[David Mathis]

I am excited by the news and though my workflow does no call for complex compositing or motion graphics I am curious to know how Fusion would work in areas such as touching photos or other still images. I know this might seem a bit odd but thinking that nodes might have advantages over layer based applications. Curious to know what others think of this approach.

[David Mathis]

[Devin Crane] ” Getting rid of the subscription would be nice.”

Oh, but paying monthly rent is so much fun ! 🙂

camera operator | editor | production assistant

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[David Mathis]

[Tim Wilson] “For one, the two products are from different companies. It takes a lot longer than you’d think to sort that sort of thing out. More important though, despite the fact that are some people who need multiple tasks, Media Composer is never going to have Pro Tools “inside,” any more than FCP had Motion “inside” or Premiere jas After Effects “inside.” Merging codebases is hard enough. Merging interfaces is impossible. You’d have to bury things so deep that a modal interface would be the only solution, at which point you sacrifice flexibility and efficiency on all kinds of levels”

Agreed. Much prefer to have separate applications then one giant one filled with bugs and a nightmare of an interface. Really do not see Resolve and Fusion being merged into one.

[Tim Wilson] ”
Not to diminish the excitement of this. Fusion has always deserved more attention than it has gotten, and more resources than eyeon has been able to put into it. No disrespect intended. Small companies have limits, and nobody is better at pushing those limits than BMD. If BMD invigorates node-based compositing the way that they did color grading with Resolve, then all bets are off…”

Any chance of a Fusion forum returning? I took a look at the Eyeon website and very interesting learning the software.

For now I rely on Motion for basic stuff, FCP X for editing and finishing, Resolve for color grading. After seeing the Resolve 11.1 update I am ready to give a try for a rough edit, some very useful features have been have added in. If they develop even further, which is a very strong possibility, then it will serve as a very solid NLE as well.

I love how Blackmagic Design innovates and very much appreciate the direction they are taking. Really enjoyed the recent firmware update for the Blackmagic Cinema Camera. My thoughts and two cents, whatever it is worth.

[David Mathis]

Currently in beta release, full version due out by end of September. This is the first time I have ever seen an update in beta version.

* EDIT *

Found a bug already. When choosing which is your primary display I encountered the screens being switched around as expected. For example, I choose display 2 as primary display what was on display 1 goes to display 2 and display 2 goes to display 1. When changing back to display 1 as primary, display 2 is parked on top of the rest of the interface on whatever page I am on. All other pages (tabs or whatever you prefer to call them) act as expected.

Also, changing the in and out points by double clicking on the click in the time line and then adjusting either the end or out point seems to create a gap in the timeline or possibly (have yet to confirm) have one clip overwrite part of another clip. Perhaps this is the way it should behave but not positive.

[David Mathis]

I am wondering if they will integrate Fusion into Resolve or if it will be a standalone product. Either way, this could become a major game changer, especially for those that are looking at alternatives to Adobe CC, time will tell.

camera operator | editor | production assistant

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[David Mathis]

That announcement caught me completely off guard but was pleasantly surprised. Been wishing that Fusion would be available for the Mac platform and perhaps that wish will come true.

[David Mathis]

Kudos to Blackmagic Design, was very excited to see what is happening with Resolve. Very useful features. Also, very much excited about the aquistion of Fusion, this will be a huge game changer! You guys rock!

[David Mathis]

The second part of my post was a tongue and cheek response but you do have a very valid point here. As much as I am against a subscription only model a business often needs to take a risk of losing some of customers yet be bold in order to survive. It is just the nature of the beast. Sometimes it works sometimes it does not. Very interested in what your point of view is and you made a very valid argument.

[David Mathis]

I would love to see how Adobe reacts as well. This could be the tip of the iceberg. Ya mean I don’t need to subscribe to get high-end tools for my studio? 🙂

camera operator | editor | production assistant

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[David Mathis]

Greetings! Apologies for a late reply. At this point I would be looking at the Film Process look and perhaps some blur filters.

Another question, would there be any chance of a rental option in addition to the current license? Please advise if you have any questions.

Sincerely,

David Mathis