Davinci Resolve 17 Fusion 101

In the Fusion page, how can you display the output of a node in viewer 1?

• In the Fusion page, to display the output of a node in viewer 1, select the node and press the 1 key.

• Fusion uses a flow chart called a node tree that visually maps out how effects are connected and work together.

• Nodes are like building blocks that represent effect tools, generators, transforms, masks and more.

• There are no confusing stacks of nested layers and hidden menus!

When clicking a tool in the toolbar, where is the node added?

• To add a blur, drag the blur node from the toolbar to your flow chart and connect it in sequence after the media in.

• Simply drag the output from the MediaIn node and connect it to the input of the blur node.

• The new node is added directly after the selected node in the Node Editor.

• Tools can be combined in any order, letting you create an unlimited number of effects!

What node would you use to blend two images?

• A Merge node

• A transform node

• A lend node

• A blur node

What is the yellow input on a Merge node?

• The yellow input on the Merge node is for the background input.

• The yellow input on the Merge node is for the output

• The yellow input on the Merge node is for foreground

• The yellow input let you create an unlimited number of effects!

True or False? When you are on the Fusion page, you can disconnect the Media Out node because you have no use for it.

• False. The Media Out node is always the last node connected, and it renders the Node Editor results back to the edit page timeline.

• True. There are no confusing stacks of nested layers and hidden menus!

In the Fusion page, what is the primary tool for pulling a green-screen key?

• The Delta Keyer is the primary tool for green-screen keying.

• The Luma Keyer is the primary tool for green-screen keying.

• The Ultra Keyer is the primary tool for green-screen keying.

• The Chromer Keyer is the primary tool for green-screen keying.

True or False? A solid matte connects to the Delta Keyer in order to fill any holes that appear in the white matte of the foreground subject.

• True. A solid matte connects to the Delta Keyer to fill holes in the foreground subject.

• False. The pre-matte, matte, fringe and tuning tabs give you a complete set of controls to refine the key until it’s perfect!

True or False? Removing spill or bounce light coming from the screen onto the foreground subject requires that you add a Color Corrector node.

• False. Removing spill or bounce light coming from the screen onto the foreground subject can be done in the Delta Keyer or additionally in a Color Corrector node.

• True. Removing spill or bounce light coming from the screen onto the foreground subject requires that you add a Color Corrector node.

True or False? Adjusting Threshold in the Delta Keyer suppresses spill on the foreground.

• False. Adjusting Threshold can clip only the black or white levels in a matte. It cannot modify the RGB levels for spill suppression.

• True. Adjusting Threshold in the Delta Keyer suppresses spill on the foreground.

What project setting must be enabled for the Fusion page to automatically switch all Media In nodes to linear gamma?

• The Color Science setting must be set to DaVinci YRGB Color Managed to convert all the Media In nodes to linear gamma in the Fusion page.

• The Color Science setting must be set to DaVinci YRGB to convert all the Media In nodes to linear gamma in the Fusion page.

• The Color Science setting must be set to ACEScc to convert all the Media In nodes to linear gamma in the Fusion page.

• The Color Science setting must be set to ACEScct to convert all the Media In nodes to linear gamma in the Fusion page.