VFX Readability Meter

Purpose

Captures an effect preview and scores how readable it is against the background by measuring contrast, focus, spill, and screen coverage.

Menu path

• Tools/EQLabs/Creation/VFX/VFX Readability Meter

How to use

1. Open VFX Readability Meter from the VFX menu and assign the effect object you want to evaluate.
2. Set the preview resolution, effect sample time, alpha threshold, and background color so the test matches the presentation or gameplay context you care about.
3. Render the effect preview and let the tool score its readability using contrast, focus, spill, and screen coverage.
4. Review the score and summary values to understand whether the effect reads too softly, spreads too far, or gets lost against the background.
5. Export the preview PNG and JSON report if you want to compare iterations with the team.