Fusion Fundamentals

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‌Fusion Fundamentals

PART 8 — CONTENTS

63 Introduction to Compositing in Fusion �� 1151

64 Exploring the Fusion Interface �� 1157

65 Getting Clips into Fusion �� 1205

66 Rendering Using Saver Nodes �� 1230

67 Working in the Node Editor �� 1255

68 Node Groups, Macros,

and Fusion Templates �� 1303

69 Using Viewers �� 1326

70 Editing Parameters in the Inspector �� 1368

71 Animating in Fusion’s Keyframes Editor � 1392

72 Animating in Fusion’s Spline Editor �� 1410

73 Animating with Motion Paths �� 1441

74 Using Modifiers, Expressions,

and Custom Controls �� 1460

75 Preferences �� 1472

76 Controlling Image

Processing and Resolution �� 1520

77 Managing Color for Visual Effects �� 1530

78 Understanding Image Channels �� 1543

79 Compositing Layers in Fusion �� 1580

80 Rotoscoping with Masks �� 1605

81 Paint �� 1629

82 Using the Tracker Node �� 1657

83 Planar Tracking �� 1692

84 Using Open FX, Resolve FX,

and Fuse Plugins �� 1699

85 3D Compositing Basics �� 1702

86 3D Camera Tracking �� 1758

87 Particle Systems �� 1777

88 Optical Flow and Stereoscopic Nodes �� 1787

Introduction to Compositing in Fusion What Is Fusion?The Fusion Page within DaVinci Resolve The Fusion Studio Stand-Alone Application What Kinds of Effects Does Fusion Offer?How Hard Will This Be to Learn?Exploring the Fusion Interface The Fusion User Interface The Work Area Interface Toolbar Choosing Which Panel Has Focus Viewers Zooming and Panning into Viewers Loading Nodes Into Viewers Clearing Viewers Viewer Controls Time Ruler and Transport Controls Time Ruler Controls in the Fusion Page Time Ruler Controls in Fusion Studio The Playhead Zoom and Scroll Bar Transport Controls in the Fusion Page Audio Monitoring Transport Controls in Fusion Studio Changing the Time Display Format Keyframe Display in the Time Ruler The Fusion RAM Cache for Playback Toolbar Customizing the Toolbar Node Editor Adding Nodes to Your Composition Removing Nodes from Your Composition Identifying Node Inputs and Node Outputs Node Editing Essentials Navigating the Node Editor Vertical Node Editor Layouts Keeping Organized Status Bar Effects Library The Inspector The Tools and Modifiers Panels Parameter Header Controls Parameter Tabs Keyframes Editor Keyframes Editor Control Summary Adjusting Clip Timings Adjusting Effect Timings Adjusting Keyframe Timings Spline Editor Spline Editor Control Summary Choosing Which Parameters to Show Essential Spline Editing Essential Spline Editing Tools and Modes Thumbnail Timeline in the Fusion Page The Media Pool in the Fusion Page Importing Media Into the Media Pool on the Fusion Page Bins in Fusion Studio Bins Interface The Bin Studio Player The Console Customizing Fusion The Fusion Settings Window Showing and Hiding Panels Resizing Panels Fusion Studio Floating Frame Fusion Keyboard Remapping Fusion Studio Keyboard Remapping Undo and Redo Getting Clips into Fusion Preparing Compositions in the Fusion Page Working on Single Clips in the Fusion Page Turning One or More Clips into Fusion Clips Adding Fusion Composition Generators Creating a Fusion Composition Clip in a Bin Resetting a Fusion Clip Using Fusion Transitions Adding Clips from the Media Pool Finding Clips in the Media Pool from the Node Editor Adding Clips from the File System Using MediaIn Nodes MediaIn Node Inputs Inspector Properties of MediaIn Nodes Using Loader and Saver Nodes in the Fusion Page Importing Universal Scene Descriptor (USD) Files The USD Loader Replacing Materials with Imported MaterialX Files Scene Tree Dialog for Object Selection in USD Files Preparing Compositions in Fusion Studio Setting Up a Composition Reading Clips into Fusion Studio Aligning Clips in a Fusion Studio Composition Loader Node Inputs Using Proxies for Better Performance Presetting Proxy Quality File Format Options Loading Audio WAV Files in Fusion Studio Rendering Using Saver Nodes Rendering Overview Rendering in the Fusion Page Rendering in Fusion Studio Rendering with the Saver Node Setting Filenames for Export Using the Render Settings Dialog Render Settings Dialog Options Rendering Previews Setting Up Network Rendering in Fusion Studio Licensing for Network Rendering Configuring the Render Master and Render nodes Setting Up the Render Manager Submitting Comps to Network