Fusion Path

 Travel Path

1. Import an image to the video track 1
2. Go to 'Fusion', select 'MediaIn1' and press shift+space to add 'Paint' tool
3. Select 'Paint1' and change to 'PolyLineStroke' -> draw the map path
4. Change the color, size, softness, Spacing (in Stroke Control)
5. Set a key frame in first frame in 'write on' of the 'Stroke Control' section
6. Set a end key frame and change 'write on' END to 1.0
7. Copy 'Paint1' and paste
8. Select 'Paint1_1' and go to 'Modifiers', change the color and set spacing to 0
9. Go to first frame and set 'write on' Start=0.0 and End=0.001
10. Go to last frame and set 'write on' Start=0.998 and End=0.999
11. Additional: change the 'Brush shape' to 'Image', change the brush shape as needed.

BEST Text EFFECTS in Davinci Resolve

 Text Effect 01: Video within TEXT

1. Import a video file to video track 2
2. Add a text title (or text+) "TEXT" to video track 1
3. Deactivate the video track to visualise the title track to edit
4. Edit as you need : Hint : use large font with bold text
5. Activate the video track and go to "Inspector" -> change 'Composite Mode' to 'Foreground'
6. Select 'text' track and go to "Inspector" -> 'Settings menu' menu -> change 'Composite Mode' to 'Alpha'

Text Effect 02: Text with glitch effect

1. Add a title 'Text' to the track 01
2. Right click on text tract -> create 'New compound clip'
3. Go to 'Affects' -> select 'Digital Glitch' -> Grab and drop to compound text

Text Effect 03: Type write text effect

1. Import a video file to video track 1
2. Add a text+ "TEXT" to video track 2, change the font to 'type writer' font and change the font size
3. Place the starting key to first frame of the text -> go to "Inspector" -> 'Title menu' menu -> change 'write on''s end value to 0.0
4. Place the end key frame of the text -> go to "Inspector" -> 'Title menu' menu -> change 'write on''s end value to 1.0

Text Effect 04: Neon text

1. Go to 'Fusion' section, add a 'Text+' node
2. Activate the title by clicking 'activation' dot in the 'text+' node
3. Open the 'Inspector' menu, Type the text, Change the font..etc
4. Change the color to 'BLACK'
5. Duplicate the text by copy paste
6. Change the color to 'NEON BLUE' on second text
7. Select the second text and press 'shift+space' to get affect menu
8. Select the 'Glow' affect and 'Add'
9. Select the glow 1 node and press 'shift+space' to get affect menu
10. Select the 'Glow' affect again and 'Add' 2nd glow
11. Select the glow 2 and increase the glow size to 50%
12. Select the glow 2 node and press 'shift+space' to get affect menu
13. Select the 'Glow' affect again and 'Add' 3rd glow
14. Select the glow 3 and increase the glow size to 100%
15. Select the first frame of the video, then select 'Merge 2' node, go to the 'Settings' menu, Create a key frame in the 'Blend' option
16. Add a key frame of blend 0
17. Move few frames and change the blend to 1, this will add new key frame with NEON light
18. Move few frames and change the blend to 0, this will add new key frame with NO-NEON light
19. Repeat this as you need until Neon to off

Text Effect 05: Cinematic text

1. Go to 'Fusion' section, add a 'Text+' node
2. Make sure the frame is in first key
3. Open the 'Inspector' menu, Type the text, Change the font..etc
4. Right click on the body of text update section, select 'Follower'
5. Then open the 'Modifiers' tab, Change the 'Automatic' order to 'Random but one by one' and increase the 'delay' to 2.0
6. Open the menu 'shading', open the 'softness' section of the tab, set two key frames to x and y (click on the key frame diamond), increase the value to max (20.0)
7. Move the frame to end the animation and change the x and y values to minimum in softness section. This will automatically add key to the frame.

