FUSION: THE ULTIMATE BEGINNERS GUIDE - DaVinci Resolve 18 Tutorial

[@CaseyFaris]

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[@johnnyw4life]

Sir, I don’t know if you’ll read this 2 years after you posted this video, but you are a hero! I appreciate all the work you put into your explanations and demonstrations.

[@gerbyl95]

Couldn't agree more. Only halfway through this tutorial and I am already way less anxious about all of this. As simple as toast.

[@alexmillius3181]

Random editor : "Fusion is so hard" Casey Faris : "Think of it like a toast" Random editor : "now I get it!" You are a truly great teacher, thanks :)

[@dezmendizabal2547]

🤣

[@mattvideoeditor]

I will watch the whole video and then I will comment, because this program seems alien to me.

[@lifesgood3393]

@@mattvideoeditor is it human enough ?

[@WillDanceAlone2U]

Casey not only knows DaVinci Resolve, knows how to teach it, but also so clearly loves to teach it. The toast and jelly example to teach nodes is so creative! There's so much love in his teaching. Thank you much for what you do.

[@robertbailey6132]

Easily the best beginners guide to an advanced motion graphics program I have seen in 35 years in working with visual effects.

[@Mr.MarketExplainer]

One can clearly see how much of effort must have went into making and explaining everything. Thank you so much Casey. I am grateful to you.

[@Nepali_Tech1]

Thanks for such details and explanations..Also thanks for your hard work ..keep shining

[@RixCanDoit]

This is the *ULTIMATE BEST EVER TO DATE TUTORIAL ON FUSION* for beginners that I have ever seen! As a KZbin creator, I started using Davinci Resolve a few months ago to help me improve my videos. Until today, I have only been using it as a basic editor, as my learning has been really slow. The FUSION section has been a bit confusing to me with all those nodes and lines. After watching this tutorial, THAT IS NO LONGER THE CASE!!! I no longer fear the webby nodes! It all makes perfect sense all because Casey Faris did a FANTASTIC job in putting everything into logical perspective. THANK YOU VERY MUCH CASEY!!! I am now a subscriber. PS: I'll never see toast the same way again. :-)

[@berauer]

Same here. Best Resolve tutorials I've seen on KZbin.

[@DUB-D-THATS-ME]

You, sir, are correct! This guy....HE KNOWS WHATS UP! I don't care if it was an hour+ long.....every minute is worth the time!

[@fernandocamarillo3710]

I haven’t watched the black magic tutorial on fusion but I feel like this video is already better

[@trelstudios3068]

Yeah, now it's as easy as bread and jam.

[@dareckmaurice9435]

Good review, makes me want to sit for the hour plus class with a cup of coffee and dive in!

[@rytchbytchrockingclub3867]

This video not only teaches fusion, it also teaches how to be a great teacher :-). Absolutely awesome!

[@zurmac]

it also taught me to make toast

[@deepindersingh2698]

@@zurmac 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@Practicaleyes]

There are many gifted editors but not so many gifted communicators. This was first class, Casey. Really well done and thank you so much👍

[@PB72UK]

I take it this needs quite a lot of RAM , if i click on fusion , DR just closes on my macbook .. its like "nope’ 😂 "I don’t think so"

[@Rurkiworld]

Wow! Your creativity in teaching the use of nodes in fusion is commendable. Teaching is not everyone's cup of tea, but you've nailed it. You have dispelled my fear of using fusion! Thank you, from a 72-year video editing learner, new to Davinci Resolve. God Bless.

[@qupation7296]

Wooow 72 years old??? Please keep that same energy forever. ♥

[@TheBhavyaShah]

Thanks so much for inspiring us with your energy, Sir!

[@Kaigeee]

Your a legend thank you. People always cry about how important fusion is but they never explain how to use it in any way that can reasonably be understood. This helped a lot I appreciate it🤝

[@DrAnujPachhel]

Hey Casey! I have a huge respect for the awesome work you do absolutely for free, I can imagine this video hook you so long to make, it came out amazing 🙌. I started with resolve last year and your videos helped so much! Keep going and making superb videos! Much love bro ♥️

[@uniquetruth2097]

and these are the kind of people i love to see more of them in a world where everybody trys to get rich, powerful , etc.... this man has teached me more then i can tell in words.

