FUSION · NODE REFERENCE
MediaIn
Resolve timeline source
Receives image frames from Resolve-hosted media context and exposes them to the Fusion Flow while preserving source timing, alpha and technical interpretation.
MediaIn
Overview
What MediaIn does
MediaIn is the bridge from Resolve into the Fusion Flow. For a timeline clip it produces the image stream that feeds transforms, grading, keying, tracking, paint, compositing and 3D projection workflows.
MediaIn has no normal upstream image connector. Its frames come from the host context, so source diagnostics begin by confirming Media Source and the Resolve item associated with the node rather than by tracing a cable to the left.
Process Mode, Media Source and Layer describe source selection and temporal interpretation. Source Color Space and Source Gamma Space are technical overrides; in managed projects Auto is the sensible baseline unless a known pipeline requirement says otherwise.
MediaIn and Loader solve different input problems. MediaIn consumes Resolve media context, while Loader on the Resolve Fusion page is a direct file-system source for dedicated OpenEXR workflows.
If Fusion looks different from the expected Resolve image, validate the MediaIn source, fields, color/gamma and premultiplication before adding downstream compensation.
When to use it
Start a Fusion graph from a timeline clip or other Resolve media context
Feed a plate into tracking, keying, paint or compositing
Use an available Media Pool/media-slot context where the Resolve setup supports it
Diagnose interlaced field processing
Override source gamut/transfer interpretation only when the pipeline requires it
Check alpha and premultiplication at the graph boundary
MediaIn in context
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