Nodes for Noobs... Understand Nodes in just 5 minutes! Davinci Resolve 5 Minute Friday #3

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Are you struggling to grasp Nodes within fusion?! Hopefully this video will help.
With a little help from a train and a guy called Clive, we're going to explain the general, basic Node workflow in Fusion! Hopefully it helps!
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I hope you found this useful :) Thanks for watching.
Mr Alex Tech

[@MrAlexTech]

It's abit late but here's FIVE MINUTE FRIDAY woo! It's late as I filmed it in the week, then re-watched it yesterday and wasn't happy so decided to re-do it! 😄 Anywho, enjoy! And big shout out to MotionVFX for sponsoring, how did you find the super short integration?! :)

[@XSession]

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[@mcrathenn]

For the first time in the 3 weeks I have picked up Davinci Resolve I FINALLY understand Fusion nodes. THANK YOU.

[@gracielovemusic]

You are the BEST Davinci Resolve teacher out there because of the way you explain things and break them down for us beginners. You are appreciated more than you know! THANK YOU!

[@gracielovemusic]

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[@MrAlexTech]

Hey Gracie! It was a Spam account, if you ever see any messages like that please ignore (or even better, report them!). I'll never ask you to contact me on Whatsapp or Telegram etc!

[@gracielovemusic]

@@MrAlexTech Thank you for telling me. I subscribed to it so I guess I better go and unsubscribe. It is sure is scary out there! Thanks again!

[@marleymomo9582]

Yeah I can easily agree

[@RajPhotoEditingMuchMore]

Amazing way to explain😊Thank you so much 🙏🏻

[@yakbreeder]

Seems easy enough, but then I think about the 50 million (exaggerated) possible combinations and my head explodes.

[@harryv9397]

You are my Davinci Resolve mentor! I found your channel after I bought Davinci and YOUR videos , such as this one......help me make my way through this freakin awesome software. Now, I'm not a pro, I do videos for friend, the odd small local company (drone work) and for myself. I make videos for various people on iRacing for promotion of leagues for example. YOU are making my journey through Davinci fun and successful! Thank you!

[@MrAlexTech]

Thanks Harry!! That's awesome dude. Glad to help 🙂👍

[@sergentboucherie]

I think Vito would be mad if he ever saw your video since you are removing Confusion Some basic stuff about Fusion Select a node and press F1 to open the manual at the right page for that node, it works for almost every node, unfortunately the ones that this does not work for are usually the ones you will find almost no info online. On the node the white square is your output, triangles are input. The yellow triangle is the background, the green triangle is the foreground and the blue triangle is the mask, if you work with 3D there is a lot more colors. A node's output can be sent to multiple other nodes, you do not need to duplicate it, although sometimes duplicating it will make things easier. Try to keep your flow going one way, usually left to right or top to bottom, that is personal preference but it makes things easier, your flow can look like a spider web if you want. Also you can use nodes to write things on your flow. When playing back you can see the nodes working, if a node turns red you know something went wrong with that node specifically, now you just need to figure out the problem. Renaming nodes with F2 is important, most KZbinrs show you basic flows with a few nodes, but when you start having over 10 nodes things gets confusing if you have not renamed your nodes.

[@glengreenman3921]

All very good tips. As you said, nodes arranged neatly so the composition can be easily understood later. Being an English speaker, a left-to-right layout is intuitive to me. I place my MediaIn to the left and the flow to the MediaOut to the right; anything that is merged is placed above the main flow, visually representing what is going on. Speakers of other languages who read and write right-to-left may find arranging their nodes the same way easier to follow. It is the connections between the nodes that is important. I also like to keep my flow tidy by right-clicking an empty area of the node editor and selecting both Arrange Tools > To Grid and Arrange Tools > To Connected. Sometimes your connections will go to the wrong input. When connecting, right-drag the output; when you release the button over the node to which you want to connect, a menu list of that node's inputs will appear; select the input you want. When you say "you can use nodes to write things on your flow" I think you're referring to a Sticky Note, which is a text field you can place in the editor to leave notes to yourself or a collaborator. Also there is a tool called Underlay, which is a bounding box you can use to group nodes to organize your flow. For example, if among other things you are replacing the sky in your composition, you can group those nodes with an Underlay, change its name to Sky_Replacement and color it blue to keep it separate from other nodes where perhaps you are compositing in various elements. One last thing, which I learned from Casey Faris: Each node does exactly one thing. This sounds basic and stupid, but it's important to remember for new users. Don't make Fusion more complicated than it has to be.

