Fusion (formerly Digital Fusion) is an image compositing software program created by eyeon Software Inc. It is typically used to create visual effects and digital compositing for film, HD and commercials. It employs a node-based interface in which complex processes are built up by connecting a flowchart or schematic of many nodes, each of which represents a simpler process, such as a blur or color correction. This type of compositing interface allows great flexibility, including the ability to modify the parameters of an earlier image processing step "in context" (while viewing the final composite).
Fusion is available for 32 bit and 64 bit versions of Microsoft Windows and Linux (via a customized version of Wine).
History
Fusion was originally developed in 1987 as in-house software developed for use by New York Production & Design (NYPD), a post production and visual effects boutique based out of Sydney, Australia. The very first version of the software was written in DOS and consisted of little more than a UI framework for quickly chaining together the output of pre-existing batch files and utilities. eyeon Software Inc. was formed specifically to commercialize Fusion, and all operations relating to the software were moved to Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Version History
| Official name |
version |
date of release |
comments |
| Digital Fusion 1.0 |
1.0 |
August 1996 |
first public windows release (older versions not commercially available) |
| Digital Fusion 2.0 |
2.0 |
November 1997 |
added timeline, 16 bit integer color processing |
| Digital Fusion 2.5 |
2.5 |
December 1998 |
Network rendering introduced. |
| Digital Fusion 3.0 |
3.0 |
October 2000 |
UI rewritten, added paint capabilities |
| Digital Fusion 3.1 |
3.1 |
January 2002 |
2D particle system introduced |
| Digital Fusion 4.0 |
4.0 |
October 2002 |
eyeonscript (Lua based scripting language), float and HDRI color processing |
| Fusion 5.0 |
1.0 |
August 2005 |
3D compositing environment, ASCII save files |
| Fusion 5.1 |
5.1 |
December 2006 |
consoleslave, elbow nodes, multistroke paint |
| Fusion 5.2 |
5.2 |
July 2007 |
3D look up tables, fuses (just in time scripted tools), python scripting, FBX geometry import |
| Fusion 5.3 |
5.3 |
April 2008 |
64 bit executable |
| Fusion 6.0 |
6.0 |
June 2009 (preview release) |
3D material shaders, Region of Interest / Domain of Definition, stereo display |
Uses
Fusion has been used in many movies and TV shows[1], among them:
References
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