[@Liammoz]

It’s not free though, he gets paid. But still yes, he is very helpful

[@CitySteadingBrews]

This is one of the best instructional videos I have seen on DaVinci Resolve. Thanks so much for doing this! Love your channel. Great information presented with a wonderful personality and wit. Clever and inviting to watch. Thank you.

[@Terribleguitarist89]

Oh neat, I wasn't expecting to see y'all here.

[@CitySteadingBrews]

@@Terribleguitarist89 Casey is awesome, I learned a lot from him about Davinci 17. I recently purchased the Studio version and had a LOT to learn, lol.

[@willy7968]

I think it would have been better if he made the clips he used available, so that we can follow along

[@shorerocks]

At a certain point in the future, I will understand Fusion. Promise. Thx for this, Casey!

[@neelanjanmukherji]

Oh you understand Fusion, you just need to open KZbin in some other screen 😂

[@NeenaTikoo]

You are an excellent trainer you not only master the skilss but make it simple for others to understand....unbelievable. Blessed soul.

[@brandont8040]

Amazingly comprehensive! Fantastic! Thank you!

[@robertomachado7581]

This is the best KZbin tutorial on ANYTHING I've ever seen. You really deserve a prize, Casey! A million thanks!

[@Josev-TV]

Agreed

[@robertagnarp7502]

1milion% agreed. People who makes tutorials on Premiere is not even half disent compare to this. So detailed. Really happy i found this guy. He will make me shift to Resolve instead of useing Premiere 😁

[@majidkhoshnasib6960]

Definitely

[@Rifenstine]

Casey "The Legend" Faris! Thanks for making the intimidating labyrinth of fusion as simple as making breakfast!

[@flammableorange70]

Damn dude. This stuff is so dope. I've watched a ton of DaVinci tutorials but people never actually tell HOW things work, they just tell you to "press this, drag this there" etc. The example with toast is something I was looking for. Simply amazing. Thank you very much, I am making my very first steps in video editing and this type of content is golden for people like me. You got a subscriber.

[@iam_nick]

My god your tutorial is clear as crystal. Not too fast, not too slow, well spoken, no kidding around, straight to the point and understanding the output. GREAT WORK ON THE TOAST! :D

[@GeorgeToft]

This is the best training video I've seen in years!!! And I say this having been an occupational trainer for 17 years and having taught college for 6 semesters. Very well done!!!

[@Sashman077]

This is one of the best tutorial I’ve seen ever! If kids in school had the opportunity to have teachers like you, we would end up having more kids in school and more graduated students. I have never used resolve and was not expecting to watch any videos about a video editor. Thanks to KZbin, I ended up watching the entire video. Now I want to try this software! Much respect for your ability to teach and the effort you have put into this awesome tutorial.

[@oldrider-adv]

Dude, the best explanation about fusion i ever see. Thanks

[@Foltl]

For someone who is used to working with layers, this video is by far one of the best to explain how to deal with nodes. you put a lot of work into it! Thank you!

[@TheBhavyaShah]

Hey Casey! Listening to you feels really warm. You have a trustworthy vibe that makes me believe that as long as he is explaining it, nothing is going to be difficult for me. Thanks so much for taking the time and effort to help us understand a complex thing like Fusion. Love you loads and wish you tons of success in whatever you do! :D

[@SushilAdSathi]

bhavya bhaiya 💕💕💕💕

[@thethomasproject]

I don't say this lightly, this is hands down the best tutorial on any topic I've ever watched! It may be over an hour long, but it is super interesting and Casey's explanations are super clear and interesting!! Great job Casey!

[@Daunnet]

Casey you are a life saver!!! Thank you so much for a such beauty illustration that enable my "fear" to fusion's node. Thank you!

