VFX Tutorial - VFX Clean up in Fusion Studio and Photoshop

Nov 7

Stabilize, clean, and composite a damaged sign plate the right way. We planar-track in Fusion, restore the plate in Photoshop with spot healing and clone, re-project with an inverted steady transform, add film grain, and render a seamless “no‑one‑will‑notice” fix.

Fix a damaged sign plate in Fusion and Photoshop. We track, restore with spot healing and clone, apply inverted steady transform, match grain, and deliver an invisible fix.

This focused walkthrough transforms a shaky handheld shot of a damaged sign into a clean, production-ready plate with no telltale signs of manipulation. You'll learn the complete real-world workflow: stabilizing with a planar track in Fusion, exporting a still, performing efficient restoration in Photoshop, and reapplying camera motion to create a seamless composite that blends perfectly with the original footage.

First, we track the sign in Fusion, setting the tracker to Steady on frame 0 for a stable canvas. We export a still to Photoshop where we apply Content-Aware Spot Healing for small defects and Clone Stamp for edges and lettering, avoiding repeating patterns. After cleanup, we merge layers, mask to the sign, and export as a PNG with alpha.

Back in Fusion, we overlay our cleaned PNG on the stabilized plate, isolating it with Matte Control. We duplicate the Planar Tracker with Invert Steady Transform to reintroduce the original camera movement. Adding Film Grain ensures the restoration blends naturally. Finally, we render to an image sequence or MOV file.