Background
Resolve's Edit page handles timeline assembly and basic keyframing. The Fusion page is the node-based environment for motion graphics, compositing, and VFX—where precise keyframe control lives. This page ships with a number of useful tools to help you keyframe and ease node properties.
Easing in Fusion: The Native Workflow
Fusion includes a spline editor for keyframe animation. Open it with F8, select your keyframed nodes, and use Ctrl/Cmd+F to zoom to fit the active animation path.
By default, Fusion keyframes are linear. To add easing, select your keyframes (Ctrl/Cmd+A to select all) and press Shift+S to smooth the spline into a bezier curve. From there, drag bezier handles directly, or press T to open a small dialog for adjusting ease-in and ease-out values numerically. Additional shortcuts exist: Shift+L for linear, S for smooth, F for flat.
This works for basic easing, but Fusion has no built-in easing preset library. Every ease curve is built from scratch or copied manually between keyframes. There's no way to save and reuse custom curves across projects, and the spline editor's small size makes more precise bezier work harder on complex compositions.
How do I apply easing presets to keyframes in DaVinci Resolve Fusion?
Resolve does not natively support easing presets. Motion Studio offers a solution that integrates directly with Resolve's Fusion page. Select a node in Fusion, click "Get Keyframes" (or turn on automatic keyframe polling at 1–10 second intervals), and Motion Studio pulls in all keyframeable properties from the selected node.
The easing page displays a full-screen graph with mini-graphs of each keyframed property on the left side, color-matched to the curves in Resolve. Click a mini-graph to isolate a single property, or Ctrl/Cmd+click to view multiple curves simultaneously. With a single property selected, draggable bezier handles appear on each keyframe. Changes you make sync immediately back to Resolve.
If you select two or more keyframes, your easing library appears in the bottom-right corner of the graph or in the open info-panel on the right. You can double-click any preset to immediately apply it. The easing applies to the curve between each pair of selected keyframes, so selecting multiple keys applies the curve across the full selection. There are also copy and paste buttons to one-click copy easings across keyframe pairs.
How do I save and reuse custom easing curves in Resolve?
Motion Studio's easing library work across After Effects, Premiere Pro, and DaVinci Resolve. With 2+ keyframes selected in the Resolve Easings graph, the current easing values display in the side panel under "Graph Easing." Click "+ Add to Library" to save the curve with a visual preview. Double-click the name field to rename presets.
Switch between multiple easing libraries using the edit icon, or minimize the library panel to clean up your graph view. Saved presets persist across projects and applications.
What additional keyframe tools are available in Motion Studio?
Beyond easing curves, the Resolve Easings page includes a nice set of keyframe operations. Offset shifts keys forward or backward in time. Reverse flips the bezier curve between the selected keys. Distribute keyframes evenly across a selection. Scale keyframe timing to stretch or compress animations. Stagger keyframes to build sequential motion. Delete keyframes directly from the graph.
Excite and Jump tools generate keyframe presets with adjustable controls, and one can set stretch, gravity, decay, and max iterations to dial in a more precise motion path.
Use Keyframe Zoom to zoom the graph to selected keys, then navigate between keyframe sets with the L and R buttons.
How do I fine-tune bezier handles for easing in Fusion?
The native Spline editor, and the Resolve Easings graph both support modifier keys for precise control. Hold Ctrl/Cmd while dragging a bezier handle to mirror the handle at that keyframe. Holding Shift while dragging locks the speed at zero, adjusting influence only (no overshoot). Combine both with Ctrl/Cmd+Shift+drag.
An influence slider appears below the graph when 2+ keyframes are selected. The center circle can be dragged to mirror changes to both influence-in and influence-out simultaneously. Copy and paste influence values between keyframes from this slider.
Press "D" to display Dive Counters—keyframe times, values, and bezier extrema overlaid on the graph. "C+click" anywhere on the graph to grab the CTI, or "Spacebar" to play/pause the composition for previewing.
Common Questions
Does Motion Studio's Resolve Easings work with the free version of DaVinci Resolve?
Resolve Easings requires DaVinci Resolve Studio. The free version of Resolve does not support the scripting API that Motion Studio uses to read and write keyframe data.
Can I use the same easing presets in After Effects and DaVinci Resolve?
Yes. Motion Studio's easing libraries are shared across After Effects, Premiere Pro, and DaVinci Resolve. Presets saved in one application are available in all three.
How do I update keyframe data after making changes in Resolve?
Click "Get Keyframes" each time you select a new node or change values in Resolve. Alternatively, enable keyframe polling in Motion Studio to automatically poll Resolve at an interval between 1–10 seconds. For complex compositions, use a higher interval to avoid lag.
What's the shortcut to smooth keyframes natively in Fusion without Motion Studio?
Select keyframes in Fusion's spline editor and press Shift+S to convert from linear to smooth/bezier. Press T to open a dialog for adjusting ease handles numerically. Shift+L returns to linear, F sets to flat.
Resolve Easings is available now. For the full feature breakdown, check out the Resolve Easings guide page.
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