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Practical Fusion workflows

A catalog of practical Fusion setups. Each workflow shows the node chain, why it is built that way, the important parameters, common mistakes and the result on a real shot.

Workflow catalog

Practical Fusion setups

Beginner workflowText+FastNoisePlanar TrackerCorner Pin

Text Reveal on a Tracked Surface

Text+ is revealed through an animated FastNoise mask and attached to a tracked plane with PlanarTracker in Corner Pin mode.

Nodes in the workflow
FastNoise1Text1MediaIn1PlanarTracker1MediaOut1
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Intermediate workflowText+ParticlespEmitterpTurbulence

Sand Particle Title

Text+ becomes a Bitmap Mask, emits particles through pEmitter, gains organic motion with pTurbulence and is finished with Glow and Merge.

Nodes in the workflow
Text1TimeStretcher1Bitmap1pEmitter1pTurbulence1pRender1Glow1Text1_1+4
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Advanced workflowBackgroundFastNoiseBitmapLensBlur

Animated Digital Tech Background

A procedural tech background built from gradients, binary code, graphic lines, animated FastNoise masks, LensBlur, FilmGrain and Exponential Glow.

Nodes in the workflow
Ellipse1LineBackground4Merge4Bitmap2Background5Bin_CodeBackground2+11
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Basic workflowMediaInBackgroundMergePNG

Fit an Image to the Project Frame

A PNG, logo or still image is merged over a transparent Background at the project resolution, producing a correctly sized output frame.

Nodes in the workflow
LogoBackground6Merge1
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Beginner workflowMapPolygonTransformGlow

Animated Route on a Map

A map sits on a transparent Background, the route is drawn with Polygon Write Length, and labels and markers are assembled with MultiMerge and a Path-driven Transform.

Nodes in the workflow
MapTransform2Background2Merge3Polygon1Background1Merge1Rectangle1+8
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Intermediate workflowColor RevealEdge DetectGlowDisplace

Energy Color Reveal

Two color versions of a car are blended with an animated mask while FastNoise, Displace, Edge Detect, Glow and Mosaic Blur create an energetic digital transition front.

Nodes in the workflow
Fusion Clip 1Fusion Clip 1_1Rectangle1FastNoise1Displace1Merge1EdgeDetect1Glow1+10
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Intermediate workflowFastNoiseCorner PositionerTrackerMatte Control

Atmospheric Fog with 2D Nodes

FastNoise becomes soft atmospheric haze, is placed into perspective, follows camera movement and is limited with masks without a particle or 3D setup.

Nodes in the workflow
FastNoise1Background1CornerPositioner1Tracker1Polygon1MatteControl1MediaIn1Blur1+2
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Beginner workflowTrackerIntelliTrackTransformVertical Video

Keep a Presenter Centered in Vertical Video

Tracker with IntelliTrack follows the presenter, then Transform scales and offsets the source so the subject stays inside the target area of a vertical frame.

Nodes in the workflow
MediaIn1Tracker1Transform1MediaOut1
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Advanced workflowFastNoiseMosaic BlurDisplaceGlow

Energy Object / Logo Assembly

An object materializes from digital fragments using synchronized FastNoise, Mosaic Blur, Displace and Glow branches that build the reveal in stages.

Nodes in the workflow
BrightnessContrast1_1_1Glow1_1_1Merge2_1_1Merge4_1_1MosaicBlur1_1_1ColorCorrector1_1_1FastNoise3_1_1Filter1_1_1+115
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