All language subtitles for 1. Fusion Preface Fusion Kolder Creative

So if you're coming from Adobe like I am,

then fusion is the part of resolve
that's similar to Adobe after Effects.

Similar in the sense that it's meant
for visual effects and motion graphics.

Now fusion is actually a lot different
in terms of the way that you work in it

because it's node based,
whereas after Effects is layer based,

Node based compositing can feel pretty
daunting when you're starting off

because it's a very different workflow
to layer based compositing.

Working with nodes at the start made
absolutely no sense to me.

I would always just ask,
but where's the timeline?

And that's the thing that no one told me.

You still work with a timeline in fusion
and you still work with keyframes

on a timeline.

The interface is
just laid out differently,

and you don't use a timeline
like you typically would.

You still use the timeline view
to position where your clips and keyframes

sit in relation to each other in time
just like you would in after Effects.

But the order in which your clips
are stacked in your fusion timeline

doesn't affect your final image.

That doesn't actually matter in fusion.

It's the way that the nodes are connected

to each other in the node area
that affects your final image.

Now, don't worry if you have no idea
what I'm talking about,

I'll be showing you
examples in the coming lessons

so that you can get a better understanding
of exactly what I mean.

Now, one thing

I want to let you guys know now
is that the nodes we work with infusion

are much different from the nodes
we're going to be using in the color

tab, which we're going to be learning
about later on in this course.

Nodes in the color tab are much easier
to understand, and in my opinion, things

just make sense right away.

Whereas the node space

within fusion requires
you to have an understanding of the rules

on how you assemble things in the fusion
node area

before
you can actually start doing things.

It's not as intuitive
at first, in my opinion, but

once you understand the foundations
and how things work,

then it starts to make a lot more sense
and then you start to understand

how much more beneficial it is
to be able to view your entire project

from the perspective of a node tree
versus a bunch of layers in a timeline.

These are two examples
of the same project.

On the left we have a fusion,

no tree, and on the right
we have after effects layers.

From my node tree.

I can see every single element
of my composition, including effects,

resizing and masks without even
having to open up a single layer.

Whereas on the After Effects project,
I need to open up each individual layer

to get access to the masks, effects
and any other kind of changes I've made

on each layer, which is a lot more time
consuming in the long run.

Now this is a fairly simple transition,
so doing this in a layer based setting

might not be that bad.

But once things start to get complicated
and you're working with a ton of media

effects, masks and more,

then the node style of editing can
allow you to work much more efficiently.

Personally,
I prefer the node based workflow,

even if what I'm doing is very simple
because I've learned the foundations

and I can go into fusion
and do whatever I want pretty quickly.

Another thing to keep in mind
is that After Effects

is a completely separate program
to Premiere Pro,

and although Adobe has something called
Dynamic Link,

so you can quickly open up files
from Premiere in After Effects,

I would never end up using it
because I always ran into issues

when doing anything more complex than
basic title tracking and things like that.

I would always have to export the files
I want to play with in Premiere

and then create a whole new project

in After Effects
and then play around from there.

With Fusion, I no longer need to do that.

Fusion is built into DaVinci
and it's super easy for me to get in there

and start doing some more advanced
compositing work.

Now, one last thing I want to mention.

When I first got into Fusion,
I would get extremely frustrated

and unmotivated simply because I didn't
understand things right away.

I want you to know that it's

okay if you feel the same way
and you're not alone.

Too many of you.

This is a new method of video editing,
and it's more of a learning curve.

But the key is to study
the foundations of how it works.

Stay consistent and experiment yourself.

I personally learned the fastest

when I go into the program
and try things myself after learning.

But thankfully for you, I've compiled

all of the best information
on the Internet

about how to get started in fusion
within this course.

So I hope you guys enjoy
this series of videos on fusion

and I hope that you end up loving
fusion just as much as I do.