Request Ground Control - Create Hollywood Style Visual Effects in Fusion! (New course)

Ground Control - Create Hollywood Style Visual Effects in Fusion! (New course)

https://www.groundcontrol.film/pro-compositing-in-fusion




Beginner

This class is great if you’re new to node-based compositing or just starting Fusion.

We go over the basics of how nodes work and the major concepts of combining images. We’ll cover the most common types of nodes in Fusion, when and where to use them, and some best practices to get great results.

The Basic Course Covers:

• Basics of Fusion interface
  
  
• Basics of compositing with nodes
  
  
• Concepts of tracking, masks, animation and rotoscoping.
  
  
• Introduction to color management
  
  
• Planar tracking and cloning
  
  
• Basic green screen
  
  
• Intro to particles and 3D nodes
  
  
• Color matching elements
  
  
• Introduction to 3D render passes

Advanced
This class is perfect if you’re familiar with the basics of Fusion.

We get into the details of making complex composites and VFX in Fusion. We’ll cover essential concepts of enhancing shots, fixing problems, and making beautiful images when things AREN’T so easy.

The Advanced Course Covers:

• Advanced compositing mindset
  
  
• Realistic screen replacements
  
  
• Adding dust, reflections, and imperfections
  
  
• In-depth color management
  
  
• Advanced concepts like multiplication, concatenation, and matching grain
  
  
• How to control elements with mattes
  
  
• Linking nodes with expressions and custom tools
  
  
• Extending Fusion with Reactor
  
  
• Advanced green screen techniques
  
  
• Importing 3D meshes, creating 3D text and scenes
  
  
• 3D tracking and matchmoving techniques
  
  
• Rebuilding 3D renders in Fusion from AOVs

Latest Updates:

5/1/23: USD Introduction Chapter - Added a chapter that dives into using USD nodes in Fusion.

4/25/23: 18.5 Updates - Added Updates for Resolve 18.5 including new OFX plugins and workflow improvements.

01/06/23 - Green Screen Update - Chapter added to Advanced course about compositing a “Badly Shot” green screen!

11/24/22 - First Release - Pro Compositing & VFX Courses Recorded in DaVinci Resolve 18 and 18.1