FUSION · NODE REFERENCE
MediaOut
Return the Fusion result to Resolve
Returns the final Fusion image back to DaVinci Resolve and is normally the last node in a timeline-based composition.
MediaOut
Overview
What MediaOut does
MediaOut defines which image leaves the Fusion graph. If a branch looks correct in a Viewer but is not connected to the active MediaOut, Resolve will not use that branch as the final result.
Most compositions need one MediaOut with Index 1. Multiple output indices are possible in specialized templates or technical setups, but they should be intentional and documented.
MediaOut performs almost no creative processing. Its value is structural: it makes the final path through a graph obvious and provides the handoff point back to Resolve.
When to use it
Return a completed composite to the timeline
Output a Fusion title or generator
Finish a keying or tracking setup
Expose a specific technical output in a template
Diagnose why the timeline does not show the viewed branch
MediaOut in context
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Example for MediaOut.
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