Fusion 8 MAC, questions

1. how do we do add tool via the CTRL-SPACE. Does not work and CMD+space is spotlight search
Could we just get option (ALT) + SPACE for adding tool ?

It's Shift-Space to access the tool menu.

sorry, how could I miss that. thanks.

Did anyone manage to get thumbnails to show in Fusion for Mac? I've been trying to with images and movie files, but it doesn't work.
I get the image in the viewer but the thumbnail is empty.

On the BMD fusion website it says "Fusion can also import and animate 2D vector (SVG) files"

That doesn't seem to work in this first beta (mac osx version). Anyone else have this problem? Or perhaps a different solution on importing vector graphics from adobe illustrator?

thanks!
Jeroen

Simple [tab] hotkey (like in Houdini) would be awesome. Their's tools-menus is top-notch.

On the BMD fusion website it says "Fusion can also import and animate 2D vector (SVG) files"

That doesn't seem to work in this first beta (mac osx version). Anyone else have this problem? Or perhaps a different solution on importing vector graphics from adobe illustrator?

thanks!
Jeroen

The import fails? Or it only brings in one frame? Or it's missing entirely from the import menu?

Simple [tab] hotkey (like in Houdini) would be awesome. Their's tools-menus is top-notch.

You can map the script to the tab hotkey. Further, you can directly add common tools with direct hotkeys.

Did anyone manage to get thumbnails to show in Fusion for Mac? I've been trying to with images and movie files, but it doesn't work.
I get the image in the viewer but the thumbnail is empty.

iMacs won't show thumbnails at the moment, but mac pro's do. It's a known issue.

On the BMD fusion website it says "Fusion can also import and animate 2D vector (SVG) files"

That doesn't seem to work in this first beta (mac osx version). Anyone else have this problem? Or perhaps a different solution on importing vector graphics from adobe illustrator?

thanks!
Jeroen

The import fails? Or it only brings in one frame? Or it's missing entirely from the import menu?

Hi Chad,

This is the error message I got: "Loader1 failed at time 0"

Simple [tab] hotkey (like in Houdini) would be awesome. Their's tools-menus is top-notch.

And Nuke.
Yes Tab would be awesome.

-b

Did anyone manage to get thumbnails to show in Fusion for Mac? I've been trying to with images and movie files, but it doesn't work.
I get the image in the viewer but the thumbnail is empty.

iMacs won't show thumbnails at the moment, but mac pro's do. It's a known issue.

Understood, thanks Rony.

You can map the script to the tab hotkey. Further, you can directly add common tools with direct hotkeys.

How do I change hotkeys? I found a hotkeys folder here (/Users/<User>/Library/Application Support/Blackmagic Design/Fusion/Hotkeys ) but it's empty.

This is the error message I got: "Loader1 failed at time 0"

SVG's aren't supported in Loaders so that's probably the issue.

You have to import them from the import menu.

This is the error message I got: "Loader1 failed at time 0"

SVG's aren't supported in Loaders so that's probably the issue.

You have to import them from the import menu.

Thanks Chad! that did it

You can map the script to the tab hotkey. Further, you can directly add common tools with direct hotkeys.

How do I change hotkeys? I found a hotkeys folder here (/Users/<User>/Library/Application Support/Blackmagic Design/Fusion/Hotkeys ) but it's empty.

You can put one or several .hotkeys files in there. A little bit of ancient documentation is available here:

http://www.steakunderwater.com/VFXPedia/96.0.243.189/indexa105.html?title=Administrators_FAQ#How_can_I_customize_Fusion.27s_hotkeys.3F

here's my file to give you some more ideas (since the hotkey manager script that was originally used to modify that file doesn't work anymore in Fusion 8 beta)