Render Using the Render Settings Dialog for Network Rendering Using the Render Manager Window for Network Rendering Working with Node Groups Viewing the Render Log Using Third-Party Render Managers with Fusion Studio Preparing Compositions for Network Rendering Using Relative Paths Using Mapped Drives Installing All Fonts on Render Nodes Installing Third-Party Plugins on Render Nodes Other Uses of Network Rendering Flipbook Previews Disk Cache When Renders Fail Automatic Rejoining of the Queue Relaunching Render Nodes with Fusion Server Frame Timeouts Heartbeats Managing Memory Use Override Composition Settings Render Several Frames at Once Simultaneous Branching Limitations of Render Nodes Time Stretching Linear Tools Saving to Multi-Frame Formats Troubleshooting Checking the Render Log Check the Composition Working in the Node Editor Learning to Use the Node Editor Navigating within the Node Editor Automatic Node Editor Navigation Using the Node Navigator Node View Bookmarks Adding Nodes to a Composition Adding, Inserting, and Replacing Nodes Using the Toolbar Adding Nodes Quickly Using the Select Tool Window Adding Nodes from the Effects Library Adding, Inserting, and Replacing Nodes Using the Contextual Menu Deleting Nodes Disconnected Nodes Selecting and Deselecting Nodes Selecting Nodes The Active Node Deselecting Nodes Loading Nodes into Viewers Viewed Nodes When You First Open Fusion Node View Indicators Drag and Drop Nodes into a Viewer Using the Contextual Menu Clearing Viewers Create/Play Preview Connecting and Disconnecting Nodes Node Basics How to Connect Nodes Dropping Connections on Top of Nodes Identifying Node Inputs Node Order Matters Upstream and Downstream Nodes Disconnecting and Reconnecting Nodes Tracing Connections Through the Node Tree Branching Connecting Merge Nodes Automatically Creating a Merge Node When Adding Nodes Automatically Creating a Merge Node by Connecting Two Outputs Connection Options and Routers Using Routers to Reshape and Branch Connections Swapping Node Inputs Extracting and Inserting Nodes Cut, Copy, and Paste Nodes Cut, Copy, and Paste in the Node Editor Pasting Node Settings Copying and Pasting Nodes to and from Any Text Editor Instancing Nodes Using Instanced Nodes De-Instancing and Re-Instancing Specific Parameters Keeping Node Trees Organized Moving Nodes Renaming Nodes Changing Node Colors Using Sticky Notes Using Underlay Boxes Node Thumbnails Choosing Which Nodes Show Thumbnails Switching Thumbnails between Images and Icons Finding Nodes Performing Simple Searches Using Regular Expressions Custom Node Settings Managing Saved Settings Resetting Defaults Saving and Loading Alternate Node Settings Adding Saved Settings from the File System Node Modes Including Disable and Lock Node Editor Options Node Tooltips and the Status Bar Node Groups, Macros, and Fusion Templates Groups Creating Groups Deleting Groups Expanding and Collapsing Groups Panning and Scaling within Open Group Windows Ungrouping Nodes Saving and Reusing Groups Macros Creating Macros Using Macros Re-Editing Macros Other Macro Examples Creating Fusion Templates Getting Started with a Fusion Title Template Saving a Title Macro Using Your New Title Template Getting Started with a Fusion Transition Template Creating a Fusion Transition Template Using Your New Transition Template Getting Started with a Fusion Generator Template Creating a Fusion Generator Template Using Your New Generator Template Creating a Fusion Effect Template Changing Durations of a Template Creating Media Drop Zones in Templates Creating a Custom Template Icon Using Fusion Template Bundles Using Viewers Viewer Overview Single vs. Dual Viewers Floating Viewers in Fusion Studio Video Output Clean Feed Loading Nodes into Viewers Clearing Viewers Position and Layout The Viewer Divider Zooming and Panning into Viewers Flipbook Previews Creating Flipbook Previews Playing Flipbook Previews Removing Flipbook Previews Flipbook Preview Render Settings Onscreen Controls Showing and Hiding Onscreen Controls Making Fine Adjustments to Onscreen Controls Toolbars Viewer Toolbar Node Toolbars A/B Buffers Flipping between Buffers Split Wipes between Buffers Moving the Wipe Divider Subviews Showing and Hiding Subviews Changing the Subview Type Swapping the Subview with the Main View Viewer and Subview Types Viewing Selective Channels