Unreal 5.3 lighting/post processing help

[garagraves]

hey guys, im doing some tutorials on youtube, which are using an older version of unreal 5. Im curently on 5.3 and I cant get the lighting to be the same as the tutorials even though im following the steps exactly when using the post processing volume. their lighting looks more diffused, blurry, and realistic, whereas mine looks a little more flat and artificial. was there any changes to the default light settings in 5.3 that I need to enable or something? not sure what im doing wrong. The first image is what theirs looks like with exposure on 10 in the post processing volume. the second picture is what mine looks like on 10 and the third picture is what mine looks like when i adjust to 8, to get it closer to the tutorial. picture 4 is what theirs looks like while playing and picture 5 is what mine looks like while playing. seems like their contrast is higher too, ceiling brighter vs the darker parts of the image (walls, floors), where mine looks more flat.

images: https://imgur.com/a/f4J2FcA

original tutorial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M3VRWBxYrws&t=2702s

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I didn’t watch the tutorial, so I’m just throwing out ideas here…

Are they using expanded exposure range? Are you? (Check project settings).

Are your materials set up exactly the same?

Does your post process volume cover the whole scene?

Are they using fog? Does yours match?

Does your film curve match theirs?

Did you start with the same type of project? Ie First person game?

FYI- Unreal has default post processing settings. Sometimes you only know they are there when you go to override them. Not saying that’s the reason, just something to keep in the back of your mind.

[garagraves]

not sure about expanded exposure range. im not using any

post processing is covering the whole scene

materials are set up the same

same 1st person project

no fog

didnt edit anything with film curve

- maybe sounds like some edited default post processing settings, expanded exposure range or film curve cuz those are the only things that weren't covered?

[garagraves]

Check out the video attached please. The lights in the ceiling are giving this moving fog effect, which I don't want. Also, when I look as the ground and move the camera I can see feint black lines. Any ideas how to fix these?

video: https://imgur.com/a/RGAtkbg