Why Blackmagic Design DaVinci Resolve?

DaVinci Resolve is an industry standard all-in-one package for Editing, Color Correction, Visual Effects, Motion Graphics & Audio Postproduction. It’s available in two versions, a free version and the paid Studio version. No subscription or paid updates needed.

The studio version offers additional features in all areas of the software, GPU acceleration and more OFX effects. Plus the DaVinci Neural Engine, dozens of additional Resolve FX, temporal and spatial noise reduction, stereoscopic 3D, film grain, optical blur and mist effects, and more. It also supports 10‑bit video at up to 120 frames per second and resolutions beyond 4K.


Blackmagic DaVinci Resolve scores with many advantages:

>> Robust editing tool with all tools needed for professional editing
>>Able to import already prepared projects form other editing solutions like Final Cut Pro, Premiere Pro, Avid & Co.
>> Node-based Compositing with integrated Fusion for 3D & VFX Compositing, vector-based Painting, Particles, Keying & Text-Animation and all sorts of Motion Graphics
>> Industry-Standard High-end Color Correction / Grading for a professional Look
>> Fairlight Audio for the Mixing of Audio, Dialog & Music
>> Deliver direct out of the application into a broad spectrum of formats and for different devices
>> Multi-user collaboration local or even remote
>> over 100 GPU and CPU accelerated Resolve FX effects such as blurs, light effects, noise, image restoration, beauty enhancement, stylize and more! All Resolve FX effects can be applied and animated in the cut, edit, Fusion and color pages!
>> Fast roundtrip between Editing, Compositing, Color Correction & Audio work without leaving the software or loosing your creative flow

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We deliver on-line training for the following topics. As an individual training you can mix these topics and tailor them to you individual needs. Let’s talk about the right curriculum for you.

TRAINING COURSE – DaVinci Resolve Fundamentals

Learn the fundamentals of Editing, Grading, Audio & Post-Production in DaVinci Resolve in two days. This training is meant for everyone who wants to make professional video edits for social media or company presentations. It’s a beginners course, you also learn many useful tipps and workflows you need for an efficient production of video content. Also if you have some knowledge from other NLAs like Adobe Premiere Pro, Apple Final Cut etc.

Contents
  • Importing & managing your Media
  • Project Settings
  • Building a Rough Cut
  • Working in the Timeline
  • Refining the Cut with advanced Editing Tools
  • Transitions & Effects
  • Titles & Lower Thirds
  • Sound Editing on the Edit page
  • Fusion Page Fundamentals
  • Building Effects in Fusion
  • Title Building in Fusion
  • Color Page Fundamentals
  • Color Workflow
  • Primary & Secondary Color Correction
  • Fairlight Page Fundamentals
  • Sound Editing & Mixing in Fairlight
  • Delivering your final product

This training can be delivered online or on-site. As an individual training you can mix these topics and make them fit to your individual needs. Let’s talk about the right curriculum for you.

“Revolutionary tools for editing, visual effects, motion graphics, color correction and audio post production, all in a single application!”

Why Blackmagic Design Fusion Studio?

Blackmagic Fusion Studio is an advanced compositing software for visual effects artists, broadcast and motion graphic designers, and 3D animators. Over the last 30 years, Fusion has been used on thousands of Hollywood blockbuster movies and television shows. 

Fusion features a powerful node-based compositing that lets you quickly and easily create sophisticated effects by connecting different types of image processing tools together!

You get a massive range of tools, incredible VR and 3D support, GPU accelerated performance, unlimited network rendering and more! Fusion gives you everything you need to create exciting broadcast graphics, dramatic titles, and even major feature film visual effects!

It is available in two versions, an integrated version as Fusion page inside of DaVinci Resolve / DaVinci Resolve Studio and a paid stand-alone Fusion Studio version. The feature-set inside of DaVinci Resolve Studio and as stand-alone Studio version is the same.

But inside of DaVinci Resolve Studio you also can access all the amazing Resolve FX effects of the Resolve Studio Environment. So it’s much more powerful.

The license of DaVinci Resolve Studio is the same as the Fusion Studio one, so you don’t need to buy both products! No subscription or paid updates needed for future updates!

Blackmagic Fusion Studio offers out-of-the-box the following outstanding features:

>> Powerful Text+ Tools, Modifiers & Replicators
>> Working with Vector Shapes
>> Particle system (2D and 3D)
>> Real 3D system with advanced Shading
>> 3D-Integration for cameras and objects (FBX, Alembic)
>> Professional Keyers (Primatte, DeltaKeyer, UltraKeyer)
>> Professional rotoscoping & vector painting toolset
>> 2D Tracking
>> Planar Tracking
>> 3D-Camera Tracking
>> 3D-Compositing Tools like Cryptomatte & multichannel OpenEXRs
>> Deep Pixel Compositing
>> Optical Flow Image Analysis (Fusion / Resolve Studio)
>> Stereoscopic Tools (Fusion / Resolve Studio)
>> VR-Tools
>> Integration with DaVinci Resolve
>> Easily extendable through the free Reactor plugins with hundreds of effects and tools

Helge Maus | pixeltrain

Training Request

All training contents will be adapted to your individual needs. A free analysis is the basis of a successful learning. Therefore take the chance and feel free to contact us. After a first talk on the phone, we create an individualized plan according to the goals you wish to achieve.