[@erzdigitalmedia6569]

I second that!

[@kemoni221]

This really feels like The Ultimate Beginners guide. The toast analogy, the paper, "physical" - as you rightly put it - way of visualising how Fusion works is GENIUS. You are a very experienced professional who knows how to make a good video, and who really knows how to teach things. Thank you for sharing this essential knowledge for free! I'll definetely sign up for your DaVinci courses when I have the stonks (student life haha). 😁

[@Clickumentary]

Even though my node game has gotten much better I'm loving this for all the stuff I wasn't quite getting. Thanks my guy!

[@KokobearGaming]

Thank you for explaining by making it simple and easy to understand!

[@jesseneon1896]

This is literally the best Fusion tutorial in the world. I completely love the toast analogy. Thank you Casey Faris you have a new subscriber!

[@PolyClubGaming]

Awesome video, I learned a lot with it, thank you very much for all your great work :)

[@CaseyFaris]

Glad you liked it!

[@thekaiser4333]

@@CaseyFaris - I can't find the "merch-node". ;->

[@trufire2251]

yeah dude same

[@PolyClubGaming]

29:38 Just a note: When he edited this part, he inverted the order that the media displays reappeared. The left display should have appeared before the right display because he connected the MediaOut to 1 (left dot) before he connected MediaIn to 2 (right dot). But the content inside is right.

[@JamesGordon2008]

Really appreciate your focus, clarity and pace of presentation. You focus on what's important for us beginners to know, use simple analogies to make it clear and don't rush (or crawl) when presenting. Works for me - thank you Casey!

[@ianlaughlin85]

I really appreciate how much effort you put into this video. You have earned a thumbs up and a sub. Thank you!

[@WhenAnimalsAttack]

You are an awesome teacher, Casey. Thank you!

[@jeffsummstl]

Next year, I’m using Resolve to make Thanksgiving dinner.

[@RicoResolves]

You deserve to be pinned. I laughed out loud, and that's not easy to achieve.

[@JamesGordon2008]

@@RicoResolves I used resolve to make breakfast this morning. Jelly and all!

[@GenaHill]

Haha, Love it!

[@Robert08010]

I tried that last year but my stuffing came out all pixelated.

[@ExploreAdventureMoto]

This is the internets best comment 👍

[@billypurta7900]

Like everyone already is saying, your tutorials are absolutely incredible! Short and sweet, full of easy to understand info. Love it!

[@egidijuscekanauskas3795]

Shiiit, I'm starting to wonder how much actual work was put in this stuff, all I can say is I really appreciate it, and thank you

[@alexanderbelice231]

This is quite possibly the clearest explanation of how fusion works. I’m sold. Amazing tutorial!!!

[@yashasn9648]

thank you for keeping it simple and making us understand the real basics very well... keep up the good work man

[@chinemeremandrew]

This is a really good tutorial. Simple, entertaining, fun, and you ACTUALLY learn! Casey, you did well.

[@experrabrandinggroupllc2374]

Casey, I have purchased and gone through Master Training and am ready to get into Advanced Fusion Training. Being a visual learner, I love your tutorials and how you manage to keep complex information simple with your great sense of humor. Thanks to you, I'm becoming a DaVinci Resolve power user.

[@SkyPerspective]

Casey, thank you so much for teaching the meaning behind each component, and the different types of nodes. It's an important concept to understand and after that we can do anything in Fusion. I came over from HitFilm and your have made adopting Davinci so much easier.

[@studio13texas1]

Wow…you serious broke Fusion down perfectly. You gave excellent example and took your time explaining the work flow process. I know this makes for a longer video, but so worth it. Thank you for sharing your knowledge and perspective with us.

[@AniketNaik-jo9vs]

You make it so easy to understand. THANK YOU youu so much Casey!

[@spaceshipdev]

Thoroughly appreciate this Casey, will return to watch the rest. Great content as ever.

[@davidhawkeye2298]

Congratulations on a very well thought out tutorial. You don't just know your stuff, you know how to teach others, and that sets you apart . Im learning resolve and this video has helped me enormously, thank you.

