Make Fusion Templates For The Edit Page - DaVinci Resolve 17
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 26 ก.ค. 2024
- In this tutorial, we will see 3 different ways to save your Fusion effects and how to make templates using macros that can be applied and customized from the Edit page. We will also brush over creating your own custom controls for your templates to link with expressions to any parameters. The subject is pretty dense and as we couldn't cover everything in 1 video, feel free to ask any question in the comment section.
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Table of Contents:
0:00 - Intro
0:27 - Start of Tutorial
1:00 - Applying a Fusion effect from the Edit page
1:34 - Fusion Overlay in the Edit page
2:02 - Methode 1: Exporting and importing a Fusion Composition
2:32 - Methode 2: Save your nodes settings as a Fusion template
3:22 - Methode 3: Advanced custom template with macros
5:36 - Add custom controls to your templates
7:16 - Intro to coding your Fusion templates with Lua and conclusion
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We wanted to cover the different ways to save your effects without making this video too long but if you have any question, please post a comment and we will answer to you. :)
why did you guys stop making videos?
Bro, this is insane. This is confusing because I'm such a fusion beginner, but I can't wait to revisit this when I have more experience under my belt. Well done with tapping into the potential of Resolve!
Thank you very much Josh! If you want to see true potential, check our latest video where we show how to create new tools or custom UI elements for those Macro templates. 😉 th-cam.com/video/SwUIAv8p4ac/w-d-xo.html
@@CoreAndBlue badass. Thank you!
Thanks Core and Blue
Great tutorial. It was very easy to follow along and had a good amount of style without distracting from what you were teaching. Thanks for making this!
I feel like lighting up a candle every time I listen to this guy, why is that?
I just wanted to say this is a very well structured tutorial, much shorter than others while very easy to follow. I was able to start making templates from scratch without any prior experience thanks to this. Thank you!
That’s great! Thank you very much for the kind comment! 🙏🏼
Wow this is inspiring! Great explained - I will try this the next time. Thanks a lot.
wonderfully done.
I love that you just uploaded this!!!! I’m here for the journey ✨
Your going to grow fast 💨
Thank you! We really appreciate the support!
Bro, you bring so much value in just a vid, thanks a lot, I sub
And this is still just the beginning. Thank you for joining us in this adventure! 🤟🏼
GREAT video! Really helpful
Thank you very much! Glad you found it helpful. We’ll also have a following video about the new bundle feature in 17.2.
Thank you for watching .
Very glad you like it 😊
True Davinci Resolve GURU.
Thanks for sharing great quality tutorial.
Sick tutorial core! U are very good at explaining things. Keep up the good work, looking forward to more future videos.
Thank you Topdawg! We are looking forward to make more creative videos.
Thank you topdawg, this is very much appreciated 😊
Thank you so much! This helped me solve a problem I've been stuck on for a while!
That’s great! Thank you very much for letting us know that we did a good job. 🤟🏼🖤
Hi!
Thanks for your tutorial that is Awesome.
Thank you very much for the nice words! The Effect_In and Effect_Out are just regular Merge or Transform nodes renamed for clarity. This is a great way to keep your templates clean and make it easy to isolate your inputs and outputs inside the Macro Editor. Also great whenever you need to add custom controls.
Dude! Keep doing what you’re doing and your channel is going to blow up. Hopefully soon. You’ve gained a loyal subscriber. I’m going to go through all your vids and practice what you do.
I appreciate that! Thank you for your support!
Excellent ! Merci pour ce tuto ultra clair. Et vive Hollow Knight !
It's easy to follow along and fun, good job !
As a programmer, you triggered my intrest into a Lua video to build your templates: I would love that!
Thanks for sharing this, take care.
Thanks a lot! This is very appreciated.
Fusion has great scripting features and beeing able to use Lua and Python code to build flexible and clean templates makes it fun and accessible.
@@CoreAndBlue Sounds very cool to do/see! I'm currently working on a ffmpeg tool to automate my video creation process. Adding Lua scripts to speed up some things could be game changer to me.
Sounds really cool!
+1 for LUA/Python scripting tutorial
We definitely want to make a great one.
I generally guess how many subscribers people have and I thought you have 10-15k subs, definitely valuable content SUBED instantly! Love from India
Thank you very much! Our channel is still as you can see very young. :)
Nice, fast, and complete. Thanks.
Thanks Jeremy!
