Viewport overview

Unreal Engine has two viewport types:

• Default Viewport - designed for general development.

• Cinematic Viewport - designed for filmmaking.

You can switch between them anytime, see Switching viewport type

Default Viewport

Cinematic Viewport

If there is no active level sequence, this message will be shown:

See more in level_sequences and sequencer for user interface controls.

Switching viewport type

To switch between two viewport types, open camera menu in the editor viewport.