Why You Should Be Using Stencil / Render Layers - Unreal Engine 4.26

Stencil Layers are a fantastic addition and a worthy competitor/replacement for Object IDs/Cryptomatte (at least in its current state).

Links:

New Instagram:
/ williamfaucher.vfx

Twitch Stream where Epic states their render layers will never be perfect:
/ 882486232

(see 02:38:21 mark specifically)

Timestamps:

00:00 - Intro
00:38 - Setup
01:58 - Setting Your Render Layers
06:34 - Best Practices and Notes
07:25 - Pros and Cons
08:38 - Combining Layers in Nuke
11:12 - Notes from Epic
14:07 - Useful Compositing Notes
14:40 - How To Color Grade Individual Layers
16:47 - Outro and Thanks