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Adding Fusion Composition Generators
The Generator category of the Edit page Effects Library has a Fusion Composition generator.
It’s useful for creating an empty placeholder in the Timeline that you later want to work on in the
Fusion page to create a more fully-featured Fusion composition.
To create a blank Fusion clip in the Edit page:
1 Open the Effects Library, and select the Effects category.
2 Edit a Fusion Composition clip into the Timeline in whichever way is most convenient.
a. You can drag a Fusion Composition clip into the Timeline, which will result in a clip
that’s the length of the “Standard generator duration” preference, which is 5
seconds by default.
b. You can set In and Out points in the Timeline, and drag the Fusion Composition clip
onto any of the editing overlays of the Timeline viewer to perform that sort of edit to
insert, overwrite, “place on top,” or ripple overwrite it into a specific place in the
Timeline, for a specific duration.
3 A new clip named “Fusion Composition” appears in the Timeline. It initially displays only
black in the Timeline viewer, since it’s a blank composition with no contents.
4 With the playhead parked over that clip, open the Fusion page. Since this composition
is blank, there’s only a single MediaOut node in the Node Editor. At this point, you can
add whatever media, generators, and other effects you require.
Creating a Fusion Composition Clip in a Bin
You can create an empty Fusion Composition clip in any bin in the Media Pool without creating
a Timeline. This method can be useful for creating motion graphics or titles when there is no
Timeline or when you plan on using the clip in multiple Timelines.
To create a blank Fusion Composition clip in a bin:
1 Select the bin in the Media Pool where you want to save the Fusion Composition.
2 Right click in an empty area of the bin and choose New Fusion Composition.
3 In the New Fusion Composition clip dialog, enter a Name for the clip, a duration, and a
frame rate, and then click Create.
4 The clip will appear in the bin. To open it in Fusion, do one of the following:
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Double-click the Fusion Composition
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Right-click over the Fusion Composition clip and choose Open in Fusion Page
Using Fusion Transitions
Specific Fusion transitions are available in the Edit page Effects Library. You can use these
transitions to bring two clips and the transition between them into the Fusion Page. These
transitions can then be modified and saved back to the Edit page Timelines or saved as a new,
reusable Fusion Transition that appears in the Edit Page Effects lIbrary.
To apply and open a Fusion Transition:
1 Open the Effects Library, and select the Video Transitions category.
2 Scroll to the bottom of the transition list and drag one of the Fusion Transitions onto a
cut in the Timeline.
3 Right-click over the Fusion Transition in the Timeline and choose Open in Fusion Page.
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