Kick Ass Keyer v3.2 for Fusion 16 version 1.0 beta 1(yes, really)

#1

To mark the 5th anniversary of WSL (don't you love circular links?), I am happy to release the first version of KAK that *should* work in Fusion 16.

The latest Fusion builds came with a couple of bug fixes that finally allow KAK to work crash-free. Thank you Fusion devs! This custom KAK build also works around a still-standing bug that can cause some visual artifacts. It's a simple workaround that does not have a performance impact. So that's great

Note that you will need at least public beta 7 for this (Fusion and Resolve).

Kick Ass Keyer v3.2 for Fusion 16 version 1.0 beta 1(yes, really) importantly has a couple of significant UI adjustments that make it possible to actually use the tool in Fusion 16's new UI. It still sucks, sure, but less. So that's appropriate

Here are some screenshots of the different tabs.

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OK, it's still a bit sucky to use compared to Fu9, but as you can see, at least by moving those checkboxes to the right, you can almost read the parameter names again

Kick Ass Keyer v3.2 for Fusion 16 version 1.0 beta 1(yes, really) also comes with a new UseGPU control (see the

tab) that should help overcome any remaining issues with GPU rendering.

To install, download KAK_Fu16.setting from below and copy it in your Fusion Macros directory. If you already have KAK 3.2 installed on your system, you won't need anything else (you can use both side-by-side, and also copy settings from one to the other). If you don't have KAK installed already, you will also need to download KAKr.Fuse and Switch_v1_71.Fuse which need to be in your Fuses directory.

KAK_Fu16.setting

KAKr.Fuse

Switch_v1_71.Fuse

Note that this is still beta and certainly not (yet) a production-proven as KAK in previous versions of Fusion, so let me know if you find any further issues with this. For myself it's the first time I seem to be able to fully use it, including all the stuff the

tab which is great. I'm pretty committed to make this work, so don't be shy if it doesn't work for you.

With special thanks to @Chad for testing and bug hunting!

Enjoy! (where's the fingers crossed smiley in this place?)

#2

is there no way to use custom icons up there?
Thanks for the cool work!!

#3

Great stuff, Pieter! Been missing my KAK . . . will test as soon as I get a min.

#4

Great work Pieter! Good to see kak back in F16.

Here's some useful feedback for you :

Do you think the items on

should be moved to

instead ? It might get confusing if

are also visible on

and not on

Feel free to ignore, its just my 2

YouTube · #5

Au contraire!
Most of the stuff in

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should go into

toilet.png

Added in 3 minutes 40 seconds:
(*not* talking about functionality here...just icons...

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#6

Yeehaw! A whopping 3 downloads so far! Good to see that the Fusion 16 adoption is going swimmingly.

That's also a way to spend less clicks in Fusion 16, of course

Thanks for the valuable feedback, friends! @theotheo made a very good point there and while I feel @SirEdric's suggestion might seem as it goes against that insight, once you take time to digest it properly it goes straight to the bottom.

Millolab wrote: ↑5 years agois there no way to use custom icons up there?

It's being investigated! I can assure you that as soon as I know of a way how, there will be another version of this.

JPDoc wrote: ↑5 years agoGreat stuff, Pieter! Been missing my KAK . . . will test as soon as I get a min.

Thanks Paul, would be great to get your input. If you are able to put it through some real-world examples I would also be interested to know if toggling the GPU has a big influence on performance or stability. On my own little dev setup there's barely a difference, but what I carry along with me is far from your current typical compositing workstation spec...

#7

SecondMan wrote: ↑5 years agoYeehaw! A whopping 3 downloads so far! Good to see that the Fusion 16 adoption is going swimmingly.

In my case it's not the adoption rate, but the lack of need for keying in general. If it'll make you feel better I'll download it anyway.

#8

Would love some extensive tutorials on how to use KAK. It just has so many parameters that I don't know where to start ._.

#9

Start here:

Look how happy that guy is to be keyed.

#10

Hi,

I thought I'd give this a try. I have Da Vinci Resolve Studio 16.1.

On the 2 machines I tried it on it is unfortunately unusable for me. Every click on any item causes the spinning beachball of death. It eventually gets to settings etc but any adjustment causes the beachball again. (around 50secs to 2 mins to actually do anything after each click)

I realise that perhaps my machines aren't up to this and it's a beta.

The machines were

Hackintosh 4790K, with 750ti 16gb RAM Mac os 10.13.6
Macbook pro 2018 2.2ghz I7, Radeon pro 555x 16gb RAM Mac os 10.14.5

Shame as it looks really good.

#11

Run it in Fusion Standalone.

One thing to understand about KAK is that it is a very complex keying setup, built from over 120 individual Fusion nodes, all interconnected. As such, it's very happy to eat all your RAM

One thing to understand about Resolve is that it is a resource hog. It also sets a very low memory allowance for Fusion by default. On a machine with 8GB of RAM it assigns a mere 2 to Fusion. I imagine it will be 4 on a 16GB machine, and if you try KAK for anything higher than HD resolution with those kinds of resources, you'll indeed be waiting for very long times.

I also added (as you may have read above) an extra control for disabling GPU rendering. You can give that a try that as well. But do it in Fusion Standalone.

#12

Hi,

thanks for clarification.

Unfortunately I only have Da Vinci Resolve Activation key that came with a pocket 4k camera so can't use fusion full standalone(can't seem to find the previous free version on bm site - I assume the version of fusion in the free da vinci is the same as a free fusion standalone would be).

(I do have the memory cache for fusion in da vinci set to 8gb - this was set before trying KAK, not sure when I changed it)

#13

SteveWatson wrote: ↑5 years agocan't seem to find the previous free version on bm site - I assume the version of fusion in the free da vinci is the same as a free fusion standalone would be).

The BMD Support Center webpage for Fusion and Resolve has download links for all previous releases. Fusion 9.0.2 (Free) was released several years ago so it takes a bit of a scroll-down effort before you will see it in the list — But it is there.

#14

AndrewHazelden wrote: ↑5 years agoFusion 9.0.2 (Free) was released several years ago so it takes a bit of a scroll-down effort before you will see it in the list

Or you can conveniently use the links in this topic that I serendipitously posted this morning

#15

SecondMan wrote: ↑5 years ago
AndrewHazelden wrote: ↑5 years agoFusion 9.0.2 (Free) was released several years ago so it takes a bit of a scroll-down effort before you will see it in the list
Or you can conveniently use the links in this topic that I serendipitously posted this morning

Wow. That is convenient! I will WSL bookmark that post right away.