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27 / 4 / 2025

VFX Report: level-02

Further exploring Da Vinci Resolve, We are introduced to Fusion and Colour Page as the part of Level 2.

Fusion Page

The Fusion Page is the fourth workspace in DaVinci Resolve and is responsible for creating stunning animations and dynamic visuals that we encounter daily. Many of the animations featured in advertisements are crafted using the powerful tools available in the Fusion Page. Fusion operates with a node-based workflow and offers an extensive library of 2D and 3D tools. Personally, Fusion Page is one of the most exciting and creative parts of DaVinci Resolve.

Tools under fusion page :

Nodes :

In Fusion, a node represents a specific operation or process applied to an image, video, or 3D element. Nodes can perform a variety of tasks, such as color correction, keying, blurring, tracking, or adding visual effects. By connecting nodes in a network, users create a "node tree" or "flow" that defines how media is processed and combined.

Each node has inputs and outputs: Input: Receives data from a previous node, Output: Passes the processed data to the next node.

There are few nodes which are of category like:

Image Nodes:

Used for image or video settings, including adding media, creating backgrounds, inserting text, and generating procedural textures like fast noise.

Effect Nodes:

Used for applying effects, such as color correction, contrast adjustments, curves, and painting effects.

Merge Nodes:

Used for combining multiple clips, images, or effects, allowing them to work together in a single flow.

Mask Nodes:

Used for creating masks to isolate specific areas of an image or video, enabling selective effects and adjustments.

Fusion Page View:

Assignment no-2 :

https://youtu.be/ZVsU0PMoTgQ?si=M7pcERk3A84AMRfV

Colour Page

Color is one of the most important parts of any video. It helps create the right mood and makes it easier for viewers to understand what’s happening.The Color page is a powerful section in video editing where all color adjustments and corrections are made. It allows us to change the look and feel of a video by adjusting brightness, contrast, and color tones. With tools like wheels, curves, and nodes, the Color page helps create the right mood for each scene. It plays a major role in making the final video look polished, professional, and emotionally engaging. The colour page has the following tools:

Lift

Adjusts the darkest parts (shadows) of the image.Moves black levels without affecting highlights too much.Good for setting deep blacks and shadow details.Essential for contrast and mood.

Gamma

Controls the midtones — the "body" of the image.Shifts brightness without crushing blacks or blowing highlights.Ideal for skin tones, interior scenes, and balanced exposure.Keeps the image looking natural while adjusting.

Gain

Focuses on the highlights and brightest areas. Lifts the whites without affecting darker tones.Useful for making images pop or softening hot spots.Sets the brightness ceiling of the grade.

Offset

Moves the entire image’s brightness and color balance.Acts like a master exposure or white balance control.Great for overall tweaks or fixing major color shifts.

Contrast

It increases the separation between darks and lights.Pivot adjusts where the contrast rolls around (shadows vs highlights). Together, they shape the "punch" and balance of the image.

Saturation

Boosts or reduces the color intensity globally.Push it up for vivid, colorful images.Pull it down for muted, pastel, or desaturated styles.

Hue

Hue shifts all colors around the color wheel slightly.Luminance Mix balances how much primaries vs wheels affect brightness.Good for slight artistic color shifts or fixing bad lighting.Advanced, but powerful when needed.

Temperature / Tint

Temperature warms (orange) or cools (blue) the entire shot.Tint adjusts between green and magenta casts.Perfect for white balancing or creating mood.Fixes bad camera color or creative looks easily.

LUTs

A LUT (Look-Up Table) is a preset file that transforms the colors and tones in your footage based on predefined rules. It's commonly used in color grading to either convert log footage to a display-ready format (like Rec.709) or to apply a specific creative "look." LUTs can speed up your workflow by instantly giving your video a cinematic, vintage, or stylized tone. Some examples for LUTs are : Slog3 to Rec709, Slog2 to Rec709, Panasonic, RED, Astrodesign, Canon log to Rec709 and few more.