Text Effect 06: Hand writing text

1. Import a video file to video track 1
2. Go to 'Fusion' section, select 'MediaIn1' node, add a 'Text+' node
3. Select the Text+ node, go to 'Inspector', Type the text, Change the font..etc
4. In the layout tab, modify change the x and y axis to place the title
5. Select text1 node,
6. Go to 'Effects', search for 'Mask Paint'
7. Double click to add, this will create a new 'MaskPaint1' node and attach to the 'Text1' node
8. Select 'MaskPaint1' node and select 'Stroke' brush in the main window
9. Text will disappear
10. Go to 'Mask' tab in the 'Inspector', activate 'Invert' to see the text
11. Go to 'Controllers' tab in the 'Inspector', open 'Brush Controllers', modify the size (increase) and the softness (decrease) of the brush
12. Open 'Stroke Controllers', change the 'Stroke Animation' to 'write on'
13. Prepare for animation : Set the screen window to show all the letters
14. Without releasing the mouse, erase the letters as we write letters, this will add many key frames with the movements
15. Go to 'Mask' tab in the 'Inspector', de-activate 'Invert' to see the stroke
16. Play and see : only partial of the letters appear :: need to adjust the duration of the writing
17. Activate the 'Keyframes' tab (near to the 'Inspector')
18. Select all the frames (appears in yellow), right click on it and select 'Time stretching'
19. Play and adjust accordingly

Text Effect 07: Mirror text

1. Go to 'Fusion' section, add a 'Text+' node
2. Open the 'Inspector' menu, Type the text, Change the font..etc
3. Select 'Text1' node, copy to duplicate and paste using menu
4. Create a merge node by linking endpoint of the duplicate text to the 'Merge1' endpoint
5. Select 'Merge2' node, open the 'Inspector' menu, click on the 'flip horizontal' icon to flip the text
6. Go to the 'Settings' in the 'Inspector' menu, reduce the size of 'Blend' to 50%
7. To modify the reflection letters, Click on 'Text1_1' and open the 'transform' tab in the 'Inspector', open 'Shear' and change as you need.
8. Select 'Text1_1' node, add 'Rectangle' shaped mask
9. Move down the mask to cut the latter part of the text.
10. Increase the 'Soft edge' to appear letters

Text Effect 08: Camera Fly-Through 3D Text

1. Go to 'Effects', search for 'Fusion Composition' to timeline
2. Select the clip and change the duration as needed (cmd + D)
3. Go to 'Fusion' section, grab 'Renderer 3D' and 'Merge 3D' nodes to the fusion plane
4. Link output of each node to input in the sequence of 'Merge3D1' -> 'Renderer3D1' -> 'MediaOut1'
5. Drag and drop the 'footage' (MediaIn1) and 'Image Plane 3D' nodes to the fusion plane
6. Link each node in the sequence of 'MediaIn1' -> 'ImagePlane3D1' -> 'Merge3D1'
7. Drag and drop 'Merge3D1' to left viewer plane
8. If you see black bars in the view, click on the 'MediaIn1' then Shift+space to open effects.
9. Search for 'Transform (Xf)' node and add
10. Select 'Transform1' node, change the 'size' attribute to fit the video to plane
11. Drag and drop the 'Camera 3D' and 'Text 3D' nodes to the fusion plane. Join each to 'Merge3D1'.
12. Select the 'Camera3D1' change the z-axis to view the text and plane.
13. Select the 'Text3D1', add the text in 'Inspector'. If the text not visible correctly, change the z-axis also in 'Transform' tab in the 'Inspector'.
14. Add the 'Extrusion Depth' to text in 'Extrusion' section in the in the 'Inspector'.
15. Add Texture: Select 'Text3D1', press Shift+space to add 'Replace Material 3D'
16. Go to 'Effects' -> 'Templates' -> 'Fusion' -> 'Shaders' -> select 'Chrome'. Drag and drop to the fusion plane. Link it to the 'ReplaceMatetial3D1'
17. Select the first key frame and pin
18. Move to end frame of the animation and change the x,y,z axis to make a fly-through
19. Go to 'Edit' Segment and check how it looks like.