If you are interested in a training by pixeltrain / Helge Maus, you can reach us by email info(at)pixeltrain.de. We will contact you as soon as possible for an informal talk.

Besides the training, we also provide a detailed, free advice before you buy a package, as well as consulting and project support during a production.

Overview of pixeltrain’s Fusion Training Courses

TRAINING COURSE – Fusion Studio Fundamentals

Learn the fundamentals of Blackmagic Design Fusion in two days.

This training is meant for everyone who wants to start with Fusion for all kinds of video effects, VFX, 3d compositing, video corrections, making titles and Motion Graphics. It’s a beginners course, you also learn many useful tipps and workflows you need for an efficient compositing workflow. Also if you have some knowledge from other applications like Adobe After Effects, Apple Motion or Foundry NUKE etc.

This training can be done in Fusion Studio stand-alone or inside of DaVinci Resolve on the Fusion Page.

Contents 
  • Fundamentals of Fusion
  • Reactor & additional effects
  • Project Settings
  • Linear Workflow
  • Color Correction Tools
  • Text tools & Title Animations
  • Animation Tools
  • 2D Tracking & Planar Tracker
  • Masking & Rotoscoping 
  • Painting
  • Keying Fundamentals & Keyers
  • 3D Compositing & Multipass EXRs
  • Deep Pixel Workflow
  • 3D Space & 3D Scenes
  • 3D Camera Tracker
  • Integration work for 3D objects & real footage
  • Building Templates & Macros

This training can be delivered online or on-site. As an individual training you can mix these topics and make them fit to your individual needs. Let’s talk about the right curriculum for you.

In my opinion, Blackmagic Design Fusion represents the connection between Adobe After Effects and The Foundry NUKE / NUKEX. Whereas you have to buy different plugins in other software tools and have to invest a lot of money, Fusion Studio 18 offers many of the tools already built in.

Helge Maus | pixeltrain

TRAINING COURSE – Fusion Studio for Motion Graphics

Learn the fundamentals of Motion Graphics in Blackmagic Design Fusion in two days.

This training is meant for everyone who wants to start with Fusion for building Motion Graphics, explainer videos, animated titles or abstract art. It’s a beginners course, you also learn many useful tipps and workflows you need for an efficient Motion Graphics workflow. Also if you have some knowledge from other applications like Adobe After Effects, Apple Motion or Foundry NUKE etc.

Contents
  • Fundamentals of Fusion
  • Reactor & additional effects
  • Project Settings
  • Text tools & Title Animations
  • Vector Shapes & Replicators
  • Animation Tools
  • 2D Tracking & Planar Tracker
  • Masking & Rotoscoping
  • Mask Animations
  • Painting
  • Keying Fundamentals & Keyers
  • Deep Pixel Workflow
  • 3D Space & 3D Scenes
  • Importing and using external 3D objects
  • Camera Projections
  • Working with creative effects
  • Built-in 3D Particle system

This training can be done in Fusion Studio stand-alone or inside of DaVinci Resolve on the Fusion Page.

This training can be delivered online or on-site. As an individual training you can mix these topics and make them fitting to your individual needs. Let’s talk about the right curriculum for you.

TRAINING COURSE – Fusion Studio for 3D & VFX Compositing

Learn the fundamentals of powerful 3D & VFX compositing in Blackmagicdesign Fusion in two days. This training is meant for everyone who wants to start with Fusion for all kinds of video effects, VFX, 3d compositing, video corrections, making titles and Motion Graphics. It’s a beginners course, you also learn many useful tipps and workflows you need for an efficient compositing workflow. Also if you have some knowledge from other applications like Adobe After Effects, Apple Motion or Foundry NUKE etc.

Contents 
  • Fundamentals of Fusion
  • Reactor & additional effects
  • Project Settings
  • Animation Tools
  • 2D Tracking & Planar Tracker
  • Masking & Rotoscoping
  • Painting
  • Keying Fundamentals & Keyers
  • Deep Pixel Workflow
  • 3D Compositing using Multipass EXRs
  • Depth of Field, Glows, LightWraps
  • Re-Lighting
  • Re-Texturing
  • 3D Space & 3D Scenes
  • Importing and using external 3D objects
  • 3D-Camera Tracker
  • Importing 3D Animations from external sources
  • Camera Projections
  • Built-in 3D Particle system

This training can be done in Fusion Studio stand-alone or inside of DaVinci Resolve on the Fusion Page.

This training can be delivered online or on-site. As an individual training you can mix these topics and make them fitting to your individual needs. Let’s talk about the right curriculum for you.


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