[@wiliextreme]

Amazingly explained!

[@theRealWhexy]

The way you show how the nodes work is amazing!!!

[@iComplainMyK]

This basic demonstration opened my eyes to how fusion operates. THANK YOU!

[@Deaddinoproductions]

Such an excellent, helpful tutorial. I’ve been working up the courage to finally migrate from premiere/after effects and Fusion has been the most intimidating barrier to entry. But after watching this, I can see the potential for Fusion to actually be a more simple and enjoyable interface to navigate and work with than After Effects.

[@nelonelo1854]

First thanks for the video men, really enjoyed it. Could you do this for the Colour Page too?

[@bruinflight]

Imma watch the hell out of this video!

[@rvd07]

I loved the way you explained the nodes with bits of papers. Awesome ! Subscribed

[@travelingualizer3217]

I just watched half of the video and learned so much! Thank you, Casey!

[@davidcripps3011]

I've tried Fusion but I still can't get it to hold a plasma field for longer than half a second...

[@CTBell-uy7ri]

The longest I've ever heard of is 20 seconds. And it took them millions of dollars to do it and a whole team of scientists. Don't feel bad.

[@Robert08010]

Think Tokamak my friend.

[@The_Real_Quantum]

We've got a full 100 seconds now, so maybe you could take their research and apply it. Don't be discouraged, fusion is one of the most difficult things we're doing right now!

[@davidcripps3011]

@@The_Real_Quantum Thanks. I'll give it another go

[@3rdpoly]

You have any idea of how many times I went to get food during this video?! XD

[@scottvogel8477]

You must have had a lot of toast then? XD

[@lxrproductions]

my first Long-Form tutotial with you Casey... you're a natural teacher great job thanks alot.

[@trplh]

Comming from years of working with Premiere Pro and now starting to work with DaVinci Resolve I just have to say that this Fusion thing is so awesome! It is so easy to get lost in Premiere Pro doing effects and stuff and this is just so logical and well organized! And you also did a really good job explaining it, thank you for that!

[@CaseyFaris]

👍

[@plantedinpr886]

Yeah, I'm going to have re-visit this one later, my brain is not open for process.

[@jonnycoop1978]

No butter?! Man thats some dry toast 😂

[@GrowingDownUnder]

then put it in some water to make it moist...jokes

[@Robert08010]

Just use the universal toppings node.

[@alyofthelakes]

This is so well paced, described and illustrated. Usually I'm skipping ahead to get to a point in videos, but this is really great. So clear. Thank you!

[@jameschua5336]

Just started using Resolve recently. Casey you are the go-to guy when I need help. Your tutorials are immensely helpful! You are one of the best. Thank you!

[@miso12162]

Just once again. You are apsolutly the best teacher I ever met. Your apstraction in ingenious! Your way of expaining things is so right to the point that I cannot think of a better one. Hope you have a good life!

[@kumaraayush]

Having you is like a blessing for people who use Davinci Resolve. The best there is

[@Hblake12]

Just starting a new KZbin channel with 0 experience with editing and I’ve learned so much from your videos. Your ability to teach is A+++

[@TerribleTrent]

This was seriously the best tutorial I've seen in years. Nodes were so intimidating when I switched to DaVinci and this made it so easy to understand.

[@TheSam42]

This video is literally the only one which can explain this to me. Thank you :)

[@PB_Photography]

Wow !!! U explained the complex Fusion with this simple & that too with the example of taking pieces of Bread, Your are Amazing 😍

[@olivierdeme3886]

Simply the best, clearest tutorial I've ever watched on KZbin. Thank you so much.

[@frankherrgott]

this video finally convinced me to use fusion. Thank you so much for the clarity of the explantation...and that served with a good dose of humor!

[@O1dkuku]

Dude I thought I knew my way around fusion but I watched your whole video and and really glad I did because the knowledge and understanding of fusion I got from it is crazy much love man!!!

