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Although the compositions created in DaVinci Resolve’s Fusion page are saved in the
DaVinci Resolve database as .drp project files, you can import and export Fusion composition
files when in the Fusion page. This makes it very easy to share Fusion compositions between
the different applications.
To export a Fusion composition from DaVinci Resolve:
1 From within DaVinci Resolve, switch to the Fusion page with the composition you want
to export.
2 Choose File > Export Fusion Composition.
3 A Save dialog appears in which you can enter a name and location from the exported
Fusion composition.
A .comp extension is added to the end of the filename. Only the node tree created in the
Fusion page is exported. Clips not added to the Node Editor will not appear in the Fusion
Studio bins. ResolveFX added to the comp will also not translate from the Fusion page to
Fusion Studio.
MediaIn nodes from DaVinci Resolve are automatically converted to Loader nodes, and if the
file path remains identical, the media is automatically relinked.
MediaOut nodes are converted to Saver nodes.
The return trip can also be performed, saving a composition file from Fusion Studio and
importing it into the Fusion page within DaVinci Resolve.
To import a composition from Fusion Studio into the Fusion page within DaVinci Resolve:
1 From within Fusion Studio, open the composition you want to move into the
Fusion page.
2 From within DaVinci Resolve, switch to the Fusion page with an empty composition.
The composition you import will completely replace the existing composition in the
Fusion page Node Editor.
3 Choose File > Import Fusion Composition.
4 In the Open dialog, navigate to the Fusion comp and click Open.
The new comp is loaded into the Node Editor, replacing the previously existing
composition.
TIP: To keep an existing comp in the Fusion page and merge a new comp from Fusion
Studio, open Fusion Studio, select all the nodes in the Node Editor, and press
Command-C to copy the selected nodes. Then, open DaVinci Resolve and switch the
Fusion page with the composition you want, click in an empty location in the Node
Editor, and press Command-V to paste the Fusion Studio nodes. Proceed to connect
the pasted node tree into the existing one using a Merge or Merge 3D node.
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