The High-Definition Rendering Pipeline (HDRP) is designed to produce high-quality visuals with ease. If you want high-end visual quality and are aiming for your project to be released on high-end PC’s and Consoles then you will benefit from using HDRP. In this tutorial, you will learn about the HDRP and its uses.

Unity’s High Definition Render Pipeline (HDRP) Lighting allows you to enhance your project’s visual appeal with ease. It uses a hybrid of Deferred and Forward Rendering Paths along with Tile and Cluster Renderers that allow the lighting to scale better than if you’re just using Unity’s built-in Rendering. In this tutorial, you will learn about HDRP and using it to light scenes.

These materials are designed to target high-end PCs and consoles, prioritizing stunning high-definition visuals. The HDRP materials provide advanced features that help you produce more realistic, physically based assets.

Area lights in the High Definition Rendering Pipeline (HDRP) are rendered in real-time unlike the previous pipelines, there is no baking involved. They now benefit from the HDRP unitified lighting, which means that all objects within the scene should receive the same lighting and there is no longer a distinction between opaque, transparent, or volumetric materials. All of this results in a more coherent look within your scene in regards to your lighting.

One component of HDRP is the Decal Projector. This casts an image onto objects in a Scene. In this tutorial, you will learn how to use the decal projector to project an image onto objects in a Scene.

In this project, you will be using the Spotlight Tunnel project. It features high quality realistic assets that serve as a perfect example of the types of rendering capabilities that are possible with the HDRP. The techniques learned in the project can be applied to any HDRP project and this project should be used as a reference for your high fidelity needs. Suggested Skill Level & Prerequisite Knowledge Unity Editor Level: Beginner Comfort Level with Tool/Feature: Foundational

HDRP is the ideal rendering path when your project relies heavily on visual fidelity. HDRP’s features allow you to unify your lighting and strive to match the fidelity of AAA projects. You’ll also want to use HDRP when your project is targeting high-end PCs and consoles.

The High Definition Render Pipeline (HDRP) offers uncompromising GPU performance. Achieve looks ranging from photorealism to stylized. In this session, you will explore HDRP and learn how to manipulate lighting tools to help you create high-quality visuals.

In this tutorial, you will learn how to apply Shadow Fade Distance to lights. One way to optimize performance is to set a Shadow Fade distance on lights in the scene. The Shadow Fade property will gradually decrease shadows cast by objects further away from the light.

HDRP is the ideal rendering path when your project relies heavily on visual fidelity. HDRP’s features allow you to unify your lighting and strive to match the fidelity of AAA projects. You’ll also want to use HDRP when your project is targeting high-end PCs and consoles. HDRP uses different Shaders and lighting units than what’s available with the built-in Unity rendering pipeline. Therefore, it’s best to create a new project to use HDRP rendering. In this tutorial, we will create a new HDRP project.