

In addition, Fusion projects can be moved between the Mac, Windows and Linux versions so customers can work on the platform of their choice, or even in studios with mixed platforms.įusion has been one of Hollywood’s leading visual effects and motion graphics tools for over 25 years, and has been used on thousands of feature film and television projects, including blockbusters like Thor, Live Die and Repeat, The Hunger Games trilogy, The Martian and more.įeaturing a powerful node based interface, Fusion makes it easy to build sophisticated visual effects compositions very quickly. With full native support of Linux, Mac OS X and Windows, studios can run Fusion projects and workflows in mixed OS environments and easily integrate Fusion in existing studio pipelines using Python and Lua scripting. The most exciting aspect of Fusion Studio’s paid license is that there is no ongoing subscription, cloud licensing, maintenance fees or additional render node costs. Fusion Studio customers get unlimited free render nodes, stereoscopic 3D tools and other multi-user features. The paid edition of Fusion software, called Fusion 8.2 Studio, provides even more powerful features and is available at the cost of $995. The release of the free Fusion 8.2 on Linux dramatically reduces the cost of creating visual effects at large studios because it gives customers a complete 3D compositing, visual effects and motion graphics solution that can be used on commercial projects without restriction.

Many high end visual effects production companies have built massive custom production pipelines and workflows around Linux. Fusion 8.2 and Fusion 8.2 Studio are available on Mac, Windows and now, for the first time ever, on Linux.īringing Fusion to Linux is a major announcement for the visual effects industry.

FREMONT, CA - Blackmagic Design has announced that the final release of Fusion 8.2, its visual effects and motion graphics software, is now available for download from the Blackmagic Design website.
