FUSION WORKFLOW / 01
Level: Beginner workflowReveal Text on a Tracked Surface with FastNoise and PlanarTracker
Text+ is revealed through an animated FastNoise mask and attached to a tracked plane with PlanarTracker in Corner Pin mode.
Understand the task
In this workflow, Text+ is first styled as a finished title with the required font, size and line breaks. FastNoise is connected to Text+ as an Effect Mask and controls only the reveal. PlanarTracker then receives the source video as its background, accepts Text1 as the Corner Pin image and places the title into the perspective of a real tracked surface.
The graph deliberately avoids extra Merge and Background nodes. PlanarTracker can already take the source image as Background, accept the inserted graphic through Corner Pin and output the composited result directly to MediaOut. Keeping the chain short makes the setup easier to read and reduces the number of places where alpha, frame size or perspective can be broken.
Node graph
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| From | To | Input |
|---|---|---|
| EffectMask | ||
| Corner Pin 1 | ||
| Background | ||
| Input |
Assembly order
Connect the source clip directly to the PlanarTracker Background input. The tracker analyzes the real surface in the shot and also becomes the node that assembles the final composite.
Feed FastNoise into the Text+ Effect Mask rather than into a global Merge. This makes the mask reveal only the letters instead of cutting the entire tracked result.
Send Text1 to CornerPin Image. At this point the title is already designed; PlanarTracker only deforms it to match the four corners and perspective of the plane.
MediaOut receives the complete result: the source video, plane tracking, perspective placement and animated text reveal.
Node parameters
The values below belong to this example. Use the descriptions to understand what each setting controls when adapting the graph to your footage.
FastNoise acts as a reveal mask, not as decorative noise over the image. Its Offset is animated so the bright region travels across the title and progressively exposes the letters.
Text+ contains the title, font, size and line breaks. FastNoise is connected specifically to its Effect Mask so the reveal remains confined to the text before perspective deformation.
PlanarTracker works as the perspective insertion node. It takes the video as Background and Text1 as CornerPin Image, so a separate Merge is unnecessary.
Troubleshooting
Do not insert an unnecessary Merge between Text1 and PlanarTracker when the graphic is being inserted through CornerPin Image.
Do not place FastNoise after PlanarTracker or the mask will start cutting the entire composite instead of only the title.
Do not ignore the Text+ frame size. A mismatched canvas can make Corner Pin stretch the title unpredictably.
Avoid an excessively hard mask when the reveal is meant to feel soft and natural.
Check the composition
Tick each item after checking it in your own composition.
These references explain the tools and connections used in the graph.
Bitmap Mask and Common Mask Controls: images as masks, channel selection, alpha and range.
Planar Tracker, Corner Pin Mode: prior tracking, the Corner Pin 1 input and Merge Mode.