[@mansouralba1987]

Man , can we take a moment to appreciate the time , thought and effort this guys puts to simplify the process!. Subed

[@guitar01able]

I'm a guitar teacher just trying to make content and want to thank you Casey! I discovered your channel on a guest spot you did for an intro to resolve and have just followed you over here since you're great at explaining this for those of us who video editing isn't our main passion. Watching your passion for teaching it is most helpful and it's beginning to rub off on me! Thank you!

[@datel7820]

Hi from Czech Republic.....your tutorials are awesome. I saw many tutorials, but only yours tutorials helped me understand everything. Thank you very much :)

[@andreyzaharov1250]

THIS THE BEST EXPLANATION OF PRINCIPLES HOW NODES WORKS 🤩🤩🤩 Thank you so much

[@imanitanksley6902]

I haven’t even finished the video. When got to the analog examples with the cut out, THIS MAN IS DEDICATED, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE PASSION YOU HAVE FOR TEACHING

[@gagemorgan7135]

Watched this video once, was enough enough start getting some really sweet stuff done in fusion. Still need to learn a lot more so here I am again learning once more.

[@magorzatagasior1127]

Thank you so much! For quite a bit I've been intimidated by Fusion and kept my distance, but now that I've decided to start using it at work, I needed some explanations, it ended with me going through some tutorials scattered around KZbin (and searching for the things I didn't understand every now and then), but after this video I can honestly say this is the best thing a total newbie can do to understand Fusion in a really short time! Great work Casey, thank you!

[@paulgoossen]

You deserve an Oscar for explaining. Thank you so much!

[@nikita.kapustin]

Extremely good to understand tutorial. Thanks. Already in love with the nodes

[@ashish_0910]

Your way of explanation is just outstanding!

[@SinghalLouis]

there cannot be a better tutorial than this, period! You are just freakin amazing!

[@freedomswitch]

Life saver! brand new to DaVinci and this made things so much easier to understand.

[@denniszenanywhere]

Wow, this is one of the best tutorials I've seen and I just don't mean about Davinci. You're a born teacher! Thank you. I actually stood up to give this video, your video, a standing ovation.

[@mediamannaman]

Effort. You put a lot of effort into making this knowledge understandable. It makes all the difference!

[@deborahherman2540]

You are so generous. I am honored to help you teach creatives how to make this world a better place.

[@h7visuals]

Understanding how the merge node worked and what could/couldn't be attached to it was the catalyst for me to really start putting things together. Awesome job Casey, thanks a lot.

[@WaheedAbdurahman]

I love that it takes one from complete beginner status. I just watched another video on nodes and clearly the presenter assumes u know the concept, and it did not help me AT ALL. This one made it crystal clear. Thanks Casey!

[@JoesGeekShow]

Just started using DR about 2 weeks ago and this is the best breakdown of Fusion I've seen thus far.

[@rafedalwani]

You are the best person who explained nodes to me. Thanks a million!

[@naptimegamer6667]

I have been taking your courses on here Casey and my man....You are a legend. Thank you for helping an old man learn to up his edit game.

[@greenockscatman]

Sometimes you need a quick two minute vid to show how to do some cool effect and sometimes you just need a hour long explanation, and this channel delivers on both. Great job!

[@gregscarcella519]

Excellent diagrams with toast example. Other videos do not explain nos this way. So you really helped clear up the confusion.

[@trueancy]

I started with zero knowledge of how video editing works. Now I’m working towards producing my own professional looking content. All thanks to you Casey! 😊

[@jelanibyrd5031]

This was an AMAZING GUIDE!! I wouldn't want to go anywhere else for such an in depth explanation.

[@LaKromodeY]

Thank you Casey, Everything i know about Davinci and basically about video editing I learned from your videos. It is important that you know how to deliver the information in an understandable way. Keep it up.

[@ndolaboy]

Superb! Best instructor hands down. I finally got me head around how To work in Fusion. Thank you!

[@hoekstrapic]

You are incredible at explaining things! Thanks for taking the effort to do this and put it online for free