CineReactive VJ Engine UE5.8

CineReactive VJ Engine UE5.8 is an audio-reactive VJ engine and visual control project for Unreal Engine 5.8.

It is designed for VJ-style fullscreen visuals, live visual experiments, media art, audiovisual performance, and sound-driven visual systems inside Unreal Engine.

Open it in Unreal Engine 5.8, run it using Standalone Game, and use it as a customizable audio-reactive VJ visual engine.

The project responds to file audio or microphone input and drives Cine Camera / Orbit Camera motion, Orbit / Tangent direction changes, Look-axis Roll, Lens / Visual response, Stylized Materials, and real-time audio-reactive visual behavior.

It includes demo audio, demo model, materials, presets, fullscreen output, HUD, Operator Log, live parameter adjustment, C++ source, plugin source, and English / Japanese documentation.

This is useful for:

• VJ-style fullscreen visual playback
• Audio-reactive live visual experiments
• Media art and audiovisual performance tests
• Sound-driven Cine Camera / Orbit Camera control
• Unreal Engine live visual prototyping
• Creative coding and real-time visual experiments
• Studying and modifying a working UE5.8 C++ audio-reactive implementation

Important

This is not a standalone VJ application.

This is not a standalone .exe app.

This is not a video loop pack.

This is not a Resolume pack.

This is not a packaged game or packaged app.

This is a Windows Unreal Engine 5.8 Editor Demo Project.

Unreal Engine 5.8 on Windows is required.

Do not purchase this product if you cannot run Unreal Engine 5.8 on a Windows PC.

After extracting the ZIP, open:

CineReactiveDemo_UE58\CineReactiveDemo.uproject

Run it from Unreal Engine 5.8 using Standalone Game.

Included

• Unreal Engine 5.8 Editor Demo Project
• File audio input
• Microphone input
• Demo audio included
• Demo model included
• Materials included
• Preset 1 / 2 / 3
• Audio-reactive Cine Camera / Orbit Camera control
• Orbit / Tangent direction switching
• Look-axis Roll
• Lens / Visual response
• Stylized Material display
• Audio-reactive visual behavior
• Fullscreen output
• HUD display
• Operator Log
• Live parameter adjustment
• C++ source included
• Plugin source included
• English / Japanese documentation included

What You Can Do

• Use it as an audio-reactive VJ engine inside Unreal Engine 5.8
• Run fullscreen VJ-style visuals from Standalone Game
• Test the included demo immediately with demo audio, model, and materials
• Use file audio input to drive camera and visual response
• Use microphone input for real-time sound-reactive behavior
• Switch between Preset 1 / 2 / 3
• Replace the included model with your own model
• Change materials and visual appearance
• Use your own audio files
• Adjust live parameters
• Inspect or modify the included C++ source and plugin source

Basic Controls

• P: Play file audio
• S: Stop file audio
• J: Restart file audio from the beginning
• Y: Switch File / Mic input
• 1 / 2 / 3: Switch presets
• V: Toggle debug HUD
• Z: AudioKick ON / OFF
• X: RandomFlipTangent / Auto Direction Flip ON / OFF
• C: Manual orbit / tangent direction flip
• R: Look-axis Roll ON / OFF
• L: Lens / visual response control
• M: Stylized material switch
• N: Audio-reactive visual ON / OFF
• F: Fullscreen ON / OFF
• G: Mouse cursor / input mode switch
• Page Up / Page Down: Select live parameter
• Arrow Keys: Adjust selected live parameter
• Home: Reset selected live parameter
• End: Reset all live parameters to active preset values

Requirements

Required:

• Windows 10 / 11 64-bit
• Unreal Engine 5.8
• A PC that can run Unreal Engine 5.8 Editor correctly
• Enough storage space to extract and use the project
• For microphone input: a microphone or audio interface recognized by Windows

Recommended:

• 32GB RAM or more
• 8GB VRAM or more
• DirectX 11 / DirectX 12 compatible GPU
• Latest GPU driver
• SSD storage

Not recommended:

• Mac / Linux
• Unreal Engine versions other than 5.8
• Less than 16GB RAM
• GPU with 4GB VRAM or less
• Integrated graphics only
• PC where Unreal Engine 5.8 Editor does not run correctly

Visual Studio

Visual Studio is not required for normal use.

If you only open the project in Unreal Engine 5.8 and run it using Standalone Game, you do not need Visual Studio.

Visual Studio 2022 or Build Tools may be required only if you modify or rebuild the C++ code.

Not Supported

• Standalone .exe use
• Standalone VJ app use
• Video loop pack use
• Resolume pack use
• Packaged build support
• Mac / Linux support
• Unreal Engine versions other than 5.8
• Blueprint-only conversion
• Drop-in integration into arbitrary existing Unreal Engine projects
• C++ modification support
• Custom project integration support
• Individual PC environment troubleshooting
• Individual audio device or driver troubleshooting
• General Unreal Engine tutorials

Notes

This is not a Blueprint-only asset.

This is not a Marketplace-style drop-in plugin for any Unreal Engine project.

This is not a packaged standalone application.

It is provided as a working Unreal Engine 5.8 Editor Demo Project with C++ source and plugin source included.