Fusion
The facts below are what the maker publishes about Fusion, checked and dated. Our editors have not written about it yet.
Plans and prices
From Fusion's own pricing page, checked 20 Sep 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| DaVinci Resolve | Priced on request | Fusion page included · Visual effects and compositing · Mac, Windows, and Linux support |
| DaVinci Resolve | — | Fusion page included · Visual effects and compositing · Mac, Windows, and Linux support |
| Fusion Studio | $295, paid once | Hundreds of 2D and 3D tools · advanced animation curves · 3D particles · keyframe editors · 3D camera tracking · rotoscoping · keying · $295 |
| DaVinci Resolve (includes Fusion page) | Free | Free download; VFX and motion graphics tools |
The facts
Each one read from Fusion's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- 3D workflow
- Fusion can import and render 3D models and scenes within a composite without pre-rendering assets or transferring between applications.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Compositing
- Fusion includes tools for compositing, keying, painting, animation, virtual reality, stereoscopic 3D and more.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Core workflow
- Users connect image-processing tools as nodes to build visual effects and adjust individual parts of a composition.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- Fusion Connect sends clips from DaVinci Resolve and Avid Media Composer timelines to Fusion and updates the timelines when the composition is rendered.checked 11 Oct 2026
- License requirement
- Fusion Studio 21.1 requires a Fusion Studio license dongle, DaVinci Resolve Studio license dongle or activation key.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Privacy
- Blackmagic's privacy policy says it may collect personal information when users register or download software and device information for software registration or activation.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- Fusion is node-based compositing software for visual effects artists, broadcast and motion graphic designers, and 3D animators.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Rendering
- Blackmagic says Fusion supports rendering across an unlimited number of networked computers at no additional cost and with no per-node render license fees.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Scripting
- Fusion supports Lua and Python scripting to create custom tools, exchange data with other applications and automate tasks.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Support
- Blackmagic offers product support through its community forum, email support engineers and telephone support offices.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Supported systems
- Blackmagic lists Fusion Studio 21.1 downloads for Mac OS, Linux, Windows x86 and Windows ARM.checked 11 Oct 2026
Money
- Free plan
- Yeschecked 20 Sep 2026
The company
- Maker
- Blackmagic Design identifies itself as a manufacturer of creative video technology.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Team workflow
- Fusion Studio includes a bin server for sharing common assets, and the product page describes team review and approval workflows through DaVinci Resolve.checked 11 Oct 2026
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