Dude I'm making autohotkey scripts for davinci resolve and the edit page macros make the entire process so much more quick and reliable!
It's like getting sucked off by an angel! Thank you!
I am going to print this quote and hang it in the studio. 😂 Thank you!
you save my entire time..
Glad you found it useful.
Thanks for this video! I would definitely be interested in knowing more about scripting with Lua!
Thank you for watching! We have plan for more in depth scripting tutorials but if you haven’t already, you should check this video where we implement custom controls with some Lua scripting. 😁
th-cam.com/video/SwUIAv8p4ac/w-d-xo.html
Amazing tutorials! 👏 I wish I had found your videos at the beginning of the year when I was building a NodeJS generator for race results. Would have made the editing experience much better. I'm still running into an issue getting my AngleControl to line up correctly to the CrosshairControls. It's setup with the ACID_Center property, but the circle shows up in the center of the screen instead of tracking with the Crosshair. Any ideas?
Love this. Thanks so much for sharing.
PS: For those of us who are super lazy, is there an online database where people share their pre-made drfx files for other people to use?
Thanks for your very good tutorials! I have a question to the showed node structure. What is this node between the "GlobalTransform" and "Effect_Out" node?
Patrick Stirling recommended your channel to me. You've outstanding videos. Subscribed. Please, do videos on the new Resolve 18 features: Depth map and Surface tracker in Fusion and the Color page. Thank you
First, thank you! We do have videos about those features in our books. It’s coming!
HI, nice video, that edit control thingy was interesting, can you make a more detailed video on that. And also how do you add the custom sections with divider lines on your macros with appropriate names, like Properties/Softness/Position etc from your examples. - Thanks
Hey, thank you! We definitely have to make a video dedicated to create custom controls as they are extremely useful.
More advanced customizations often require to manually code the template in LUA or Python code as we do for our presets to have deeper control.
@@CoreAndBlue thanks, waiting for those videos. Even if you have any patreon where you show more advanced stuff, let me know. Thanks.
Another great video! These tutorials are made by a professional. Core you should be a teacher and probably teach your children. I mean haha we are your students lol. Anyways great video!
We are very glad you enjoy them 😊 Merci beaucoup
That really nice Whiteberry!
Great Video！Thank you very much! I have a question ，how to custom my macro's panels ，because I always get my custom parameters a lot ,and the panel very long...
Thank you! There is several ways to make your panels more optimized. First and simplest is to only select the controls that are absolutely necessary to your macro templates. Then you can add label controls from the edit controls window that can help you separate different sections or even create scrolling menus that can collapse. Otherwise juste separate them into different tabs from the edit controls window.
We personally code them completely in an editor like Atom as settings files are written in the Lua language. A bit more technical but you can then do so much more.
We would have to do a tutorial dedicate to advanced controls and panels.
hey I have a question, on some of your clips in this video, there is a white box with a diagonal line through it
what are these? I'm guessing they are some sort of fade effect, and if so are you able to make custom ones, perhaps using fusion?
This is so useful when we work with more people and share the titles and other things. Great! Talking about this, did you see the newest version of Resolve 17.2.. has this new kind of fusion bundles, how this work?
Yes exactly, there is so many good reason to create templates to personally use or share. The DRFX is an archive to bundle several templates in one package. It is actually a simple .zip file that can be structured with folders and that you rename to .drfx
Super handy to bundle together a family of effect. Thank you for watching! 😊
Another thing that is super handy when you want to share your effects is that you can drag and drop the .drfx in the fusion page where you would have normally have your nodes to have Resolve installing them automatically.
We are very glad you like it !😊
@@CoreAndBlue But how to access that in Edit Tab; any idea?
@@charanjgs9645 Can you be more specific? Are you asking about macro templates themselves or about the 17.2 DRFX bundle feature? If it’s the later, we’ll have a video ready tomorrow going through the whole process. 😊
Thanks for this! You saved me!
Now, I'm wondering if it is possible to change an image element in the template?
There’s no better feeling than helping others. 😊
It is definitely possible to make any imported media customizable by replacing MediaIn nodes by Loader nodes. There’s a lot more to it in term of features but as long as you expose the Loader node by checking it inside the Macro editor, you’ll be able to swap any image from the Edit page.
@@CoreAndBlue oh really? That's nice to know! Thanks again. By the way, I just subscribed to ypur channel and really looking forward to more learnings as well
Thank you very much for subbing! 🖤
I have a question, is it possible to make responsive templates for different aspect ratios?
