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The official release of DaVinci Resolve 18.5 is here! I'm going to break down the Fusion page in Resolve 18.5 for you, show you some easy ways to understand nodes, and give you some tips to make the best composites you can make!
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[@CaseyFaris]

Learning Fusion? Get the FREE SURVIVAL GUIDE HERE: www.groundcontrol.film/survival-guide

[@pelarizaal]

Hi. I know it's been a while. But I can't access the course. The video of this course is unavailable. Would you mind to fix this? ❤

[@CaseyFaris]

@@pelarizaal email [e-mail] and we'll get ya fixed up!

[@nebelung]

"Just give me a couple of minutes...🙄". LOL. You are the best! I can't wait until the industry as a whole moves away from Adobe. Nodes just make so much more sense.

[@crypturio]

That’s true 👌 as far as I know a few studios already work with DaVinci

[@brandonbrumfield]

100% man, I am an animator who spent 13 years in AE and took a semester in VFX school using Houdini and I am loving Fusion cause of the power it is capable of, and the power of nodes over layers

[@rano12321]

@@brandonbrumfield exactly, layers are cool but nodes can be divine

[@CODGOD303]

Do nodes really make more sense?? It looks like rocket science to me. I am no after effect professional but I've learned the basics, but I am completely lost in fusion

[@muradtechwizard]

@@crypturio not few studios most of the great studios use them only the youtubers and independent creators should start to switch

[@CiprianTrip]

I literally stayed away from the Fusion tab before watching this video. In 25 minutes I learned enough to start experimenting. Thanks!

[@GravelRat]

Casey, you are getting really good at explaining Resolve. This is a very good video. You are so much better at including every relevant component and not skipping the little things that can be so important. And even you have done this subject a number of times before, you are now being much more precise to include everything that is important and not assuming prior knowledge. For beginners and intermediates, it is often some seemingly minor step that they don’t get. Watching video educators who skip over these little points is unbelievably frustrating. A good example in this video is how you clearly explain the two viewer dots. It’s not much but if that’s not explained, then viewers would be so messed. Your knowledge and passion are unquestionable. Your education skills are now matching your knowledge. Well done you.

[@CaseyFaris]

Wow that was super nice. Thanks!

[@markwolfe4119]

Super nice but also spot on. The key is NOT skipping over steps or moving at the speed of light. Conceptualizing the work is also great: these are sources nodes, these are effect nodes. As the saying goes, there's nothing more practical than good theory -- precisely because it doesn't just describe the how but -- infinitely more important -- also the why. @@CaseyFaris

[@bradleys6466]

WOW! Now this is how you do a video. Straight to the point, no long winded unneeded explanations. You didn't spend 10 minutes talking about something before you showed the 3 clicks to do it... 10/10!

[@nj0utlaw]

You're teaching methods are nothing short of amazing. I enjoy how you always seem cheery and willing to help us newbies at trying to learn these complicated things. Will definitely be looking into your courses very soon since we are best friends now :D

[@davidmultimedia2024]

Casey, I have to admit something. Everytime I'm looking to learn something in Resolve and searching KZbin for tutorials, I come across your videos and every time, you completely change my game. The truth is that I stayed away from VFX the most part of my filmmaking journey because the complexity of operations and the tools always confused me.. and even though I'm a very technical guy in general, the pipeline always instantly dragged me off the creative mood.. so I always used Fusion for VERY basic stuff like titles (usually with presets.. not really understanding much of what was going on in there). Recently, the desire of learning VFX basics came back to me to bring my filmmaking game to the next level.. so I decided to give it another shot. As always, I was searching for tutorials on KZbin and found THIS video. 26 minutes later, I now truly understand how it works.. and goshh that feels good! You are an amazing teacher. I don't know how much editing you do in your videos, but it feels so easy and logical.. I love it! Whatever you do man, it just works! So I just want to say THANK YOU MAN!

[@CaseyFaris]

That's so kind! Thank you!!

[@prithvibiswal69]

Boring essay

[@Dxntoo]

@@prithvibiswal69 nah he cooked. This helped me a TON and he pretty much said everything I thought about this video. Thanks Casey.

