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Setting Up a Composition
Source media can come in a variety of formats, including HD, UHD, and 4K or larger. Often you
will have different formats within a single comp. Each format has different properties, from
resolution to color depth and gamma curve. Fusion can mix and match material of different
formats together in a single composite, but it is important to note how Fusion Studio configures
and combines materials of different formats when loading and merging them together.
When you open Fusion Studio, an empty composition is created. The first thing you do when
starting on a new composition is to set the preferences to match the intended final output
format. The preferences are organized into separate groups: one for global preferences, and
one for the preferences of the currently opened composition.
Although the final output resolution is determined in the Node Editor, the Frame Format
preferences are used to determine the default resolution used for new Creator tools (i.e., text,
background, fractals, etc.), aspect ratio, as well as the frame rate used for playback.
Frame Format preferences for images generated in Fusion.
If the same frame format is used day after day, the global Frame Format preferences should
match the most commonly used footage. For example, on a project where the majority of the
source content will be 1080p high definition, it makes sense to set up the global preferences to
match the frame format of the HD source content you typically use.
To set up the default Frame Format for new compositions, do the following:
1 Choose Fusion Studio > Preferences.
2 Click the Global and Default Settings disclosure triangle in the sidebar to open the
Globals group.
3 Select the Frame Format category to display its options.
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