Viewing Color Channels Viewing Auxiliary Channels The 3D Viewer Panning, Scaling, and Rotating a 3D Viewer Viewing Objects via Wireframe Changing the POV of a 3D Viewer Copying a Viewer’s POV to a Camera Lighting and Shadows in 3D Viewers Transparency in 3D Viewers Grid Vertex Normals Quad View Quad View Layouts Using Quad Views for 2D Scenes Guides Frame Format Settings Domain of Definition and Region of Interest Domain of Definition (DoD)Region of Interest (RoI)Enabling RoI Controls Managing Viewer Lookup Tables (LUTs)How Lookup Tables Work in Fusion Types of Viewer LUTs Using Viewer LUTs Editing Viewer LUTs LUT Processing Order Applying Multiple LUTs Saving Custom LUTs LUT Files Viewer Preferences and Settings Viewer Settings The Viewer Options Menu Locking the Viewer (Command-L)Additional Viewer Options Status Bar Information Editing Parameters in the Inspector Overview of the Inspector The Tools and Modifiers Panels Customizing the Inspector Inspector Height Inspector Display Preferences Opening Nodes in the Inspector Pinning Multiple Nodes in the Inspector Hiding Inspector Controls Using the Inspector Header Selecting and Viewing Nodes in the Inspector Using Header Controls Versioning Nodes Parameter Tabs The Settings Tab Inspector Controls Explained Fusion Slider Controls Thumbwheel Range Controls Checkboxes Drop-Down Menus Button Arrays Color Chooser and Picker Gradients Modifiers Animating Parameters in the Inspector Removing Animation From a Parameter Attaching a Parameter to an Existing Animation Curve Connecting Parameters Connecting Parameters by Publishing Connecting Parameters by Pick Whipping Contextual Menus Customizing Node Parameters with User Controls An Example of Customizing Directional Blur Animating in Fusion’s Keyframes Editor Keyframing in the Inspector Removing Animation in the Inspector Attaching a Parameter to an Existing Animation Curve Keyframes Editor Overview Keyframes Editor Tracks The Timeline Header The Playhead Spreadsheet Scaling and Panning the Timeline Working with Segments in the Timeline Moving Segments in the Timeline Trimming Segments Holding the First or Last Frame Working with Keyframes in the Timeline Drag and Drop Keyframe Editing Keyframe Editing Using the Time Editor The Keyframe Spreadsheet Duplicating Spline Keyframes Time Stretching Keyframes Showing Keyframe Values Timeline Filters Selected Filtering Sorting in the Timeline The Tree Item Order Menu The Sort Menu Markers Jumping to Markers Renaming Markers Show Marker List Deleting Markers Autosnap Autosnap Points Autosnap Markers The Spreadsheet Editor Selecting a Node to Edit Inserting Keyframes Selecting Multiple Nodes to Edit Customizing the Keyframes Editor Line Size Display Point Values Animating in Fusion’s Spline Editor Spline Editor Overview Spline Editor Interface The Graph, Header, and Toolbar Renaming Splines Changing Spline Colors Navigating Around the Spline Editor Markers Autosnap Creating Animation Splines Animating with Different Spline Types Working with Keyframes and Splines Adding Keyframes Locked and Unlocked Controls Points Selecting, Moving, and Deleting Keyframes Showing Key Markers Copying and Pasting Keyframes Time and Value Editors Modifying Spline Handles Reducing Points Filtering the Spline Editor Working with Filters Changing a Spline’s Status Selection States Reshaping Splines Using the Toolbar Interpolation Reversing Splines Looping Splines Time Stretching Shape Box Ease In/Out Importing and Exporting Splines Animating with Motion Paths Animating Using Motion Paths Types of Motion Paths Polyline Path Path Modifier Controlling Speed and Orientation along a Path XY Path Types of Control Points Locked Points Unlocked Points Locking and Unlocking Points Tips for Manipulating Motion Paths Compound Motion Paths Using Path Centers Copying and Pasting Motion Paths Removing Motion Paths Recording Motion Paths Importing and Exporting Polylines Native Format Using Modifiers, Expressions, and Custom Controls The Contextual Menu for Parameters in the Inspector Using Modifiers Adding the Right Modifier for the Job Adding Modifiers to Individual Parameters Combining Modifiers and Keyframes Publishing a Parameter Connecting Multiple Parameters to One Modifier Adding and Inserting Multiple Modifiers Performing Calculations in Parameter Fields Using SimpleExpressions Pick Whipping