Pixels and beyond

Pixels and beyond Real-time gfx, travel, work, and life somewhere in between Pixels and Beyond is where real-time broadcast graphics meets real-world experience.

Led by Faraz Qayyum, with over 20 years in the industry, this channel shares the tools, techniques, and workflows used to create and deploy professional broadcast graphics with Unreal Engine and other real-time technologies. Here you’ll learn how real productions build virtual studios, AR and XR graphics, lower thirds, full-screen designs, data-driven templates, and on-air pipelines. Everything is practical, production-focused, and drawn from real industry challenges and solutions. If you want to master real-time graphics, understand modern broadcast workflows, and build the skills this industry actually demands, you’re in the right place. Welcome to Pixels and Beyond.

29/03/2026

Control multiple objects with a single parameter in Unreal Engine Motion Design Mode.

In this short, you will learn how to use the Global Opacity Modifier to manage and animate opacity across multiple elements using a parent container. This is essential for building clean, scalable, and template-based broadcast graphics workflows.

Used widely in real-time motion graphics, virtual studios, and on-air graphics systems.

Unreal Engine for Beginners: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLHi1Nf69S7kFjNV1GmWNBTlrVdSLEho_e&si=fNTdUtcv1PPQg4sR

Unreal Engine for Real-time Motion Graphics: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLHi1Nf69S7kFWdcVPVdj0gzjTyF1ZE3jz&si=6ZOAtfRtE6HmyOjg

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24/03/2026

Create smooth and complex animations using spline-based motion in Unreal Engine Motion Design Mode.

In this short, you will learn how to define custom paths, adjust bezier curves, and animate objects using the Spline Path Modifier. This workflow simplifies complex motion design and is widely used in broadcast graphics and real-time animation systems.

Also includes using spline paths in both 2D and 3D space.

Unreal Engine for Beginners: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLHi1Nf69S7kFjNV1GmWNBTlrVdSLEho_e&si=fNTdUtcv1PPQg4sR

Unreal Engine for Real-time Motion Graphics: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLHi1Nf69S7kFWdcVPVdj0gzjTyF1ZE3jz&si=6ZOAtfRtE6HmyOjg

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23/03/2026

Learn how to control visibility logic using index-based switching in Unreal Engine Motion Design Mode.

This short covers the Visibility Modifier, including index control, null container setup, and the Keep Visible option for sequential graphics updates. A critical technique for building dynamic lower thirds and template-driven broadcast graphics.

Designed for real-time production environments where operators need fast and flexible control.

Unreal Engine for Beginners: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLHi1Nf69S7kFjNV1GmWNBTlrVdSLEho_e&si=fNTdUtcv1PPQg4sR

Unreal Engine for Real-time Motion Graphics: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLHi1Nf69S7kFWdcVPVdj0gzjTyF1ZE3jz&si=6ZOAtfRtE6HmyOjg

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19/03/2026

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When translucent layers overlap at the same depth in Unreal Engine Motion Design, flickering may occur due to sorting conflicts.

To resolve this, group the actors and apply the Translucent Sort Priority Modifier on the parent group. Keep the default settings. The flickering disappears, and you can control the layer order by rearranging actors within the group.

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18/03/2026

The Radial Arrange Modifier distributes multiple actors in a circular layout.

Group your actors inside a Null Actor and apply the Radial Arrange Modifier to the group. Use Inner Radius to control spacing between actors and Start Radius to define the angle distribution. When using 2D shapes with translucent materials, apply the Translucent Sort Priority Modifier with Camera Distance Mode to maintain correct rendering order.

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16/03/2026

The Align Between Modifier allows you to position an actor based on the weighted influence of two reference actors.

Select your main actor and apply the Align Between Modifier. Add the first reference actor and assign a weight. Add the second reference actor and assign its weight. When both weights are equal, the actor appears exactly between them. Moving the reference actors updates the position dynamically.

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14/03/2026

Grid Arrange allows you to distribute multiple actors in structured rows or columns. By defining the count and spread axis, you can quickly build organized layouts such as scoreboards, player lists, or data driven graphic panels.

Unreal Engine for Beginners:
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13/03/2026

In Unreal Engine Motion Design Mode this modifier ensures that empty graphic elements do not appear on screen when the text field is blank.

10/03/2026

Dynamic Auto Follow in Motion Design Mode Unreal Engine

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