Update: I was selecting the template and keyframe stretcher before. But the first time I did this and it worked, was when I selected the template, keyframe stretcher, AND the media out. Then unselected the media out for output. Don't know what would happen if it was on though. But I tried this again where I drag select the template, keyframe stretcher, AND media out. Then selected all the text and shading options I wanted, unchecked the output for media out and now I have all the options I want and the keyframe stretcher still works.
Problem I Had: Please help. When I saved as macro and only checked the text options down to the size, the keyframe stretcher was working on the macro. I tried to save it again with some of the shading options from tabs 1 and 2 from opacity, blending, appearance and the color options. Now the keyframe stretcher doesn't work anymore even though its still being checked for result. I was hoping that going into fusion would let me access all the other options that it had before when it was a text+. But whatever you check is all you can access and theres no way to get to the other options. I tried saving it with only some text options checked again, result still checked on the keyframe stretcher, and output checked on template. But now it won't even work that way. I can't get it to use the keyframe stretcher, it acts like it doesn't exist now. My template was made from a Text+.
Thx for the vid! It doesnt seem that Macros effects can have automation keyframes from the edit page, can you confirm ? There is no automation icons and the keyframes doesnt do anything.
First thank you for watching and your comment! Very appreciated.
Yes, keyframing is defined within the composition itself and cannot be edited from the edit page. This is why we recommend using time stretching or anim curves rather than keyframes alone for animation so the composition can scale and adjust to match any frame rate.
To manually edit existing keyframes, you would have to open the composition inside Fusion (using the fusion icon in the inspector), do your business and return to the edit page.
Hi! I need some help, i dont have a node called "Effect_in", its called "Mediain1" and also the same for the out. The thing is, in the input, i dont have the macro option of "backround" that you say we have to check, why is that? Hope you can help me
Sorry, last question on this (can't promise about other topics haha): I see you have specific nodes for Effect In and Effect Out. Is that just for organization purposes? I'm having a hard time choosing something after the Keyframe Stretcher to use as an output and I can't seem to find a box to check output on that node. I'm wondering if I should use a simple transform node at the end to use somewhat like your "Effect_Out" node. Does that make sense to you or is there a smarter way to do it? I prefer to be organized without extra clutter. Let me know! TIA!
We do like having our nodes tree clean and organized and using dedicated nodes as input and output has several benefits like easily isolating them in the Macro editor or directly in the Lua code (we code a lot of our macro outside of Fusion). They are then also a perfect place to add custom controls and tools. Recommending using either a transform, merge or custom node for this purpose.
Feel free to ask any questions. :)
So great! It makes total sense! Again, thank you! Can't wait to see your next tutorials...
I don't understand what i'm doing wrong, but macro settings never showing in edit tab. Only if I use factory template "text+" I can make macro settings, and it will show in edit tab, but never in my own Fusion composition even if I make "in" and "out" merge nodes.
Hi , after creating a macro (a text with entry and exit animation) in Fusion, when importing it in the Edit tab, how do I adjust the entry and exit animations as we adjust the size of the clip? I don't know if I'm explaining myself, that is, what I want is that when I import a macro to the timeline in the Edit tab, the entry and exit animations are adjusted whether I want the clip to last 30 frames, or that if it lasts 500 frames. I want the enter animation to be at the beginning of the clip and the exit animation to be at the end of the clip, regardless of whether I shorten or lengthen the duration of the clip.
I think I once saw how it was done but I don't remember how or where. I hope you can answer. Thank you very much!
Hi Jorge,
I recommend using Anim Curves. Check this video to learn more about it: th-cam.com/video/NIIhxZf8j34/w-d-xo.html
Otherwise, a more "old school" way, is to use a Time Stretcher node.
Any video on saving fusion composition as effects for edit page?
This video actually covers it in the chapter about macro templates. You can jump right to it using the chapters in the description. 😊
We also have a follow up video that covers creating an effect for the edit page, add a custom icon and make an installable DRFX bundle.
th-cam.com/video/UuALOKLBNKE/w-d-xo.html
Awesome thanks! I've already watched it half way through....
I really appreciate your videos. They are excellent. I am confused about how to edit a macro. It seems that it has to be located in the Macro folder to show up on the dropdown list of editable macros. If I have it in a custom folder in the Edit folder it does not show up in the dropdown list of editable macros. Do you have a video that explains this? I think I've watched them all but I didn't see my question addressed. (Or I missed it). Thanks so much for your fantastic videos!
