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DaVinci Resolve Fusion: Nodes Without the Pain

What Fusion is for, how nodes replace layers, the first three comps to build, and when the Edit page is the better tool.

DaVinci Resolve Fusion workflow with nodes, tracking, keying and titles

What this hub covers

Use Fusion when the Edit page stops being enough

Fusion is the right place for tracked graphics, keying, masks and compositing. Start with a small node tree, prove the result, then add complexity only when the shot needs it.

New to nodesBuild one simple comp and learn what flows from MediaIn to MediaOut.
Following a moving subjectChoose point, planar, 3D or mask tracking by the surface you can see.
Building a finished effectKey, mask, stabilize or composite around the final shot, not the tool list.

Choose the task

Guides in this hub

Each card opens one focused guide. The same article isn't repeated in a table or a second link list.

DaVinci Resolve Fusion Tutorial for Beginners 10 min read

DaVinci Resolve Fusion Tutorial for Beginners

Build three real Fusion comps node by node: a tracked title that sticks to a surface, a basic green screen key, and an animated lower third from scratch. Along the way: why nodes beat…

DaVinci Resolve Delta Keyer: Complete Settings Guide 12 min read

DaVinci Resolve Delta Keyer: Complete Settings Guide

Work the six Delta Keyer tabs in order: sample the screen in Key, even it out with Pre-Matte or a clean plate, refine the alpha in Matte, garbage-matte in Mask, kill spill in Fringe,…

Planar tracking grid attaching a graphic to a concrete wall in Fusion 10 min read

DaVinci Resolve Fusion Tracking: Point, Planar & 3D

For motion tracking in DaVinci Resolve, use Tracker for one or more 2D features, Planar Tracker for a rigid surface, and Camera Tracker for a parallax-rich 3D solve. Point and planar…

Multiple Fusion roto shapes isolating a running subject and producing a clean matte 11 min read

DaVinci Resolve Rotoscoping: Polygon, B-Spline & MultiPoly

For rotoscoping in DaVinci Resolve Fusion, split the subject into simple overlapping Polygon, B-Spline, or MultiPoly shapes. Draw a clean key pose, animate the end and middle poses, then…

How to Clone Yourself in DaVinci Resolve (Clone Effect) 9 min read

How to Clone Yourself in DaVinci Resolve (Clone Effect)

Lock the camera on a tripod, film two takes, and composite them: the free split-screen crop, a tracked power window, or Studio's Magic Mask. Manual exposure and white balance between…

DaVinci Resolve motion path changing from shaky handheld movement to a smooth stabilized shot 8 min read

Stabilize Video in DaVinci Resolve: Edit, Color & Fusion

Start with the least destructive stabilizer, then escalate only when the shot needs controlled tracking. This guide explains every automatic mode, the crop-versus-smoothness tradeoff,…

Magic Mask isolating a moving subject in DaVinci Resolve 10 min read

DaVinci Resolve Magic Mask: Resolve 21 Guide

Magic Mask isolates a person or object from a shot without hand-drawing a matte on every frame. In DaVinci Resolve 21 Studio, start on a clear frame, add a dedicated Color node, place…

Tracked face blur and background blur in DaVinci Resolve 9 min read

How to Blur a Face or Background in Resolve

To blur a moving face in DaVinci Resolve Free, open the Color page, add a serial node, draw a soft Power Window around the face, track it forward and backward, then increase Blur Radius…

Video frame changing from square to rounded corners in DaVinci Resolve 9 min read

How to Round Corners in DaVinci Resolve

To round a video in DaVinci Resolve, open the clip in Fusion, select MediaIn1, and add a Rectangle mask. Confirm Rectangle1 feeds MediaIn1’s blue mask input, then increase Corner Radius…

DaVinci Resolve transparent video export with a checkerboard alpha background and RGBA output file 8 min read

Export Transparent Video in DaVinci Resolve (Alpha)

Transparency survives only when the timeline contains real alpha, the selected format can store RGBA, and Export Alpha is enabled. This guide covers the correct render path, verification…

Fusion node graph versus After Effects layer timeline comparison 10 min read

Fusion vs After Effects in 2026

Fusion is a strong fit for shot-based compositing inside Resolve. After Effects is often the faster choice for layer-driven motion design and Premiere templates. Compare the job, handoff…

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Jason MillerI run DaVinci Resolve Club as an independent publication: hands-on edits, color grading breakdowns, Fairlight sessions, Fusion tests, and honest notes on where Resolve gets in the way.