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{
   View = {
      CONTROL_P = "self:DisableCurrentTools()",
      D = "self:DisableCurrentTools()",
      CONTROL_F = "self:SetScale(0)",
      F = "self:SetScale(0)",
      CONTROL_1 = "self:ResetView()",
      L = "self:SetLocked(not self:GetLocked())",
      CONTROL_L = "self:SetLocked(not self:GetLocked())",
   },
   Console = {
   },
   Manager = {
   },
   Chat = {
   },
   GL3DViewer = {
   },
   Preview = {
   },
   Bin = {
   },
   Controls = {
   },
   Global = {
   },
   GLImageViewer = {
   },
   GLViewer = {
      CONTROL_K = "self:ShowControls(not self:AreControlsShown()); self:Redraw()",
      K = "self:ShowControls(not self:AreControlsShown()); self:Redraw()",
   },
   SplineEditor = {
   },
   Info = {
   },
   Flow = {
      P = "t = self:Composition():AddTool('PolylineMask', true, -32768, -32768)",
      C = "t = self:Composition():AddTool('ColorCorrector', true, -32768, -32768)",
      B = "t = self:Composition():AddTool('Blur', true, -32768, -32768)",
      D = "self:Composition():DisableSelectedTools()",
      W = "t = self:Composition():AddTool('Saver', true, -32768, -32768)",
      R = "t = self:Composition():AddTool('Loader', true, -32768, -32768)",
      SHIFT_C = "t = self:Composition():AddTool('ColorCurves', true, -32768, -32768)",
      X = "t = self:Composition():AddTool('Dissolve', true, -32768, -32768)",
      G = "t = self:Composition():AddTool('Fuse.eLinBC', true, -32768, -32768)",
      T = "t = self:Composition():AddTool('Transform', true, -32768, -32768)",
      M = "t = self:Composition():AddTool('Merge', true, -32768, -32768)",
      TAB = "@Scripts:Comp/Add Tool X.eyeonscript",
      O = "t = self:Composition():AddTool('ChannelBoolean', true, -32768, -32768)",
      SHIFT_G = "t = self:Composition():AddTool('GamutConvert', true, -32768, -32768)",
   },
   LUTMacroFrame = {
   },
   Frame = {
      CONTROL_SPACE = "@Scripts:Comp/Add Tool X.eyeonscript",
      SHIFT_ALT_E = "@Scripts:Tool/Explore Clip - FBX Directory.eyeonscript",
      SHIFT_ALT_C = "@Scripts:Comp/Tool Color Labels v20.eyeonscript",
      SHIFT_X = "@Scripts:HotkeyScripts\\Invert Tools.py",
      SHIFT_ALT_R = "@Scripts:Comp/Loader From Saver.eyeonscript",
   },
   LUTView = {
   },
   Timeline = {
   },
}

(note that the eyeonscript calls are currently broken - in Fusion 8 the scripts have a different file extension. But the file works in Fusion 7 on windows.)

I am using Fusion 8 beta 2 on the PC but I cannot seem to access the tools search menu. In Fusion 7 I can press Ctrl-space and I'd have my search tool window, but here I cannot figure out what combination of keys I have to press for it to work.

I've tried the following: shift-space, Ctrl-space, Alt-space, tab, tab-space, Ctrl-shift-space, Ctrl-Alt-space and pretty much every key on the keyboard.

Is this a bug with the current build? or can someone show me how to access it?

Thank you.

It's Shift-Space to access the tool menu.

Brilliant thanks! Been hunting for that one!

I'm getting this...

Loader1 failed to load file "/Users/michaelloomis/Projects/Globe_Tools/images/Luminence_Sphere0000.iff" (clip "/Users/michaelloomis/Projects/Globe_Tools/images/Luminence_Sphere.iff" at frame 0) : Invalid argument
Loader1 failed at time 0

...when trying to import Maya iff files. This happens both if I invoke the loader or if I use "import".

I notice in the list of input formats that Amiga iff is supported. Is this causing a conflict i.e. Maya vs Amiga iff? I think it is amusing that Amiga formats are supported, but not Maya. (And I'm not bashing Amiga - I used to own a few of them back in the day!)

Or am I missing something obvious?
BTW, I'm running El Capitan on a brand new iMac.

Thanks,

Michael Loomis

I notice in the list of input formats that Amiga iff is supported. Is this causing a conflict i.e. Maya vs Amiga iff? I think it is amusing that Amiga formats are supported, but not Maya. (And I'm not bashing Amiga - I used to own a few of them back in the day!)

Or am I missing something obvious?
BTW, I'm running El Capitan on a brand new iMac.

Thanks,

Michael Loomis

*updated*

I checked on the PC side and both 8 and 16bit IFF (rendered from Maya SW) won't load into FU8, but they do load in FU7. So BMD still needs to work through the beta for IFF support in the loader.

I don't know of many people still using it but you may either want to switch to another format to render for now, or just wait to see what the future betas hold (whenever that actually happens).

Hi, Jeff.

Thanks for the confirmation about Maya iff not loading on the PC side either. Yes, I can render to another format for future projects (already doing that), but I've got a lot of legacy material rendered in Maya iff that I'd rather not have to convert.

Cheers,

Michael