[@normanlang1]

You just keep getting better at this KZbin thing! Very clear. I think this is a very valuable video for anyone starting out in Fusion.

[@WindTreeStudios]

Casey, you are an amazing editor and teacher!! Thank you!

[@trobuckets]

Thank you so much for being an amazing person and putting all this knowledge on KZbin for free 🙏 once I have the funds I will look through the courses you offer as well for more advanced training

[@blackmirrorprisoners]

When I clicked on this video I saw that I’d already liked it, but I don’t think I was ready for this. Now I’m pumped as hell. Thanks for the introduction to this rad system!

[@maddogrk1]

I’ve been away from fusion and da Vinci resolve for quite awhile, so I need a refresher. These brief tutorials are terrific they’re even better than what I remember getting from you before. Thank you

[@kennethh2430]

One big win for 18.5, it opens much faster! ❤your channel, keep up the amazing work Casey!

[@Render330]

For someone like me just starting out this is like reading hieroglyphs! Thank you so much for explaining it simplistically.

[@UltimateSpinDash]

Made the switch from Adobe Premiere to Davinci Resolve last year, and I'm amazed at how much my reliance on Premiere has held back the progression of my skills.

[@cotalk]

Excellent work mate. Watching tuts is normally a snooze fest, but you crushed this one man. I had been avoiding the fusion page forever and now im excited about improving my post production skills because of you 🎉

[@brokenstudiotv]

I've been using After Effects for such a long time now that it feels like second nature, but I've been wanting to try out Fusion for VFX because of its Node system, but hadn't really stumbled upon any video that gave me a jump start, and finally this one was just like the title says: "Perfect". Thank you for such a clear and concise video!

[@swdw973]

Tutorials like this are why I subscribed to your channel. Thanks again for a great job.

[@sophygordien1705]

wow! 😅 This tutorial shook all the pulp in my brain! But what a pleasure to get to the end and succeed! Thank you so much for sharing and congratulations on your pedagogy! Hello from France!

[@martinbue]

Fantastic tutorial. I'm getting into learning Resolve again, because of the non destructive editing that I really like and this is a great help understanding the workflow!

[@marksinger5954]

Every single one of the videos by you that I have watched is absolutely fantastic. So clear, concise and deeply informative. THANK YOU.

[@marctech.2574]

To be honest am not a video editor but as long I came across your page on KZbin I automatically have interest in video editing 😇. You are a good mentor ✊

[@cannibalculture3016]

It's easy to understand people who know their stuff, thanks.

[@stehume]

This has to be one of the best videos to follow for fusion, thank you

[@robertunderwoodiv6008]

bought the pro version! Love that you provide the assets to help learn along. Will be great to use with recent and upcoming client work. Appreciate it! Stoked to share the progress

[@FaithandPurpose828]

Bro, you are awesome. I'm going to play your video multiple times to get the basics of Fusion. Thanks for the tutorial.

[@peterelfman]

I watched this right after watching the one you did for v17 thinking it would cover the same material, and was delighted to see new things. Thanks for taking the time to put these together, I know how much effort it takes!

[@jayare7750]

I'm just starting with D.R. this was the perfect intro video! I actually understand Fusion a bit better now. I did a Karaoke video following a youtube tutorial, but I didn't really grasp what I was doing!

[@randomedits6234]

That was VERY helpful! Ty as an AE user Fusion confused me sm the first time I opened it, but now I finally understand the whole concept. I was planning to move away from AE (because their features are stuck in 2016) this gave me new motivation to do that

[@TheADHDM]

Been watching your tutorials for a while and it's paid off in a major way this week. Thank you.

[@DevAcharya]

Seriously i was waiting for this fusion training as im improving my editing skills,thanks for this Casey

[@rossthoughts]

Excellent! Using the underlays to show categories - simple and brilliant (the best kind of awesome). You're already quit good but you're getting even better. Keep rocking the free world, bruddah!

[@com64able]

Nice and explanatory video, I'm switching from Premiere and AE and those nodes were like a the Matrix code to me :) 👍

[@raymobula]

The part I like about Fusion is, it forces you to thing more about what you want to do. And especially for more complex work, Fusion is less murky than e.g. embedded comps in Hitfilm Pro.

