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‌If you browse this directory, the settings for each node are saved using a name taking the form INTERNALNAME_PUBLICNAME.settings, where INTERNALNAME is the internal name of the Fusion tool, and PUBLICNAME is the name of the Node that’s derived from the internal Fusion tool. For example, the default setting for a Blur node would be called Blur_Blur.setting. This naming convention is partly to ensure that third-party plugin nodes don’t overwrite the defaults for built-in Fusion nodes that happen to have the same name.‌‌

Resetting Defaults

Even if you’ve created new default settings for new nodes, you can always reset individual parameters to the original default setting. In addition, it’s easy to restore the original default settings for new nodes you create.

To reset a single parameter to the original default settings:

1 Create a new node.

2 Open the Inspector and customize a parameter to the new default value you want it to have.

3 Right-click that parameter in the Inspector, and choose Set to Default from the contextual menu.

To reset every parameter in a node to the original defaults, do one of the following:

— Right-click on the node and choose Settings > Reset Default.

— Right-click that node’s control header in the Inspector, and choose Settings > Reset Default.

NOTE: When you use the Settings > Reset Default command, the default .setting file is deleted. If you want to save a node’s settings as alternate settings, you should use the Settings > Save As command.

NOTE: When you use the Settings > Reset Default command, the default .setting file is deleted. If you want to save a node’s settings as alternate settings, you should use the Settings > Save As command.

NOTE: When you use the Settings > Reset Default command, the default .setting file is deleted. If you want to save a node’s settings as alternate settings, you should use the Settings > Save As command.

— Delete the .setting file from the Defaults folder.

Saving and Loading Alternate Node Settings

Once you change parameter values for a node using the Inspector, those values can also be saved as an alternate setting for that node, which can be reused at a later time.

To save alternate settings for a node:

1 Right-click on a tool, and then choose Settings > Save As from the contextual menu.

2 When the Save File dialog appears, enter a name for the Setting and save it to your hard drive. Unlike saved defaults, the .settings files can be saved anywhere on the file system. They do not need to be in the Default Settings folder.

To load a saved setting for one or more nodes:

1 Right-click a node and choose Settings > Load from the contextual menu.

2 Use the Open File dialog to select the settings you want to load into that node, and then click Open. Those settings are now applied to that node.

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