First, thank you very much for your apreciation. We did mention at some point in various videos the difference between those different folders but here's a clear explanation:
DaVinci Resolve look at the folder structure to determine how to handle a composition. To become a macro and thus appear inside the macro contextual menu, the .setting file has to be saved inside the default Macro folder. Otherwise, if you save it inside the Edit or Fusion folders, it will become a template and will only appear inside the Effects Library:
Also, very important, the subfolder that you choose (Effects, Titles or Transition) will instruct DaVinci Resolve how a composition can be applied on a clip or timeline.
Don't hesitate to ask if you have any questions. :)
@@CoreAndBlue - Thank you so much for taking the time to answer. I appreciate your generosity with your time and knowledge. I am trying to wrap my brain around so much in DaVinci Resolve. I am trying to figure out something specific right now. I want to use a .PNG file of my logo to make an animation that I can create a macro from and use from the Edit Page. I have tried so many things - making a macro (.setting file) and putting it in the Generator file, trying it as a .drfx file. It shows up in there but it doesn't work when I drag it to to timeline. (I get the dreaded red 'Media Offline' box in the viewer. Can you point me to one of your videos that my help me understand how to do this? Thank you so much again!
Here’s what you need:
THIS is WHY your DaVinci Resolve Templates are BUGGING! And How to FIX IT.
th-cam.com/video/y0kcmHYQ4i4/w-d-xo.html
@@CoreAndBlue - Thank you again. I have spent hours trying to get this to work. I must be not understanding something because I am not able to get the logo to show up. I guess it will be easier for me to just import the fusion composition for each project. I'm so frustrated. I know it's me - you have certainly given detailed instructions. I think my lack of coding experience is probably the issue. Sigh... But thanks so much for trying to help!
Hey don’t worry, we’ve got your back!
1. Select the MediaIn node(your png), right click on it and choose "Replace".
2. Go to IO and choose Loader. A window will open to select your png file.
3. Save your template and as long as you don’t move your png on your drive, it will work for every project.
Love this video! One problem I keep running into though...when I have an item from the media pool I set as a background, I can use it no problem in the edit tab. But when I try to transfer the fusion setting to a new computer for someone else to use the template - the fusion template never archives even if it's in the sequence. Any ideas why this may be happening?
Thank you! If you have issues making your Fusion compositions work on other machines, have a look at this video.
th-cam.com/video/y0kcmHYQ4i4/w-d-xo.html
@@CoreAndBlue Thank you!
Online services like Motion Array have Templates. From what I understand you open then as a project. I also believe you can only have one project open at a time. Can their effects be exported in the manner that showed and then imported into my own template, thus creating the best of from many Templates?
I appreciate the great videos btw.
Looks like we didn't get notified of your message so first, sorry for the late reply and thank you!
Motion Array ressources, unlike the one we are building aren't proper templates and indeed work by restoring .dra project archives or .drp files before you can use any of their assets. Those are definitely pretty messy to use and aren't the most versatile.
You could certainly reverse engineer an effect and create a template out of it but it might not be the easiest or cleanest thing to do depending of your experience and how they designed it.
Otherwise, if you are looking for quality templates packs, we can vouch for MotionVFX and you can get a nice discount with the code COREANDBLUE at checkout: motionvfx.sjv.io/n16P16
Wow thanks, i searched a long time before finding your video which is exactly what I search (the macro save as in effects to reuse it in Edit Page). All others just show the basic trick with the save as settings in fusion page, but it is much more elegant to do a template simply usable in the edit page so great thanks !
But i have one probleme, when I use my template, all the value I exposed, seem to have a bug with animation. Indeed i can create a key, it becomes red, but when i move the time in the edit page, it keep red and the left/right arrow to indicate that a key existes before/after didn't appear. If i change the value, it animated nothing it seem to write always at the same time. Have you and idea ?
Thank you very much for those nice words! We'll have an in depth video about creating custom controls coming this week. Perfect for building neat and powerful templates.
The problems with keyframes and templates are that keys are only editable within the composition and not in the edit page. Keyframes are ok for fixed animations but they do require setting "time streching" inside the keyframe editor to properly scale to any lenght or framerate.
