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The Effects Library in Fusion shows all the nodes and effects available in Fusion, including third-party OFX plugins, if installed. If you are using DaVinci Resolve, Resolve FX also appear in the OFX category. While the toolbar shows many of the most common nodes you’ll use in any composite, the Effects Library contains every single tool available in Fusion, organized by category, with each node ready to be quickly added to the Node Editor. Suffice it to say that there are many, many more nodes available in the Effects Library than on the toolbar, spanning a wide range of uses.
The Effects Library with Tools open The Templates section of the Effects Library
The hierarchical category browser of the Effects Library is divided into several sections depending on whether you are using Fusion Studio or the Fusion page within DaVinci Resolve. The Tools section is the most often used since it contains every node that represents an elemental image-processing operation in Fusion. Hovering the pointer over a specific tool will reveal a tool-tip explaining its functionality at the bottom right of the DaVinci Resolve interface. The OpenFX section contains third- party plugins, and if you are using the Fusion page, it also contains ResolveFX, which are included
The Effects Library’s list can be made full height or half height using a button at the far left of the UI toolbar.
The Effects Library’s list can be made full height or half height using a button at the far left of the UI toolbar.
The Effects Library’s list can be made full height or half height using a button at the far left of the UI toolbar.
with DaVinci Resolve. A third section, only visible when using the Fusion page in DaVinci Resolve, is the Templates section. The Template section contains a variety of additional content including templates for Lens Flares, Backgrounds, Generators, Particle Systems, Shaders (for texturing 3D objects), and other resources for use in your composites.