[@deyurus]

ty sir

[@murallod]

This is a great way to explain the node based workflow! I really like the FIVE MINUTE FRIDAYs. You are one of the best resources for Davinci. Cheers~

[@B0M0A0K]

That was a really useful video and cleared up quite a bit of my Fusion understanding. One thing I would mention is that it took me a while to understand the importance of making sure you are clicked in the right node for types of changes. I would see many tutors saying "just do this and adjust this" but without emphasising the importance of the right node being selected. Thanks again.

[@bobhope1084]

Wish it was more user friendly so much work for simple things is mind blowing I bought the full version not very impressed

[@kennethochoa7550]

@@bobhope1084 I'm with you this node stuff is so confusing where did they get this idea of nodes in the first place and why,? how does it make things easier😧

[@JasonLorette]

Thank you! That was a fantastic explanation of nodes…I rarely use them but might more now!! 😎👍🏻

[@ryelybrangwyn]

I personally never struggled with fusion and found it very intuitive but this has got to be one of the best explanations I've ever heard, really like the analogy of the train!

[@TheThinkersBible]

Outstanding introduction to Nodes. Had been wondering what the big picture is for using them and this video makes it perfectly clear. You've isolated the core and made it look easy. It's certainly easy to understand now. Thanks!

[@geordieal]

Great analogy! I love the nodes in fusion, really simple concept, but oh so powerful… but easy to tie yourself up in knots if you’re not careful!

[@user-hy2mb7zf1w]

best video explaining node system, thank you!

[@diversedad7954]

New to Resolve and this was the best explanation for nodes I have ever seen. So simple and on point. I'm making the big switch from a long time Premiere user to DaVinci and it's a little slow but I think I'm gonna love it.

[@oxygen454]

That was very well done and explained! I knew most of this but I still picked up some new info.

[@maddogrk1]

Probably the clearest explanation I’ve seen of this yet. You put so many things together, so simply. good job

[@ononearts]

The most brilliantly simple explanation of node structure I have seen. Thanks, as ever!

[@thedxrrkside]

Thank Cosmos I found this channel, Mr Alex...you're the best🔥🔥

[@WhatIDoAsChris]

I love this series, i get a slightly better understanding every time. Many only feedback would be, i would like to see the final product, no matter how silly, or random it is, it just helps me the differences in every node. Love the content, back to the binge!

[@Mr.-Ahmed-Jama]

absolutely convincing. it was the best five minute of my day.

[@TimVels]

🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯 Literally mind blown after watching this explained!

[@MarcWeertsMusic]

Don’t forget the little switches at the bottom left of each node that allow you to preview the output of each specific node to one of the two preview windows. Particularly handy when it gets more complex.

[@glengreenman3921]

Yes, unless you are doing very precise detail work and need as large a window as possible, having the two windows is very beneficial. I usually have the current node (whatever effect I'm working on) in the left viewer and the final MediaOut in the right. If I need to reference the original media, say for masking, I'll sometimes have the original in the left viewer and the working node on the right. From the manual: To load specific nodes into specific viewers, do one of the following: - Hover the pointer over a node, and click one of two buttons that appear at the bottom-left of the node. - Click once to select a node, and press 1 (for the left viewer) or 2 (for the right viewer). - Right-click a node and choose View On > None/Left View/Right View in the contextual menu. - Right-click the control header of a node in the Inspector, and choose View On > None/Left View/ Right View from the contextual menu. - Drag a node and drop it over the viewer you’d like to load it into (this is great for tablet users)

[@TheAluminumCarpenter]

thank you for explaining it so simply. I purchased the studio version but for months, i have been struggling to even understand nodes, and rarely i find a video which can make me understand.

[@allofamylorraine]

You just explained EVERYTHING I have been looking for- FOLLLLLOWED!!!!! Thank you.

[@ViewsofCornwall]

Such a great analogy. Fusion & nodes are one of those things I'm almost scared to try, stupidly! This is such a great clear simple introduction. You are a star

[@Kotravic]

Thanks for this video! Your videos have helped me out so much, really appreciate it

[@YazeenMK]

This actually helped, this video deserves more views!!!

