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The available resolution and bit depth of the currently selected clip is visible
above the upper right-hand corner of the Viewer, circled in red
Fusion Clips Inherit the Timeline Resolution
If you combine multiple clips on the Timeline into a Fusion clip, the Fusion page is set to the
timeline resolution, regardless of the source resolution of the clip. The image is then output to
the Edit page at this timeline resolution, and all subsequent sizing adjustments are performed
relative to the timeline resolution, with no reference to the original resolution in the source clip.
The available resolution and bit depth of a clip that’s been turned
into a Fusion Clip, that’s set to the timeline resolution of 1920x1080
Operations in the Fusion Page That Change Resolution
If you don’t do anything to change the size of a clip in the Fusion page, then its resolution stays
the same and you’ll effectively output the source resolution of that clip to the Edit page.
However, if you Merge the image with a second clip attached to the background which has a
different resolution, or if you use a Crop or Resize node to increase or decrease the resolution
of the image, then the new resolution will be passed to the Cut and Edit pages as the effective
source resolution of that clip.
In short, the Fusion page passes whatever resolution is output by the last node of your
composition back to the Edit page as the effective resolution of that clip in the DaVinci Resolve
image processing pipeline.
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