GS Tracer — DaVinci Resolve Fusion HUD Tracking Plugin

GPU-Accelerated Blob Detection & HUD Overlay for DaVinci Resolve

GS Tracer is a GPU-accelerated blob-detection and HUD-overlay plugin for DaVinci Resolve's Fusion page, built by God_Send MixedMedia LLC. It automatically detects bright or color-matched regions in any clip, then draws fully customizable bounding shapes, center markers, connection lines, and live data readouts directly on your footage — in real time, entirely on the GPU. No manual keyframing required.

Whether you're building sci-fi tracking interfaces, sports broadcast graphics, surveillance-style callouts, or AI-aesthetic overlays, GS Tracer does the heavy lifting for you.

Key Features

🔲 7 Bounding-Box Styles

Full Box · Corner Brackets · Dashed Box · Circle · Triangle · Dashed Circle · Dashed Triangle — each with independent color, thickness, and padding controls.

🎯 Two Detection Modes

• Luma Range — detect bright highlights or dark regions by luminance threshold
• Target Colour — lock on to any RGB color with adjustable tolerance

📍 Center Markers

Choose from cross, dot, or diamond markers. Color, size, and thickness are fully independent from the box style.

🔗 Connection Lines Between Blobs

Automatically draw lines linking detected blobs using nearest-neighbor, K-nearest, or fully-connected topology. Supports straight and curved lines.

📊 Live Data Readout

Display blob count, coordinates, or frame numbers directly on the clip. Fully styled text with size, spacing, color, and position offset controls.

✨ Glow / Bloom Overlay

Add a per-element glow effect on every detected blob — threshold, size, and strength all adjustable, with the option to match the element's own color.

🔁 Invert Image Inside Shape

Invert the image within any selected bounding shape — circle-aware, triangle-aware, and rectangle-aware. The invert region always matches your chosen box style exactly.

🔍 Zoom In-Box

Magnify the detected region inside its own bounding shape for a loupe or callout effect. Scale is fully adjustable.

🎬 Output Modes

Overlay on source · HUD-only (transparent background) · Alpha matte — seamlessly switchable without changing your node tree.

🔄 Cycle Mode

Animate which blobs are visible over time, with control over how many appear at once and how many frames each holds before cycling.

Edit Page & Fusion Page Support

GS Tracer ships with both an Edit-page and a Fusion-page install so you can use it wherever you work in DaVinci Resolve.

• Fusion page (.fuse): Full node with every parameter available in the Inspector. Drag the Lua installer into Fusion, click Install, restart Resolve. Find the node under Add Tool › God_Send MixedMedia › GS Tracer.
• Edit page (.drfx): Double-click to install. All controls — Detection, Boxes, Markers, Connections, Readout, Glow, Output — appear in organized collapsible groups in the Inspector panel. No Fusion page required.

Use Cases

• Sci-fi and military HUD overlays for film and TV
• Sports broadcast motion graphics — player tracking callouts
• AI / surveillance aesthetic visuals
• Product highlight reels with auto-tracking callout boxes
• Music video reactive tracking elements
• Corporate presentations with animated data callouts
• Social media reels with dynamic highlight overlays

What's Included

• GS_Tracer.fuse — Fusion-page GPU plugin
• GS_Tracer_Fuse_Installer.lua — one-click Fusion installer
• GS_Tracer.drfx — Edit-page effect with full Inspector controls and branding

Compatibility

• DaVinci Resolve: Version 17, 18, and 19 — Free and Studio editions
• Operating Systems: Windows · macOS · Linux
• GPU Acceleration: CUDA · Metal · OpenCL (via Fusion's FUSE compute pipeline)
• No third-party dependencies — self-contained plugin

Frequently Asked Questions

Does GS Tracer work on the Edit page without going to the Fusion page?

Yes. Install the included .drfx file and GS Tracer appears in the Effects panel. All controls — detection sensitivity, box style, markers, connections, glow, and output mode — are available directly in the Inspector. No Fusion page required.

Does GS Tracer require DaVinci Resolve Studio?

No. GS Tracer is fully compatible with the free version of DaVinci Resolve. Studio is not required.

How many objects can GS Tracer track simultaneously?

GS Tracer detects up to 32 blobs per frame simultaneously and can draw HUD elements on all of them at once, or animate through them using Cycle Mode.

Is GS Tracer GPU-accelerated?

Yes. The entire detection and rendering pipeline runs on the GPU through Fusion's FUSE compute system (GLSL-based). No CPU fallback required.

What operating systems are supported?

Windows, macOS, and Linux — wherever DaVinci Resolve 17 or later runs.

Can I use GS Tracer for commercial projects?

Yes. A single-user license covers personal and commercial use.

GS Tracer v3.0 · God_Send MixedMedia · gsmixedmedia.store

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