to Create an Expression Removing SimpleExpressions Customizing User Controls FusionScript Preferences Preferences Overview Categories of Preferences Preferences In Depth 3D View AVI Defaults Flow Frame Format General GPU Layout Loader Memory Network Path Maps Preview QuickTime Script Spline Editor Splines Timeline Tweaks User Interface Video Monitoring View VR Headsets Bins/Security Bins/Server Bins/Settings EDL Import Customization Shortcuts Customization Customizing Preferences Controlling Image Processing and Resolution Fusion’s Place in the DaVinci Resolve Image-Processing Pipeline Source Media into the Fusion Page Forcing Effects into the Fusion Page Output from the Fusion Page to the Color Page What Viewers Show in Different DaVinci Resolve Pages Managing Resolution In Fusion Changing the Resolution of a Clip Compositing with Different-Resolution Clips Sizing Between DaVinci Resolve Pages Color Bit Depths Understanding Integer vs. Float Setting Color Depth in Fusion Studio Combining Images with Different Color Depths Advantages of Floating-Point Processing Managing Color for Visual Effects Color Management All Compositing Is Math Introducing Color Management in Fusion Converting to Linear Gamma Applying LUTs to a Viewer Using Resolve Color Management Using ACES Color Management in Resolve Using OCIO for ACES Color Management in Fusion Applying OCIO LUTs in the Viewer Understanding Image Channels Channels in Fusion Types of Channels Supported by Fusion Fusion Node Connections Carry Multiple Channels Node Inputs and Outputs Node Colors Tell You Which Nodes Go Together Using Channels in a Composition Channel Limiting Adding Alpha Channels How Channels Propagate During Compositing Rearranging or Combining Channels Understanding Premultiplication The Rules of Premultiplication Alpha Channel Status in MediaIn and Loader Nodes Controlling Premultiplication in Color Correction Nodes Controlling Premultiplication With Alpha Divide and Alpha Multiply Multi Channel Compositing Compositing with Beauty Passes Working with Auxiliary Channels Auxiliary Channels Explained Propagating Auxiliary Channels Nodes That Use Auxiliary Channels Image Formats That Support Aux Channels Creating Auxiliary Channels in Fusion Compositing Layers in Fusion Applying Effects Adding a Node to the Tree Editing Parameters in the Inspector Replacing Nodes Adjusting Fusion Sliders Compositing Two Clips Together Adding Additional Media to Compositions Automatically Creating Merge Nodes Fixing Problem Edges in a Composite Using Composite Modes in the Merge Node Creating and Using Text Creating Text Using the Text+ Node Styling and Adjusting Text Using Text as a Mask Using Transform Controls in the Merge Node Building a Simple Green-Screen Composite Mapping Timeline Layers to Nodes in Fusion Pulling a Green-Screen Key Using the Delta Keyer Dealing with Spill Masking a Graphic Rotoscoping with Masks Introduction to Masks and Polylines Mask Nodes Polyline Types Converting Polylines from One Type to Another How to Use Masks with Other Nodes Attaching Masks to an Image for Rotoscoping Combining Multiple Masks Mask Inputs on Other Nodes Creating and Editing Polylines In‑Depth The Polyline Toolbar Selecting a Specific Polyline Polyline Creation Modes Protection Modes Closing Polylines Selecting and Adjusting Polylines Polyline Points Selection Moving Polyline Points Smoothing a Polyline Segment Linearizing a Polyline Segment Transforming Individual or Multiple Points Deleting Selected Points Editing Bézier Handles Point Editor Reduce Points Shape Box Showing and Hiding Onscreen Polyline Controls Stop Rendering Roto Assist Creating Softness Using Double Polylines Converting a Single Polyline to a Double Polyline Adding Softness to a Segment Adding Additional Points to the Shape Locking/Unlocking Point Pairs Animating Polyline Masks Removing Animation from a Polyline Mask Adding and Removing Points from an Animated Mask Publishing Specific Control Points Paint Paint Overview Types of Paint Nodes Setting Up the Paint Node Setting the Paint Node’s Resolution Paint Node Workflow Select the Correct Paint Stroke Type Setting the Brush Size Choosing an Apply Mode Editing Paint Strokes Editing Paint Strokes in the Modifiers Tab Deleting Strokes Animating and Tracking Paint Strokes Animating with Write-On Controls Tracking a Paint Stroke Using the