Warp Mode: Points
Uses Points for warp mode.
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Warper
Point- and curve-based freeform warp
Deforms imagery interactively with points or curves, including adjustable handles, warp strength and reference-grid controls.
Warper
DaVinci Resolve · Fusion
Warper is Fusion’s freeform 2D deformation tool for reshaping features, matching organic surfaces and building custom morph-like warps directly in the Viewer.
Overview
What Warper does
Warper is Fusion’s freeform 2D deformation tool for reshaping features, matching organic surfaces and building custom morph-like warps directly in the Viewer.
Think of the image as an elastic sheet pinned by control points or curves. Moving those controls pulls nearby pixels according to the selected warp behavior.
Mental model
Think of the image as an elastic sheet pinned by control points or curves. Moving those controls pulls nearby pixels according to the selected warp behavior.
Common uses
Face and body reshaping
Organic surface matching
Custom transition warps
Graphic morphs
Local distortion cleanup
Flow anatomy
Inputs & outputs
The port structure shows how this node fits into a Fusion graph.
Input
Source image for the operation.
Effect Mask
Optional mask that limits where the node affects the image.
Warper
Fusion node
Output
The processed result from this node.
Inspector
Important parameters
Start with these controls before reaching for more complicated workarounds.
Warp Mode: Curves
Uses Curves for warp mode.
Add
Switches the Viewer to adding new warp points or warp curves.
Adjust
Switches to adjustment mode for refining existing warp control points and curves.
Warp
Switches the Viewer to deforming the selected warp points or curves.
Render A Reference Grid
Sets Render A Reference Grid for the Viewer/grid overlay.
Origin Reference
Defines the undeformed reference shape from which the warp is calculated.
Position Keyframing
Enables animation of warp-control positions over time.
Warp Keyframing
Enables keyframing of the warp deformation itself.
Warp Strength
Sets deformation intensity.
Selected Points / Symmetric
Keeps the selected warp-point tangents symmetric while you edit them.
Selected Points / Corner
Converts the selected warp point to a sharper corner-style point.
Selected Points / Rounded
Smooths the selected warp point or curve section.
Selected Curve / Show All Handles
Shows All Handles in the Viewer for setup or diagnostics.
Viewer guides do not normally change the rendered image unless the control explicitly says otherwise.
Selected Curve / Open / Close
Opens or closes the selected warp curve.
Selected Curve / Warper / Limiter
Sets a limit for the working range.
Selected Curve / Delete
Deletes the selected warp point or curve.
On-Screen Controls / Show
Shows show in the Viewer for setup or diagnostics.
On-Screen Controls / Auto Hide
Automatically hides Viewer controls when they are not actively needed.
On-Screen Controls / Hide
Hides the Warper on-screen controls in the Viewer.
Scale Controls
Changes the on-screen size of Warper control points and handles without changing the warp itself.
Limits: Pin At Corners
Sets Limits to Pin At Corners.
Limits: Around The Edges
Sets Limits to Around The Edges.
Limits: Distant
Sets Limits to Distant.
Limits: Manual (Free-Floating)
Sets Limits to Manual (Free-Floating).
Elasticity: Fabric
Sets Elasticity to Fabric.
Elasticity: Rubber
Sets Elasticity to Rubber.
Elasticity: Jelly
Sets Elasticity to Jelly.
Edge Behaviour: Black
Uses Black handling outside the image boundary.
Edge Behaviour: Reflect
Uses Reflect handling outside the image boundary.
Edge Behaviour: Wrap-Around
Uses Wrap-Around handling outside the image boundary.
Edge Behaviour: Replicate
Uses Replicate handling outside the image boundary.
Warp Detail: Faster
Sets Warp Detail to Faster.
Warp Detail: Default
Sets Warp Detail to Default.
Warp Detail: Better
Sets Warp Detail to Better.
Auto Advance To Adjust Mode
Selects the Auto Advance To Adjust Mode used by Warper.
Keyframes
Provides keyframe controls for animating the related parameter.
Practical setup
A reliable workflow
- 1
Choose Points or Curves.
- 2
Add the minimum number of controls required.
- 3
Adjust controls while watching the reference grid.
- 4
Animate control positions only after the static warp works.
- 5
Check motion for swimming or tearing.
Typical node chain
Source→
Warper→
Output
Examples
Where this node fits in real work
Organic logo warp
Pull a flat logo into a custom silhouette.
LogoWarperMerge
Localized feature correction
Use a few control points and a mask.
MediaInWarperEffect Mask
Troubleshooting
Common mistakes
Pushing Warper farther than the source resolution can support
Animating several Warper controls that fight each other instead of choosing one clear primary control
Judging Warper edge quality only in a proxy or reduced-resolution Viewer
Production notes
Practical tips
Keep the main Warper transform logic together instead of scattering equivalent adjustments across several nodes.
After a strong Warper deformation, inspect image edges and alpha for stretching or resampling artifacts.
Preview animated Warper work at normal playback speed as well as frame by frame.
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