[@Escapeists]

This is so awesome man. I've been watching quite a few of your older videos when i started editing with Davinci, and to see how much you've grown as a creator is inspirational. Thanks alot and well done on your personal growth! Bossing it mate. From England! 👊🏽

[@jimintaos]

Thanks. You convinced me to start learning Fusion and....WOW...what a difference it makes over trying to do the same stuff on the Edit page. Your clear explanation helped me to get past the Brain Melt and the Nope I experienced every time I started to look at the Fusion page. Can't do it right now but I'll start setting aside some cash to to the course you introduced a couple of weeks back.

[@LeackyBee]

I can't believe I've never noticed all of the buttons under the play controls 😮‍💨Would've saved so much time searching for things! Awesome video Casey, learnt a lot!

[@lironag]

Thank you so much for your videos, seriously your tutorials arey favourites cause I can actually understand what's going on as a noob 😊 and I really appreciate that. I would love if you could do an in depth tutorials about 3D & particles , these guys really got me confused. You are awesome! Thanks

[@form-branding]

Dude your explanation is so easy to understand, now I’m not scared no more! Thank you

[@gregscarcella519]

Casey..Great overview....to the point and not endless words of no meaning....now I need more advanced.

[@mugglepower]

thank you. I been making videos for about two years and recently decided to up the game. Very effective tutorial.

[@diydadlab]

Excellent Video Casey ! To the point and a very good beginner intro to this app.

[@skyking95]

I’ve been using Apple Motion since it came out so beginning to learn Fusion is taking a while to say the least. This was a great presentation !!

[@MoneyMagnate]

you are natural in teaching ...

[@HarleyRider503]

Casey thank you so much.

[@dacallp]

Amazing! I know a lot more now!

[@DasviWallah]

I just needed it I am done with edit now for extra effect fusion is good af

[@voiceactorRU]

Brain overload. I need a moment now to swallow and digest 😂🤣😂🤣😂 Thanks for the video ❤

[@clevelandsfinestentertainment]

I was ready to give up on fusion until I saw this video thank you I will be getting one of your courses soon

[@FlashVedder]

I just moved on to this software finishing up with aftereffects… starting to enjoy it :)

[@particulasdecaos]

My mouth is wide open, you are great man, thank you!!

[@smithcodes1243]

This is such a great tutorial! Keep it up man!

[@peterplantec7911]

Nice job Casey.

[@Studio_Est_Ethica]

Thank you so much for this video! Learning to work with fusion is a very steep learning curve for me 😅 but with your explanation I finally understand the structure of the nodes. Up to now I couldn’t really get my head around it but now I’m ready to really dive into it without getting stuck all the time. Thank you!

[@CaseyFaris]

Ahhh I love this! Excited to see what you make! You should do Comp-Tober! www.groundcontrol.film/comptober

[@AndrewToftSpeycasting]

This is excellent thank you.

[@liferewired]

“There’s obviously some problems, but it took 5 seconds so…” I felt that

[@rossthoughts]

Video Idea: @23:05 you begin to explain a "new flow chart" - I LOVE THIS. Especially given the tutorial up to this point. I find myself really wanting to follow along with your explanation...but (there it is! lol)...I'm having to rewind too much because it's a little too hard to follow. I pause the video, looking for the node you're talking about (sometimes hard to find) and I like to look at the inspector and pair the three things (the node, the inspector, and what you're saying). It's like putting it all together. So here's the video idea: you could once a week take some already baked in "flow chart" - either your own, or, pick one of the Templates/Edit/Titles and open it in fusion and walk through the flow chart telling us how it all makes sense. Who do I think that would appeal to? Those of us who are jusssst barely beyond newbie and nowhere near intermediate yet. I think there's a segment here you could serve really well. It's a thought. An Idea. A once a week thing that might feel too simple but I think someone like me could watch a dozen of those and gain a lot from it. And I'm not aware of anyone else doing it. (Another thought: place flowchart elements into your "underlay categories." Although, really, there's a version of this idea where you don't have to do that much augmenting work; just turn nodes on and off or muck with them in an insightful way.)

[@RobRoam]

That was super helpful - thanks mate.

[@4inkid]

You are the best man ⭐️🔥

[@RyzawaVT]

I'm still flabbergasted that not only is this software program free, but these videos are as well!