Tips for easy working:

1. Adjust the timeline according to the ease of editing.

2. Label the nodes (right-click > Node Label) to stay organized.

3. The correction called "base grade" keeps your images consistent across the timeline.

4. Use Clip Groups for scenes with the same lighting. Correct once for all clips together, then tweak individually.

5. Underlay( grouping) by selecting the nodes made, can be easy for accessing and resetting when needed.

6. In the colour page, the rainbow marked clips separates the clips from which isn’t colour graded, which is for identifying.

7. Reset option is always used to reset either individual option or whole colour wheel to the original.

8. Use keyframes before starting correction and at end for smooth animation ending.

Colour Page View:

Assignment 2:

Fusion and Colour Grading:

There I complete the level 2 task under Batch -02. Though I learnt many interesting things from understanding the basics to advanced video editing skills, I am glad to use this opportunity. I sincerly thank Marvel UVCE for this course.

Thank you!

Pavithra's VFX-001 course work. Lv 2

VFX Report: level-02

Further exploring Da Vinci Resolve, We are introduced to Fusion and Colour Page as the part of Level 2.

Fusion Page

Tools under fusion page :

Nodes :

Each node has inputs and outputs: Input: Receives data from a previous node, Output: Passes the processed data to the next node.

There are few nodes which are of category like:

Image Nodes:

Used for image or video settings, including adding media, creating backgrounds, inserting text, and generating procedural textures like fast noise.

Effect Nodes:

Used for applying effects, such as color correction, contrast adjustments, curves, and painting effects.

Merge Nodes:

Used for combining multiple clips, images, or effects, allowing them to work together in a single flow.

Mask Nodes:

Used for creating masks to isolate specific areas of an image or video, enabling selective effects and adjustments.

Fusion Page View:

Assignment no-2 :

Colour Page

Lift

Adjusts the darkest parts (shadows) of the image.Moves black levels without affecting highlights too much.Good for setting deep blacks and shadow details.Essential for contrast and mood.

Gamma

Controls the midtones — the "body" of the image.Shifts brightness without crushing blacks or blowing highlights.Ideal for skin tones, interior scenes, and balanced exposure.Keeps the image looking natural while adjusting.

Gain

Focuses on the highlights and brightest areas. Lifts the whites without affecting darker tones.Useful for making images pop or softening hot spots.Sets the brightness ceiling of the grade.

Offset

Moves the entire image’s brightness and color balance.Acts like a master exposure or white balance control.Great for overall tweaks or fixing major color shifts.

Contrast

It increases the separation between darks and lights.Pivot adjusts where the contrast rolls around (shadows vs highlights). Together, they shape the "punch" and balance of the image.

Saturation

Boosts or reduces the color intensity globally.Push it up for vivid, colorful images.Pull it down for muted, pastel, or desaturated styles.

Hue

Hue shifts all colors around the color wheel slightly.Luminance Mix balances how much primaries vs wheels affect brightness.Good for slight artistic color shifts or fixing bad lighting.Advanced, but powerful when needed.

Temperature / Tint

Temperature warms (orange) or cools (blue) the entire shot.Tint adjusts between green and magenta casts.Perfect for white balancing or creating mood.Fixes bad camera color or creative looks easily.

LUTs

Tips for easy working:

1. Adjust the timeline according to the ease of editing.

2. Label the nodes (right-click > Node Label) to stay organized.

3. The correction called "base grade" keeps your images consistent across the timeline.

4. Use Clip Groups for scenes with the same lighting. Correct once for all clips together, then tweak individually.

5. Underlay( grouping) by selecting the nodes made, can be easy for accessing and resetting when needed.

6. In the colour page, the rainbow marked clips separates the clips from which isn’t colour graded, which is for identifying.

7. Reset option is always used to reset either individual option or whole colour wheel to the original.

8. Use keyframes before starting correction and at end for smooth animation ending.

Colour Page View:

Assignment 2:

Fusion and Colour Grading:

Video 1:

Video 2:

PS: Refrences and guides that helped during the course work :

There I complete the level 2 task under Batch -02. Though I learnt many interesting things from understanding the basics to advanced video editing skills, I am glad to use this opportunity. I sincerly thank Marvel UVCE for this course.

Thank you!

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