Fusion vs Garmin VIRB Edit

Fusion is node-based compositing software for visual effects artists, broadcast and motion graphic designers, and 3D animators. Users connect image-processing tools as nodes and adjust individual parts of a composition. Its tools cover compositing, keying, painting, animation, virtual reality, and stereoscopic 3D. Fusion can import and render 3D models and scenes within a composite without pre-rendering assets or transferring between applications. Fusion Connect sends clips from DaVinci Resolve and Avid Media Composer timelines to Fusion and updates those timelines after a composition is rendered. Lua and Python scripting can create custom tools, exchange data with other applications, and automate tasks. Blackmagic says rendering can use an unlimited number of networked computers without additional cost or per-node render license fees. Fusion Studio includes a bin server for shared assets, and the product page describes team review and approval through DaVinci Resolve. A free DaVinci Resolve download includes the Fusion page. Fusion Studio is listed at $295 a month. Studio version 21.1 requires a Fusion Studio or DaVinci Resolve Studio license dongle, or an activation key. Fusion Studio downloads are listed for Mac OS, Linux, Windows x86, and Windows ARM.

Garmin VIRB Edit is free desktop software for viewing and editing footage recorded with a VIRB action camera. Its tools include trimming and stitching clips, slow motion, music, titles and transitions. An assisted editor can select moments from chosen clips and photos to make a compilation with music and G-Metrix overlays. These overlays add gauges and graphs for data such as speed, elevation, heart rate and g-force. The software can display video beside a map with track information, and Garmin’s VIRB X/XE manual lists multi-camera support. For VIRB 360 footage, VIRB Edit supports viewing and editing, stitching, 4K spherical stabilization and augmented-reality G-Metrix overlays. HyperFrame Director Mode uses a moving virtual camera to reframe 360 footage with pans and wider angles. Export resolution is listed up to 6K. Sharing options include YouTube, Facebook, Vimeo and Garmin Connect Share. Garmin Support lists version 5.4.3 for Windows and Mac; the software collection dates the Mac listing to September 11, 2018, and Windows to December 26, 2018.