If you really need to edit your keys, use the "Open in Fusion" icon on the top right of the inspector to open this instance of your template inside the Fusion page. You'll be able to change anything you need before switching back to the Edit page.
A more elegant way to deal with animation is using Anim Curves as they allow any animation to automatically scale up or down depending of the lenght of the clip. Here's a video where we build a template using Anim Curves: th-cam.com/video/NIIhxZf8j34/w-d-xo.html
@@CoreAndBlue thanks you for this awesome answer ! I will watch this video with fully attention, it is exactly what i will ask after if it would be possible to have a stretch mechanics, you have read my mind 🤩
Glad we could help. Anim curves are definitely powerful and are the way to build highly customizable templates. Let us know if you have more questions. 😊
Yeah, but all these macros are related to effects. DVR doesn't provide a way of creating macros for the bread-and-butter stuff you do in the Editor, like cutting tracks, separating video and audio tracks, freeze-framing video, extending track duration, etc.
Hello again here Core and Blue. I have an other question on templates for edit pages. Have you got some clue for this. I have made a fusion comp whose goal is to display multiple clips simultaneously. For example one left, one middle, one right. I dont find an elegant way to use it easily at 100% in edit page as for effect sor a transition. I use it as a generator, but I have to go inside the fusion page of the generator to import and connect my media to my fusion macro group. In the edit page I can manipulate the parameters thanks to some controls I have exposed (thanks to your awesome tutorials again ^^ ) it is almost perfect. I would just avoid this manipulation of going inside to connect the media to the group as for transitions where the two medias are already connected. So finally i could resume my question as : How do use make a template for manipulating multiple media (more than 2) and in the same time (so not for a transition) ? Thanks for your help :D
Hello Maxime, 😊
The way the MediaIn tool and Fusion clips work, your only option (without advanced scripting) as far as my modest knowledge goes is as you seem to be doing. Make a Fusion clip with all 3 tracks and apply your template from inside the Fusion page.
This is because within the timeline, a Fusion clip in handled as 1 single clip and any effect applied over it will only have access to a single MediaIn. You can see that after applying your template and opening it using the Fusion icon from withing the inspector effects tab.
@@CoreAndBlue That makes sense ! thanks you so much for your answer.
Hi. How can I use an image or fbx loader node in a macro after creating a drfx template?
If you would like to be able to access the loader while working in the edit page, you need to make sure that the path option for the loader node is checked within the Macro editor window.
This will let you choose a file in the inspector after adding the effect to the timeline.
Let us know if that answer your question. :)
Hello good sir! May I ask a question: I recently made a TH-cam Subscribe, notification and bell logo in fusion. I invested more than 3 hours into this. I saved this as a .comp file and just today I opened it back up and try to edit the text on it because I decided to change my channel’s name. Now when I play in edit or in fusion page, either the logo icons shrunk in size (without me changing them) or it gives me a red “media offline” screen even though I haven’t moved anything. I have been so frustrated trying to correct this the last two days. If I have to, I can redo this whole thing, but I don’t want to screw this up again. Can you guide as to what I should to avoid this again? Thank you
Hey, happy to help. There are actually few different ways to solve this. Let's first start by the issues that you are facing and why this is happening:
- If some elements are changing size, it usually means that your composition is resolution dependent ans dos not scale automatically to your timeline resolution.
- Imported assets appearing offline means that Fusion cannot reconnect to the source files. Note that images that you import aren't saved within the comp file.
Try the following step by step before trying anything else.
1. Place all the assets in the same folder as your comp file.
2. Create a new Fusion comp in your Media Pool (right click -> New Fusion Composition)
3. Drag this empty fusion composition in your timeline, right click on it and choose Open in Fusion.
4. Once in Fusion, click on File, Import, Fusion Composition. Choose the comp file that you previously created.
5. This will automatically import all the assets to your Media Pool and relink them inside the node tree. Your comp should then work as intended.
Other ways to avoid this kind of issues and make your workflow cleaner is to create a Macro template and use Loaders instead of MediaIn nodes. You can then change any Loader file path to "setting:\FileName.png" and make sure that all files are placed in the same folder as the template .setting file.
Let us know if this solved your issue.
Question: if I saved the macro, can I ever go back into my original node tree to make modifications? I can't seem to find how and I would like to add an output after my "keyframe stretcher" node....