[@olusha]

Great explanation, thank you. • Can you also do a 5-min about what the colours (yellow, green, blue) mean? • And also how to stack SVG layers (so you can animate them separately)? Pretty please 🙏

[@FunfettyYT]

Such a great story, I hope clyve gets to his destination

[@HolzHammerSagas]

My God Alex, I’ve been using Fusion for about two years and this video has finally made me vaguely understand it!😂 Brilliant and thank you! All the best, Alexander

[@lena_inmotion150]

I was so confused with the nodes that I out my project on hold for a while.. Then I watched your video and now it looks so easy and logical ! Thank youuu

[@1983savana]

Finally understood how nodes work, Thanks a ton!!

[@Grimes247]

I’ve watched a lot of videos of people trying to explain nodes and this was easily the best. This made so much sense and was easy to follow and only 5 minutes long. Thank you 🙏

[@alaskamagic8250]

GREAT explanation, you simply things so much. Thanks

[@roohzaada3303]

Goat brother goat you are. this is one video that I was looking for. that 4.30 to 6.00 is all I was looking for.

[@rychusandbonita]

Thank you, this helped me understand the general work flow of nodes.

[@jer3006]

So that's how it works! I feel like I'm on the train now too! Your analogy is perfect- thank you.

[@DigitalCreations2012]

I think Clive should feature in all forthcoming videos....cool dude

[@MrAlexTech]

Ha agreed! And his partner... Betty

[@Giammusic]

I really don't know how to hank you. I've been using Davinci for a while now, in fact a started my little channel to make my own edits and music videos, but I kinda never touched fusion, scared by how challenging and "mysterious" it looked. You made it easy. You really are a good teacher Alex! Hope you are proud for everything you do!

[@StreetTaLkSTL]

Thanx Alex.. exactly what I needed this morning

[@JoesGeekShow]

That was quite simiplfied. I like the train station analogy very much. Fusion is definitely intimidating but as I dig my heels in it's actually really fun.

[@DandyDoesIt]

That was the best overview of nodes I've seen. Thanks for explaining it simply. I've always been intimidated by this.

[@play_by_ear]

That was the best way to explain fusion nodes to a fusion noob like me. Thanks for this Alex!

[@timalves322]

You make it look so simple. This is one of the clearest explanations I have seen. It has helped me get a better understanding of fusion. Thanks!

[@maddogrk1]

Great analogy and it made some very important points very clear. I’ve been following you for quite a while now (well about a year), but there’s a lot to learn, and sometimes I have to relearn it if I’ve been away from it for a while. Never hurts to see some thing short like this for a second time. Great job thank you.

[@julianbrinson1984]

Dang! What a great walk-thru. Alex that was what good teachers do. Thanx

[@RichLuvAsia]

I love the explanation & teaching.

[@charleschristphotography6019]

Got to learn this, but thanks to you for simplifying the process...

[@arthurmartin9398]

Everthing makes sense. Thx a lot for your good teaching skills. 🎉

[@UkuleleJayBBQ]

Fantastic tutorial so simple on what I found a confusing topic. This was gold! Thanks.

[@dieterseitz1708]

Never before seen such an easy explanation for beginners in fusion. Congratulation 🥂🍾

[@FirstHandExplore]

Wow. You really made it simple to understand. I finally get it. Thanks a lot Alex. Your tutorials are very easy to follow.

[@CoffeeFuelledGaming]

Thought I had a pretty good grasp of nnodes already but this really solidified that knowledge. Thank you mate, fantastic explanation

[@svaeon]

Awesome explanation, i feel sometimes dumb. But i just need a childish explanation to learn it properly! Perfect 👍🏻 Nice 👍🏻 Simple 👍🏻

[@andy_knight]

That made total sense and more importantly, made Fusion less scary - I might even give it a try! Thanks man

[@DanielEarl]

Bruh, thank you, this metaphor finally made fusion understandable.

[@buda3d2007]

Having flash backs to when Fusion was a companion compositor to Maya when Alias Wavefront owned it in the year 2000, boy has it swapped hands many times, I did like it, hopefully they ironed out all the bugs.

[@OreoSpeedwagonR_T]

Thank you so much for your tutorials.

[@chrislashwa6266]

This was very easy to understand. Thank you so much!

