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Generators: Generators can also be edited into the Timeline like any other clip.
Selecting a generator and opening the Inspector lets you access its controls for
further customization. You can also choose a standard duration for generators to
appear within the Editing panel of the User Preferences.
Effects: Effects are essentially placeholders in the Timeline that allow for more
specialized compositing in Fusion, or that let you modify the underlying tracks with
an adjustment clip.
OpenFX
DaVinci Resolve supports the use of third-party OpenFX filters, transitions, and generators in
the Edit page. Once you install these effects on your workstation, they appear in this section of
the Effects Library, organized by type and group depending on the metadata within each effect.
OpenFX: Exposes all ResolveFX and third-party OpenFX installed on
your workstation at once.
Filters: Contains the ResolveFX filters that ship with DaVinci Resolve, as well as any
third-party OFX plug-ins you’ve installed on your workstation. Filters can be dragged
onto video clips to apply an effect to that clip. Once applied, filters can be edited
and customized by opening the OpenFX panel of the Inspector.
Generators: Contains any third-party OFX generators you have installed on your
workstation. Can be edited into the Timeline just like the native generators that ship
with DaVinci Resolve, but they also expose an OpenFX panel next to the Transition
panel in the Inspector, where you can customize settings that are unique to that
transition.
Transitions: Contains any third-party OFX transitions you have installed on your
workstation. OFX transitions can be used similarly to any other transition, but they
also expose an OpenFX panel next to the Transition panel in the Inspector, where
you can customize settings that are unique to that transition.
AudioFX
On all platforms, DaVinci Resolve supports a set of built-in FairlightFX, a native audio plug-in
format that makes various audio tools and effects available on macOS, Windows, and Linux. On
macOS and Windows, DaVinci Resolve supports the use of third-party VST audio plug-ins,
which includes most of the professional third-party tools and effects used in the audio
postproduction industry. On macOS, DaVinci Resolve supports Audio Unit (AU) audio plug-ins.
Once you install these effects on your workstation, they appear in this panel of the Effects
Library. Audio plug-ins let you apply effects to audio clips or entire tracks’ worth of audio, to add
creative qualities such as echo or reverb, or to take care of mastering issues using noise
reduction, compression, or EQ.
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