Eyeon Fusion
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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 32-bit Linux
(via a customized version of Wine
).
Compositing
Compositing is the combining of visual elements from separate sources into single images, often to create the illusion that all those elements are parts of the same scene. Live-action shooting for compositing is variously called "chroma key", "blue screen", "green screen" and other names. Today,...
software program created by eyeon Software Inc. It is typically used to create visual effects
Visual effects
Visual effects are the various processes by which imagery is created and/or manipulated outside the context of a live action shoot. Visual effects involve the integration of live-action footage and generated imagery to create environments which look realistic, but would be dangerous, costly, or...
and digital compositing
Digital compositing
Digital compositing is the process of digitally assembling multiple images to make a final image, typically for print, motion pictures or screen display...
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
Microsoft Windows
Microsoft Windows is a series of operating systems produced by Microsoft.Microsoft introduced an operating environment named Windows on November 20, 1985 as an add-on to MS-DOS in response to the growing interest in graphical user interfaces . Microsoft Windows came to dominate the world's personal...
and 32-bit Linux
Linux
Linux is a Unix-like computer operating system assembled under the model of free and open source software development and distribution. The defining component of any Linux system is the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released October 5, 1991 by Linus Torvalds...
(via a customized version of Wine
Wine (software)
Wine is a free software application that aims to allow computer programs written for Microsoft Windows to run on Unix-like operating systems. Wine also provides a software library, known as Winelib, against which developers can compile Windows applications to help port them to Unix-like...
).
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 | November 1996 | first public windows release (older versions not commercially available) |
| Digital Fusion 1.1 | 1.1 | March 1997 | support for direct hardware playback/preview |
| Digital Fusion 2.0 | 2.0 | November 1997 | added timeline, 16 bit integer color processing |
| Digital Fusion 2.1 | 2.1 | April 1998 | Render queue/batch rendering. |
| Digital Fusion 2.5 | 2.5 | December 1998 | Network rendering introduced. |
| Digital Fusion 3.0 | 3.0 | October 2000 | UI rewritten, added paint capabilities, advanced text tool, deep pixel. |
| Digital Fusion 3.1 | 3.1 | January 2002 | 2D particle system introduced, added new color corrector. |
| Digital Fusion 4.0 | 4.0 | October 2002 | eyeonscript (Lua based scripting language), float and HDRI color processing, concatenated transforms, nested flow groups, macro tools, new darker UI. |
| Fusion 5.0 | 5.0 | August 2005 | 3D compositing environment, ASCII save files, 16bit float processing, straight node connections. |
| 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), external 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 |
| Fusion 6.1 | 6.1 | July 2010 | GPU Supercomputing framework |
| Fusion 6.2 | 6.2 | June 2011 | World Position Pass Tools / Quicktime 64 bit support /Linux 64bit / SVG import |
Uses
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- Sivaji The BossSivaji: The BossSivaji is a 2007 Tamil political thriller film directed by S. Shankar and produced by AVM Productions. Rajinikanth and Shriya Saran played the lead roles, with Suman, Vivek and Raghuvaran playing other significant roles in the film. A. R. Rahman composed the film's soundtrack and background music,...
- AliasAlias (TV series)Alias is an American action television series created by J. J. Abrams which was broadcast on ABC for five seasons, from September 30, 2001 to May 22, 2006...
- Mr. & Mrs. SmithMr. & Mrs. Smith (2005 film)Mr. & Mrs. Smith is a 2005 American romantic comedy action film directed by Doug Liman and written by Simon Kinberg. The original music score was composed by John Powell...
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- Battlestar Galactica
- Final Destination II
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- Spy Kids II
- The Aviator
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