[@dr.gregoryf.maassen2637]

I hope you will do a series of 5 minutes on Fusion. This is the first time I have seen a video on Fusion that is easy to understand.

[@xariyl]

that was a good analogy. That helped quite a lot, thank you.

[@j5s9c]

You have a really great way of explaining the complexities of Resolve 18. Thanks 👍

[@scottabergermd]

Brilliant description of nodes, using the train analogy!! Love your videos and have learned so much about DaVinci!! Thank you.

[@GaryCunninghamyouareenough]

Fantastic as always, Alex 🤘🙏

[@CravingCanada]

Great example of understanding nodes. Who knew Engineering was so easy!!

[@josejavierprietoprawl2179]

Great metaphor to explain . Thanks so much!

[@Hashtag__Taco]

This made nodes make SO much more sense! Thanks Alex!

[@philharrisonphotographyvid2558]

Loving your videos, brilliant explanation of nodes the best I've seen. Thanks

[@Kuanling13]

This is the best explanation of fusion I have ever seen

[@LeftBrainedArtist]

Best explanation I have seen. My left brain finally gets the fusion tab so much more.

[@rkivlogi]

That made a lot of sense. Can't wait for the next one in the nodes - series? 😉

[@mbitlie]

Heureka! 8 thank you so much, Nodes and me are friends now.

[@JeanClaudeMartin]

Excellent explanation. Thank you

[@jamesflinn8630]

Great analogy with the trains!

[@musabinho]

I found it very easy to follow, very clear 👏👏

[@jeffersonbeery5138]

Very good analogy and helpful explanation!

[@thedjnamedves]

Was scared of using nodes. With this video I'm up for the task

[@victorolubodun8461]

Excellent explanation on fusion nodes!

[@MrMeek79]

I got it. The train analogy helped

[@jackbarron8880]

You're my favourite teacher! x

[@PaulDickson7]

Solid explanation, thanks Alex. Trying to jump over from Adobe Premier to Davinci Resolve and this video has been really helpful

[@Semesem]

I loved the way you explained this thank you

[@BenlStudio]

Genius ! so simple to understand that way !

[@petermclennan6781]

Love them Five Minute Fridays! Great intro to Fusion nodes. Thanks as usual.

Very clear, thank you so much! By the way, what camera are you using? The quality of your image is superb!

[@RalphKohler]

Alex-I'm a fan, and I've contributed (but I'm not a member). I'm particularly impressed with the transitions pack that I contributed to you for last month! However, I think you let your sponsor down a bit on this one! I literally watched this and said to myself "I think I'll check out Motion VFX", and went ot look for the link. No link... Rewatched to see if I missed something. Nope, its supposed to be in the link! Keep up the good work! You are an asset to the community.

[@JanArmor]

Well done!!!! Thanks a bunch. Jan

[@bartstar6863]

MrAlexTech = MrAlexAwesome

[@hazeofdaze1053]

Thank you MrAlex 🙏 for a very simplified explanation of nodes in Fusion! Just subscribed and I'm looking forward to seeing more of your other tutorials! 😊👏

[@_dvstn_]

This was extremely helpful to overall understanding of fusion nodes. Thank you!

[@Abendschnee]

Great explanation. Thanks a lot!

[@var1985]

Thank you, I requested a video like this in your community section. Great analogy! Finally Nodes make a bit of sense......though if I can do it in the edit page then I'm 100% doing it in the edit page. I'm a video editor but never mastered the graphics side of things. After Effects at least resembles an NLE so it's easier to navigate my way around it if I use 3rd party templates. Davinci fusion templates look like a messy orgy of transform nodes and media inputs leaving me very confused and tired. This makes lots of sense though. Thanks!

[@phillipwalaza9520]

WOW its like a light just came in inside my brain😀

[@arfloctions5313]

Brilliant tutorial! Short sweet and super effective to get across a relatively complex topic! Thank you! ✨

[@ashrafettir]

Simple and effective Appreciate it mate 👍

[@abi219]

Fantastic way to explain Nodes 👏👏👏

[@anthonysphotography7641]

Give this man an Oscar!!!!

[@ianbrown1016]

Liked and subbed. You provide great value and have helped me alot! Thank you so much for your effort in explaining and making this video

[@MattTucker]

This is the best explanation thank you!