Waviness Type: Vertical
Sets Waviness Type to Vertical.
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Waviness
Animated sine-wave distortion
Adds a simple horizontal or vertical wave deformation with controls for scale, strength, phase and speed.
Waviness
DaVinci Resolve · Fusion
Waviness is a quick way to create heat ripples, flag-like motion, analog wobble and looping graphic distortion.
Overview
What Waviness does
Waviness is a quick way to create heat ripples, flag-like motion, analog wobble and looping graphic distortion.
Think of moving every row or column sideways according to a sine wave. Scale controls wavelength, Strength controls amplitude and Phase controls where the wave starts.
Mental model
Think of moving every row or column sideways according to a sine wave. Scale controls wavelength, Strength controls amplitude and Phase controls where the wave starts.
Common uses
Heat shimmer
Flag-like motion
Analog wobble
Looping title distortion
Subtle background movement
Flow anatomy
Inputs & outputs
The port structure shows how this node fits into a Fusion graph.
Image
Source image for the operation.
Effect Mask
Optional mask that limits where the node affects the image.
Waviness
Fusion node
Output
The processed result from this node.
Inspector
Important parameters
Start with these controls before reaching for more complicated workarounds.
Waviness Type: Horizontal
Sets Waviness Type to Horizontal.
Scale
Controls wavelength.
Strength
Controls displacement amplitude.
Phase
Offsets the wave cycle.
Animate
Enables animation for this part of the effect.
Speed
Changes the playback or procedural animation speed.
Practical setup
A reliable workflow
- 1
Choose wave orientation.
- 2
Set Scale for the desired wavelength.
- 3
Increase Strength gradually.
- 4
Adjust Phase.
- 5
Use Animate/Speed or keyframe Phase for controlled motion.
Typical node chain
Source→
Waviness→
Output
Examples
Where this node fits in real work
Heat ripple
Apply a subtle animated vertical waviness.
MediaInWavinessMerge
Title wobble
Animate a small horizontal wave on text.
Text+WavinessMerge
Troubleshooting
Common mistakes
Pushing Waviness farther than the source resolution can support
Animating several Waviness controls that fight each other instead of choosing one clear primary control
Judging Waviness edge quality only in a proxy or reduced-resolution Viewer
Production notes
Practical tips
Keep the main Waviness transform logic together instead of scattering equivalent adjustments across several nodes.
After a strong Waviness deformation, inspect image edges and alpha for stretching or resampling artifacts.
Preview animated Waviness work at normal playback speed as well as frame by frame.
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