Text+ across projects

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Text+ across projects

PostFri Sep 22, 2023 11:31 am

I design a layout in Davinci Resolve using Text+ and save it to BM cloud.

I open the same project in another computer loaded from BM cloud, all my text+ fusion effects are basically gone. If I used modifiers to manually do font work, those are gone.

Is there a way to export the work done in and email it or something so that I don't have to totally restart any text+ work?

the fonts are on both machines by the way
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Re: Text+ across projects

PostFri Sep 22, 2023 11:55 am

Its not particularly clear what you mean by 'basically gone', but you can simply copy and paste Fusion page node flows as plain text ... you can also save/publish them as macro/template '.settings' files and move them between machines.
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Re: Text+ across projects

PostFri Sep 22, 2023 12:04 pm

Andy Mees wrote:Its not particularly clear what you mean by 'basically gone', but you can simply copy and paste Fusion page node flows as plain text ... you can also save/publish them as macro/template '.settings' files and move them between machines.


I design a text+ item like the attached image. There are other text+ items like this throughout the project.

When I save my project to BM cloud and open it on the other machine, its just a black box.

I can go in, recreate the font and font weight, but not only that I have to recreate the modifiers...

I've tried exporting the fusion .comp, that doesn't work. I've tried exporting the .settings file this doesn't work.

The only solution is to re-create all these text+ items.

Is there any solution to save the project where something like this can come over?
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text+ on one machine turns to a black box when opened on another machine.
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Re: Text+ across projects

PostFri Sep 22, 2023 12:20 pm

I am using and paying for BM cloud, i am using and paid for studio version.

Why is it that if I create a text+ fusion composition as in the previous message that after saving the project to BM cloud and opening the same project on a different machine the text+ turns to a black box?

I have re-create all of the text+ items on the new machine? Is there no way to just have my text+ fusion compositions open properly on the second machine?

All the fonts, filters, effects are all there...
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Re: Text+ across projects

PostFri Sep 22, 2023 12:37 pm

Try to open the console window to check if there is any error message during playback when the screen is black
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Re: Text+ across projects

PostFri Sep 22, 2023 1:53 pm

xmiths wrote:I am using and paying for BM cloud, i am using and paid for studio version.

Why is it that if I create a text+ fusion composition as in the previous message that after saving the project to BM cloud and opening the same project on a different machine the text+ turns to a black box?

I have re-create all of the text+ items on the new machine? Is there no way to just have my text+ fusion compositions open properly on the second machine?

All the fonts, filters, effects are all there...


Hey Sean,

I've opened cloud projects on different machines that have text+ in them and they worked fine. Just checking are both your Resolve installs up to date?
Resolve studio 18.5
Mac mini M1
MacBook Pro M1
iPad Pro M2
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Re: Text+ across projects

PostFri Sep 22, 2023 2:13 pm

yes, both of them are on 18.6
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Re: Text+ across projects

PostFri Sep 22, 2023 2:41 pm

If I create a fusion clip, is it possible to export it in a way that I can re-import it and keep editing that same fusion clip?

How do multiple people work on projects where they share fusion clips?
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Re: Text+ across projects

PostFri Sep 22, 2023 3:31 pm

Sounds like a pain, Sean. I don't use Blackmagic's cloud libraries myself, so I can't text like for like here.. but I have no such problem moving local projects between workstations, all fusion effects, text etc comes acrosss exactly as expected.
xmiths wrote:I've tried exporting the fusion .comp, that doesn't work. I've tried exporting the .settings file this doesn't work.
Did you try just copying the flow and pasting it as text (to share via email etc) as suggested above?
xmiths wrote:If I create a fusion clip, is it possible to export it in a way that I can re-import it and keep editing that same fusion clip?
You can put the Fusion clip in a bin and then export the bin as a '.drb' file (which can then be shared with / imported by other users).
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Re: Text+ across projects

PostSat Sep 23, 2023 3:27 am

You can see from this attached image:
fusion_group.png
fusion layout The text always breaks
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the "MainText" always breaks and everything after that point is gone which results in a black square for the entire fusion composition.

I can open the MainText and re-configure everything but that defeats the purpose especially if I have many of those items as chapter titles throughout the project.

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