Digital Compositing with Blackmagic Fusion

Create complex composites with Blackmagic Fusion. Learn the basics of node-based compositing and get up to speed quickly so you can undertake your own compositing projects.

In Digital Compositing with Blackmagic Fusion: Essential Techniques, industry veteran Lee Lanier covers the most important components, tools, and workflows any serious compositor needs to know. Practice your knowledge and skill as you read the book with the included mini-tutorials and longer chapter tutorials. An accompanying eResource features video image sequences, 3D renders, and other tutorial materials, allowing you to immediately practice the discussed techniques.

Critical topics in this book include:

Tool / Node networks

Color space and color channels

Transformations

Masking and rotoscoping

Keyframing and animation splines

Green screen keying

The Fusion 3D environment

Color grading and color manipulation

Filter tools

Motion tracking

Particle simulation
Stereoscopic workflow