ObjectShot

Capture isolated GameObjects and UI as shippable stills and animations — scene-safe, deterministic, and pixel-perfect to the preview.

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Editor-only · Unity 2022.3+ · Built-in, URP & HDRP · Zero runtime cost

ObjectShot turns any GameObject or UI hierarchy into a clean, shippable image or animation — without ever touching your scene. Frame your subject by moving the view, watch the live preview update, and export. The preview is the export: the pixels you see are the pixels you ship.

It runs entirely in the Editor — there is no runtime component and zero runtime cost. Capture happens against an internal cloned world, so your live scene's transforms, layers, and components are never modified, and output is deterministic enough to commit and automate.

See it in action

About 75 seconds — a full feature showcase: isolation, background swap, render modes, contact sheet, turntable, Live Capture, UI, lighting, and batch export.

The ObjectShot window: a GameObject isolated in the live preview on a gradient background, framing and export controls beside it

Frame it, see it, ship it

Drop a GameObject or UI hierarchy onto the target and frame it by moving the view — the live preview is the export. What you see in the panel is exactly what lands on disk, down to the pixel. Studio lighting, sensible framing, and a clean background mean the first result already looks shippable.

A hero model exported with a fully transparent background, composited over a dark checkerboard to show clean alpha edges

Transparent, solid, or gradient backgrounds

Composite anywhere. Export with a fully transparent background — alpha preserved in PNG, WebP, and TGA — or drop in a solid color or a brand-tinted gradient. The subject is isolated from the rest of the scene, so nothing bleeds into the frame.

A Contact Sheet: the same model captured from six directions, laid out as a labeled grid

Every angle at once — Contact Sheet

Capture the same target from several directions in one pass — front, back, sides, top, iso, or your own angles — laid out as a labeled grid. Ideal for reference sheets, model reviews, and store galleries that need consistent framing across every view.

A model spinning a smooth 360° turntable loop against a gradient background

A 360° turntable, no Play mode

Spin the subject a smooth 360° and capture the loop as an animation — without entering Play mode. Export it as APNG, animated WebP, GIF, a sprite sheet, or an image sequence.

The clip shown here is ObjectShot's own turntable output, played live in your browser — with a GIF fallback for older browsers.

The Live Capture workflow recording an isolated animation while the scene plays, with a playback transport and a Capturing badge

Live Capture — isolate motion from a running scene

Record an animation while the game plays, with the rest of the scene excluded from the frame. Capture a character's idle, a VFX loop, or a UI transition in isolation, then export it in the same animation formats as the turntable.

The same subject rendered as a clean edge outline, alongside the render-mode controls

Silhouette and outline render modes

Beyond full color, render the subject as a flat silhouette or a clean edge outline — useful for icons, masks, UI states, and stylized marketing art. A shadow catcher adds a grounded contact shadow whenever you want one.

The Batch Export window running many exports in one pass from a single setup

Presets, batch export, and a sample scene

Save any setup as a preset and reuse it across objects, or start from the built-ins — Transparent Icon, Marketing Hero, Store Listing, and more. Batch export turns one setup into a whole size ladder in a single run, and a generated sample scene lets you try every feature immediately.

A translucent, emissive crystal cluster captured with a transparent background over a dark checkerboard

Any subject, any pipeline

3D meshes, skinned characters, translucent and emissive materials, 2D sprites, and UI hierarchies all capture the same way. Everything runs on the Built-in Render Pipeline, URP, and HDRP with no pipeline-specific setup — output stays consistent across all three.

Two modes, four workflows

Still or animated, single or multi-angle — pick the workflow that fits, and export to the format your pipeline expects. Every workflow captures the same isolated subject, scene-safe.

Workflow	Captures	Export formats
Single Image	One composed still of your target	PNG · JPG · WebP · TGA
Contact Sheet	A multi-angle grid of the same target	PNG · JPG · WebP · TGA
Turntable	A smooth 360° spin, no Play mode	APNG · GIF · animated WebP · Sprite Sheet · Image Sequence
Live Capture	An isolated animation from a running scene	APNG · GIF · animated WebP · Sprite Sheet · Image Sequence

Stills support alpha wherever the format does. Background, render mode, lighting, and shadow catcher apply across every workflow.

Built for production

ObjectShot is designed to produce the same clean result every time, across many objects and many people, without surprises — and without leaving a trace on your scene.

Scene-safe by design. Capture runs against an internal cloned world — no transform, layer, or component change ever reaches your live scene.
Preview equals export. What you see is what you get, every time. There is no separate render step that can drift from the preview.
Deterministic output. Explicit, repeatable file paths, names, formats, and collision handling — friendly to version control and automation.
Professional defaults. Studio lighting, sensible framing, and clean backgrounds out of the box, with full control when you want it.
Zero runtime footprint. Editor-only, with no runtime component and a single dependency — Unity UI.

What people use it for

Store & marketing art. Asset Store thumbnails, key art, and social images from the same object — with a background, framing, and lighting you control.

Reference renders. Consistent, repeatable captures across a whole asset library — the same angles and lighting for every model, ready to diff or catalog.

Icons & UI states. Capture UI hierarchies and generate transparent icons, silhouettes, and outlines for in-game menus, toolbars, and HUDs.

Turntables for showcases. 360° spins and Live Capture loops for portfolio pages, product listings, and social posts — exported straight to WebP, GIF, or a sprite sheet.

Quick start

Open Tools > ObjectShot.
Drag a GameObject or UI hierarchy into the target field — or right-click it in the Hierarchy and choose ObjectShot ▸ Capture Image/Animation.
Frame it in the live preview, then pick a workflow, background, and format.
Click Export… — or copy the result straight to the clipboard.

A generated sample scene ships with the package, so you can try every workflow before pointing it at your own objects.

Compatibility

Unity: 2022.3 LTS or later (2022.3 / 6000.0 / 6000.3 tested; Unity 6 supported)
Render pipelines: Built-in, URP, HDRP — no pipeline-specific setup
Platform: Windows, macOS, Linux (Editor tool)
Runtime footprint: None — Editor-only
Dependencies: Unity UI (com.unity.ugui) only
Still formats: PNG, JPG, WebP, TGA
Animation formats: APNG, GIF, animated WebP, Sprite Sheet, Image Sequence

Support

Questions, bug reports, and feature requests go to support@darnelix.com . Replies usually within a couple of business days.

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