[@chokdeefuku1702]

excellent mate. this is so cystal clear explanation. well done.

[@DaliborTruhlar]

Perfect!

[@PatrikPaster]

Awesome loved it man!

[@DJBre]

How cool is that!

[@TGTVo.O]

Great video, will be watching this a bunch of times to get the hang of things; good stuff

[@AT-pw9hg]

For those of you who don't know, you can easily swap the inputs on a node, like a merge node, by pressing CNTRL + ALT + T.

[@parableministries]

Incredible tutorial! Thank you so much

[@EloiseMarriott]

beautiful thanks!

[@raweckifilms4425]

Great video..thank you for this!!

[@CaseyFaris]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@KabiesiAdemola]

Thank you for helping me get along

[@muradtechwizard]

now this is how you do a tutorial simple and short only what you need'

[@pedrosanchez4035]

very cool video thank you

[@XiTrOnE_SBT]

thanks for the tutorial, very straight to the point. I also very enjoyed the 5 groups part, made everything crispy clear. I finally wanna dive deep into fusion, ive started with video editing around 4 years ago, but i never really take a deep step into fusion because it just felt overwhelming. I watched some tutorials here and there and know a couple of things, which are very situational, but i just wanna be able to do what i have in mind without looking everything up and following long tutorials for everything. So i defenitly will check out the fusion courses you offer, also thanks for making the survival guide for free, not everyone is earning hundreds of buckeroos to get a paid course. and im happy i could afford the stuidio version this year.

[@SwordOfFaith888]

So awesome man, thanks from the UK.

[@chrissmichaels]

Fantastic bro. Pro basic explanation.👌

[@FilthGnasty]

Thanks king. 🙏💙

[@TurkeyManIndustriesLLC]

Thanks Casey, spectacular info

[@Ansen7891]

Great instruction, may I ask what software you are using for the cursor highlighting circles and zooming the video area, such a cool looking presentation.

[@MrHoodieJones]

Fantastic stuff, great crash course. Thanks.

[@utopyanow]

Very well explained thank you 🎉

[@Sesshodiablo]

Could you do a golf shot tracer guide? Trying to figure out how to make an animated tapered line, but no luck.

[@pacman_zero4253]

Thank you

[@summatim]

Summary was generated by Summatim, let us know if there are any inaccuracies! 🤖 0:30: Introduction to Fusion 0:14: Integration with DaVinci Resolve 3:10: Interface Overview 4:35: Working with Nodes 3:01: Basic Compositing Techniques 0:08: Advanced Compositing Techniques 7:06: Creating Special Effects 0:30: Summary 11:06: Media In Node 11:31: Generator Node 13:14: Effect Node 13:48: Transform Node 15:43: Merge Node 18:33: Mask 22:25: Color correction and transformation 22:33: Flowchart of steps 22:48: Adjusting background sharpness 23:09: Motion Graphics 23:47: Animation in Fusion 24:38: Adjusting animation timing 25:13: Using the 3D workspace 25:44: Training resources

[@lehuytran3628]

thanks

[@PRFILMEDIT]

your the best

[@tonylinks1013]

Thanks a lot

[@DGander007]

Thanks!

[@Andres66Cali]

Awesome!

[@tommymejiaen]

Holly wacamolly, thanks bro :)

[@ScottUmble]

Great video

[@jayx69]

What an awesome video, thanks

[@TumiRoch]

thank you.

[@ianmoe]

Thanks!

[@pablix_]

Thank you for this useful tutorial!

[@russellmm]

I am just starting to learn Resolve. This Fusion section sure looks a lot like ComfyUI (an AI Editor tool for Stable Diffusion) so it feels intuitive to me!

[@artgarfunkelsgingerfro2886]

Any tips for render cache issues with respect to Magic Mask? Any small changes on the edit timeline and the Magic mask completely glitches out.

[@alimog9347]

Niceee explained thankssss

[@thepsychicskeptic]

This is great - thank you!

[@peteralessandriaphotography]

Thank you Casey! 🙏

[@Forediting-dp9hi]

thanks!!

[@WebBestMaster]

thanks man )) really like your tutorials