Planar Tracker with the Paint Tool Inverting the Steady Effect to Put the Motion Back In Painting a Clean Plate Using the Tracker Node Introduction to Tracking Tracker Node Overview Modes of the Tracker Node Basic Tracker Node Operation Connect to a Tracker’s Background Input Analyze the Image to be Tracked Apply the Tracking Data Viewing Tracking Data in the Spline Editor Tracker Inspector Controls Motion Tracking Workflow In Depth Connect the Image to Track Add Trackers Refine the Search Area Perform the Track Analysis Tips for Choosing a Good Pattern Using the Pattern Flipbooks Using Adaptive Pattern Tracking Dealing with Obscured Patterns Dealing with Patterns That Leave the Frame Setting Up Tracker Offsets Stabilizing with the Tracker Node Stabilization Using the Tracker Match Move Mode Smoothing Motion Using the Tracker Node for Match Moving Simple Match Moving Corner Positioning Operations Perspective Positioning Operations Connecting to Trackers’ Operations Steady Position Steady Angle Offset Position Unsteady Position Steady Size Using the Outputs of a Tracker Using the Tracker as a Modifier Match Moving Text Example Adding a Layer to Match Move Setting Up Motion Tracking A Simple Tracking Workflow Connecting Motion Track Data to Match Move Offsetting the Position of a Match Moved Image Planar Tracking Introduction to Tracking Using the Planar Tracker Different Ways of Using the Planar Tracker Node Setting Up to Use the Planar Tracker Check for Lens Distortion A Basic Planar Tracker Match Move Workflow Tips for Choosing Good Planes to Track Using Open FX, Resolve FX, and Fuse Plugins What Are Open FX?What Are Resolve FX?Applying Open FX and Resolve FX Plugins Introduction to Fuse Plugins 3D Compositing Basics An Overview of 3D Compositing 3D Compositing Fundamentals Creating a Minimal 3D Scene The Elements of a 3D Scene Geometry Nodes The Merge3D Node The Renderer3D Node Software vs. GPU Rendering Software Renderer OpenGL Renderer OpenGL UV Renderer Loading 3D Nodes into the Viewer Navigating the 3D View Transforming Cameras and Lights Using the Viewers Transparency Sorting Material Viewer Transformations Onscreen Transform Controls Pivot Target Parenting Cameras Quickly Viewing a Scene Through a Camera Plane of Focus and Depth of Field Importing Cameras Lighting and Shadows Enabling Lighting in the Viewer Enabling Lighting to Be Rendered Cotrolling Lighting within Each 3D Object Lighting Types Explained Materials and Textures Material Components Alpha Detail Illumination Models Textures Reflections and Refractions Bump Maps Projection Mapping Geometry Common Visibility Parameters Adding FBX Models Using Text3D Fog 3D and Soft Clipping Material and Object IDs World Position Pass Point Clouds 3D Camera Tracking Introduction to Tracking What Is 3D Camera Tracking?How Camera Tracking Works The Camera Tracking Workflow Clips That Don’t Work Well for Camera Tracking Outputting from the Camera Tracker 2D View 3D View Auto-Tracking in the Camera Tracker Increasing Auto-Generated Tracking Points Masking Out Objects Matching the Live-Action Camera Running the Solver How Do You Know When to Stop?Using Seed Frames Cleaning Up Camera Solves Exporting a 3D Scene for Efficiency Unalign the 3D Scene Transforms Setting the Ground Plane Setting the Origin Setting the Scale Realign the Scene Viewing the Exported Results Particle Systems Introduction to Particle Systems Anatomy of a Simple Particle System Particle System Distribution Particle Nodes Explained by Type Emitters Forces Compositing Rendering Example Particle Systems Optical Flow and Stereoscopic Nodes Overview Stereoscopic Overview Optical Flow Overview Toolset Overview Working with Aux Deep Channels Optical Flow Workflows OpticalFlow TimeSpeed, TimeStretcher SmoothMotion Repair Frame, Tween Advanced Optical Flow Processing Stereoscopic Workflows Stereo Camera Stereo Materials Disparity NewEye, StereoAlign DisparityToZ, ZToDisparity Separate vs. Stack Setting Up Stereo in the Node Editor About the Disparity Channel Viewing of Disparity and Vector Channels Stereo and Optical Flow Best Practices Semi-Transparent Objects Motion Blur Depth of Field Where to Calculate Disparity and Optical Flow?Cropping the Source Nodes with Multiple Outputs Picking from Aux Channels Vector and Disparity Channels

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