Creating/Applying simple Computer-Generated Imagery (CGI).Applying Audio/Video effects to existing footage.Color Grading / Color Correction (Simple -> Advanced).Producing simple videos from source material.There are many end-to-end Audio/Video production scenarios where Fusion would not be required. Whilst Fusion is targeted at advanced 2D & 3D Compositing, Visual effects and Motion Graphics.įusion is a more complicated tool and typically is slower to work with, but provides advanced functionality, precision, programming and control in the areas of VFX and MG. Resolve is targeted at Ease of Use, Media handling, Video Editing, Compositing, Color Grading, Audio Engineering, Audio/Video Effects and Content Delivery. Resolve has its well established roots in Color Grading, but both applications are ultimately editing and compositing tools which can generate, combine and manipulate source material to create desired visual & audio output. I will try and answer below - as if Resolve did not include any Fusion components:

Additionally some component features of Fusion are embedded within the Resolve interface and conversely some features of Resolve are accessible from within the Fusion tool. Firstly - Davinci Resolve (since v15) now includes Fusion as a sub-tool.

Davinci resolve vs resolve studio