You sure can and there are a few ways to do so depending on how you saved your macro. There is going to be some reading. :)
When using the macro editor to build and save a new macro, you can either chose Save As.. or Save as Group.. The first option locks your macro inside a single node to avoid any accidental modifications while the second option save your nodes as a group that you can expand to reveal what's inside and edit. I would recommend making sure to always have a backup macro saved as a group in a different folder.
Ok so...
If your macro was saved as a group, just drag it inside a new Fusion clip and right click on it to ungroup and edit.
If you saved it as a locked macro, you'll have to directly edit the .setting file that contains your macro. Don't worry, it's actually really simple.
- Go to the Fusion page and in the effects library, right click on your macro to choose "Show Folder". This will open your file explorer or finder.
- Drag your macro .setting file inside a text editor, and at the top of all that code, just replace "MacroOperator" with "GroupOperator". Make sure that you write it exactly as this.
- Save and that's it. The next time you add your macro to a Fusion clip, it will be contained in a group that you can edit.
Let us know if you need further help.
That is awesome! Thank you so much for the level of detail! Your tutorials are really well edited and easy to understand. That, plus actually taking the time to answer my question, made you earn another subscriber. Thanks again!
Thank you very much for your appreciation.
Great Tutorial ! but the edit folder is nowhere to be found , could it be due to an update ?
Thank you! When exporting your Macro, it is offering you to save it by default to the Macro folder. You must go to the Fusion parent folder, then \Templates\Edit\
DaVinci Resolve is actually using two different paths for built-in effects and the ones installed by the user.
For easy access, you can simply go to the Fusion page, open the Effects Library and right click on Template to choose "Show Folder".
@@CoreAndBlue Thank you so much bro ! that exactly what I needed ! You saved me a lot of time !
@@worldgripe Glad we can help.
On a semi related note, I am trying to add an expression to a Fusion Node to referenced node (Background) for example.
Let's say I have a Text+ that needs to display the 'self.Background.Center.X'.
'Text(self.Background)` works and display cdata: 0x02fd201610
But cannot access the property of the Node that is represented by it. I must be missing something obvious. I could not find a reference of all of the properties that a node has.
It's 1:20am over here so I am a little tired and might have missed what you are trying to do? 😅 You want the Text+ node to reference the value of a another node property?
@@CoreAndBlue the Text+ is just an example, easy to see the value.
What I want, is for Node A, to access the properties of whatever node is plugged into its Background (yellow input), via expression.
self.Background gives me something, but it seems I can only access self.Background.originalWidth and originalHeight.
Ok, I understood right, just needed a little sleep before I could reply. ☺️
What I would use then is "self:GetSourceTool("InputName"): GetValue("ControlName")" in your expression.
Ex:
Text(self:GetSourceTool("EffectMask"): GetValue("Angle"))
Let me know if this is helping.
@@CoreAndBlue Thanks so much. Still learning LUA. Makes sense.
Btw, is there any documentation anywhere of all of the properties & methods a fusion node has (e.g., all input names). The 'Unofficial DaVinci Resolve Scripting Documentation' has some, but does not have GetSourceTool for example.
Anyway, thanks to you, I have all my merge bullet points relative to each other.
Center: :bg=self:GetSourceTool("Background");return Point(bg.Center.X, bg.Center.Y - ctl.v_space)
You are very welcome, happy to help.
There is no exhaustive documentation with every technical features laid out clearly. Most of what I know comes my coding background, scripting documentation and experimentations. A bit of digging in the program dll files also but that's not particularly fun.
I would advise you to join the Steak Under the Water forum if you haven't already. There is a group of friendly and knowledgeable folks over there and you could find some very useful bits of info.
www.steakunderwater.com/wesuckless/
these folders is not exist any more with the new update for daivinci resolve i had been trying to find the edit folder for the last 3 days i couldn't find it
The template folder actually exists in different places on the computer (program files, Program data and user folder)And DaVinci Resolve is scanning them all.
Best is to right click on a template effect inside Fusion effects library and choose show folder to get to the right place.
If folders are missing, add the Edit folder first and inside, add Effects, Generators and Titles folders, carefully respecting the spelling.
Howdy! When I save it as a template or a macro and drag it into the file location from my desktop I can't seem to reuse it. When I want to use it is shows me "Media Offline". I haven't moved any pictures around or changed anything. Can you help me out? thanks!
Hey, let's figure out what's your issue. :)
What kind of effect are you trying to apply? Is it happening when using the template both in the Fusion page and in the Edit page? If you have images within your effect, are you using loaders or where they imported as MediaIn node?
