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For more information on preferences, see Chapter 75, “Preferences,” in the DaVinci Resolve Reference Manual or Chapter 13 in the Fusion Reference Manual.
Reading Clips into Fusion Studio
Once the Frame Format preferences are set, you usually begin to create a composite by reading in source media. When Fusion reads in media, it doesn’t convert or move the original files; it simply reads the files in place, from whichever storage volume they’re on. You are always dealing with the original source files in their original location.
Source media is read into a comp using a Loader tool. Although there are other tools within Fusion Studio that you can use to generate images like gradients, fractals, or text, each still image, image sequence, or movie file must be added to your comp using a Loader tool.
Loader and Saver tools are used to add media to Fusion Studio and render it out.
— Click Effects to open the Effects Library, and then select Tools > I/O > Loader.
— Click the Loader icon in the toolbar.
— Right-click over the Node Editor, and then choose Add Tool > I/O > Loader.
— Drag a file from an OS file browser window into the Node Editor.
If multiple files are dragged into the Node Editor, a separate Loader is added for each file. However, if you drag a single frame from an image sequence, the entire series of the image sequence is read into the comp using one Loader, as long as the numbers are sequential.
— Hold Shift while you drag a single frame from an image sequence into the Node Editor.
This comes in handy when you want to read in photographs from a digital camera that are numbered sequentially.
TIP: Using File > Import > Footage creates a new composition along with a Loader node for the footage. The selected media is automatically used for the name of the composition.
TIP: Using File > Import > Footage creates a new composition along with a Loader node for the footage. The selected media is automatically used for the name of the composition.
TIP: Using File > Import > Footage creates a new composition along with a Loader node for the footage. The selected media is automatically used for the name of the composition.
A Loader represents any clip, image file, or graphic that you bring into Fusion. However, other types of media can also be brought into Fusion Studio. Photoshop PSD files, SVG splines, and 3D models in the Alembic, FBX, and OBJ format can be imported using the File > Import menu.
For more information about the Loader node, see Chapter 104, “I/O Nodes,” in the DaVinci Resolve Reference Manual or Chapter 42 in the Fusion Reference Manual.