 Resource compiler settings
• 18:37 Forcing .cryasset files to be generated
• 19:00 Color grade Console settings
• 19:21 Activating a color grade in an environment preset
• 20:03 Activating a color grade using the console
• 20:38 Cache refresh and color grade change frequency
• 21:07 Activating a color grade using Flow Graph
• 21:36 Color grades for menus
• 21:48 Disabling previous color grades before screen capturing for new grades
• 21:59 Special purpose color grades
• 22:10 HDR vs. color grading
• 22:21 GameSDK sample grades
• 22:47 Fixing video artifact problems from 3D drivers