Blackmagic Fusion: Macros
In the previous chapter, we created some fairly sophisticated behavior using expressions. Setting up such systems takes some time, though, and if you build some...
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Career advice and observations about my experience working in the Visual Effects industry.
Blackmagic Fusion: Elements and Effects
Thus far we have talked a great deal about how to integrate footage together, how to manipulate it, and how to cut it apart and sew it back together in a new co...
Blackmagic Fusion: Clean Plates
Painting clean plates is another task commonly assigned to junior compositors. While roto is an easy and tedious job, paint can be very challenging. Every shot ...
Blackmagic Fusion: Rotoscoping and Keying
The creation of mattes from moving footage is a crucial, though sometimes tedious, part of making visual effects. It is a rare shot that does not require a matt...
Blackmagic Fusion: The Interface and Tracking
The Viewer Panels Before we get into the lesson on Motion Tracking, let’s take a walk through more of Fusion’s interface. We have already had an ove...
Blackmagic Fusion: The Basics
The following article is a chapter in a forthcoming compositing textbook. There are references to chapters and appendices that have not yet been written. As tho...
Anatomy of an Image
It’s tempting when someone starts going on about LUTs and gamma and gamuts to let your eyes just glaze over and then ignore them until they go away...
Blackmagic Fusion: Getting Started
Getting Started in Blackmagic Fusion These articles are mostly based on Fusion 8.2 build 2 running on Windows 7 with an nVidia GPU. There are some slight differ...
Blackmagic Fusion: Expressions
In order to get some early feedback on this chapter of a forthcoming book, I am publishing it early. There are references to other chapters that have been writt...
What to Expect on Your First VFX Job
You’ve got the reel, you’ve been through the interviews, you’ve landed the job, and now you’re getting ready to start your first day at ...