@@CoreAndBlue I'm trying to apply an animated logo on top of my footage. When I use it as an effect (I can select it in the edit page) and drag it on the timeline I get "Media offline". I created it with media In files yes.
Thanks for the help btw!
Happy to help.
Alright, the issue with using images this way is that the image (I guess a png file) isn't stored within your template and that there is no clear path to where to look for it. Place your image inside the same folder as your template .settings file and replace the MediaIn node by a Loader. In the inspector, change the file path to setting:\FileName.png
This will solve your issue.
@@CoreAndBlue I'll figure out what a loader is. Thanks for the help! And thanks for these type of videos!
We will actually talk about the loader node in our next video but here's a little bit of extra help just in case. A loader is a node that can load a media (video, image, sound) within the node editor. You can right click directly on your MediaIn, choose replace node and in the I/O section, choose Loader. It will open a file explorer window automatically that you can close as you want the image to be linked dynamically to the image that you placed in the same folder as your macro. In the inspector, go to the File tab and for filename, type setting:\YourImageName.png.
For some reason it's not working for me. When I check my imported fusion composition, it seems much bigger and gets out of the frame. Even though it was saved on the same frame size as the timeline I'm adding it to.
This usually happen when the composition input receives an image that isn’t matching.
We can try to figure this out:
1. Do you have the timeline proxy mode turned on inside the Playback menu? This can cause this kind of issues.
2. Inside your composition, do you have a background with Alpha set at 0 and resolution to automatic as your background input?
3. Are tou dragging the composition to your timeline straight from the media pool?
@@CoreAndBlue Turned proxy off. Probably I'm changing the wrong alpha, if I set it to zero it fades. Set to automatic resolution. I added to the library and I'm dragging it from there.
I'm fairly new, so probably it's just something stupid that I can't figure out. Still trying though. Thanks for your help.
Would you mind sending us your composition to our email available in the about section so we can have a quick look? Just select all your nodes, copy and paste it in the body of your email.
@@CoreAndBlue Thank you so much for your help. Worked like a charm.
@@gamingscoutchannel that’s awesome! Happy we could help. 😊
I am a bit confused... I have done a couple of templates before. But now I seem unable to do it... I build it all. I select them and create macro. But the MediaIn has no "background" to select and when I try to use it in the edit page. The effect is there in the list but I cannot apply it to anything. I can't even add it as a generator.
It's like it has no input even when I include the media in node in the macro. I also tried excluding the media in and out from the macro but leaving the connections to them when I make the macro (as in, they are connected as nodes but not selected when doing the macro).
Looking at this tutorial I see that you are using nodes called "effect in" and "effect out".. but I see no such tools available in my fusion.
Anyone stumble over the same conundrum?
Hey, sorry for the late reply. So, the issue that you have is that the MediaIn node is a direct link to a single instance of a media existing inside 1 specific project and it cannot be used for templates. You need to use another type of node as your input (background and or foreground) like in my example where I simply renamed my input and output (You can use Merge or Transform nodes) as Effect In and Effect Out for clarity. Check again the video, as you might have missed when I explained that.
Also, check this video to make sure that your templates work across every project: th-cam.com/video/y0kcmHYQ4i4/w-d-xo.html
@@CoreAndBlue
Thanks for replying. I did find out why the templates refused to be applied to my clips on the timeline but I didn't find the comment so I could update it.
It turned out that the issue was that I can't add templates to texts and generators, which was what I was trying to do in my experimentations. Once I put a video or fusion comp on the timeline things started to work as expected.
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Okay I keep asking this over and over I think no one is understanding me. LMAO...Let me try this way. Can you tell me how to save my fusion work as a video file? Does anyone know who has done this already?
Классно, но слишком быстро ты всё рассказал)))
Thank you for watching and your feedback Yura!
Saving a Fusion composition or the nodes settings is pretty straightforward but it would definitely take a much longer video to go in depth on making macro templates and we will cover it more in future videos by building a prototype with you guys.
@@CoreAndBlue OK. Looking forward to future lessons
Thank you for watching and your feedback ☺️
Everytime I export out my macros the effect breaks when put into the timeline on the edit page. My brain hurts.
Does it show you a media offline or something else? I recommend that you watch this video. th-cam.com/video/y0kcmHYQ4i4/w-d-xo.html
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