Final adjustments to the shadows, adding a light wrap, edge blur, and stock effects to finish the shot.
Compositing a Spaceship 4/5: Multipass Composite
Bringing it all together in a multipass composite: background, shadows, ambient occlusion, specularity, motion blur and more.
Compositing a Spaceship 3/5: Planar Tracker & Paint
Use Planar Tracking in Fusion and Painting in Photoshop.
Compositing a Spaceship 2/5: Camera Track, Lighting, Animation
Use 3D camera tracking and lighting to match the scene and create 3D animation.
Compositing a Spaceship 1/5: 3D Model Import
Learn how to work with external models, textures, and animations.
Advanced Shadow Extraction from 3D Renderer
Extract a 2D shadow pass from 3D for 2d manipulation. Or project soft shadows back into a 3D scene for use with the OpenGL renderer.
Image Plane 3D vs Projectors – Bringing Images into 3D
Use Camera Projection, attach images to 3D objects or use Image Plane 3D. Learn about the differences and apply the correct method in DaVinci Resolve & Fusion.
Understanding Materials
Attach materials to your Text3d or load 3D Models with textures. Use Blinn, Phong, Cook-Torrance, Ward and more.
Spot Lights with 3D Rays
Create true 3d light effects with rays. Separate light effects from geometry in the 3d and create 2d masks from 3d materials.
Advanced 3D Lighting
Light a 3D scene in DaVinci Resolve & Fusion and use advanced 2D tricks for volumetric lights and light wraps.
Build new Fusion tools with Macros and Templates
Create your own combined tools with custom settings through Fusion Macros. You can export macros to the template library and to the Resolve Edit Effects Library.
Replacing A Window – Set Extension
Convert a student flat into a New York City apartment? A simple set extension may do the trick. A point tracker combined with some masking and keying can be enough to replace a window.