Controls / Mode
Selects the mode used by ZToWorldPos.
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ZToWorldPos
Depth / world-position converter
Converts Z-depth into world-position data or reconstructs Z-depth from a World Position pass relative to a selected camera.
ZToWorldPos
DaVinci Resolve · Fusion
ZToWorldPos bridges technical 2D render passes and 3D scene space. It is useful when compositing, relighting, masking or diagnostics need actual spatial coordinates rather than only camera-relative depth.
Overview
What ZToWorldPos does
ZToWorldPos bridges technical 2D render passes and 3D scene space. It is useful when compositing, relighting, masking or diagnostics need actual spatial coordinates rather than only camera-relative depth.
Mental model
Think of ZToWorldPos as a coordinate translator: Z tells you how far a pixel is from the camera, while World Position tells you where that pixel exists in 3D space.
Common uses
Convert depth to World Position
Convert World Position back to Z
Build spatial masks
Prepare technical relight data
Diagnose camera/depth consistency
Bridge rendered passes into 3D-aware processing
Flow anatomy
Inputs & outputs
The port structure shows how this node fits into a Fusion graph.
Input
Image carrying Z-depth or World Position data, depending on the selected mode.
ZToWorldPos
Fusion node
Output
The processed result from this node.
Inspector
Important parameters
Start with these controls before reaching for more complicated workarounds.
Controls / Camera
Chooses the camera used to reconstruct world positions from Z depth.
Settings
Provides standard Fusion processing controls around the conversion.
Practical setup
A reliable workflow
- 1
Prepare a valid Z or World Position pass.
- 2
Add ZToWorldPos.
- 3
Choose the conversion direction in Mode.
- 4
Select the camera that matches the source render.
- 5
Inspect the resulting technical channels before using them creatively.
- 6
If scale or direction is wrong, verify camera and source-pass conventions first.
Typical node chain
Z / World Position Pass→
ZToWorldPos→
3D-aware Processing
Examples
Where this node fits in real work
Depth to spatial data
Convert a render depth pass into world coordinates for technical processing.
Depth PassZToWorldPosWorldPos Processing
WorldPos to depth
Reconstruct Z relative to the render camera.
World Position PassZToWorldPosDepth Processing
Troubleshooting
Common mistakes
Using a camera that does not match the source render.
Treating the output as a beauty image instead of technical data.
Trying to fix an inverted or invalid depth pass with downstream grading.
Production notes
Practical tips
Validate camera and depth conventions before building masks from WorldPos.
Use diagnostic channel views to inspect the output.
Keep World Position data in a high-precision pipeline.
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