


You can “float” these panels or close one or more to customize your workspace. Next to the Media tab, you’ll also find menus for Effects, Controls (for tweaking a selected effect), a History list of all the edits you’ve done and a Text tab. A clean layout includes trimmer and viewing windows as well as a media bin that holds your video assets for easy access. The UI should be familiar to anyone who has worked with standard non-linear video editing programs. Depending on how you learn best (and on your editing experience), you can jump right in, look through the manual or watch one of the tutorials.

There’s also an active and useful HitFilm community to explore. The manual can be accessed directly from within the program, but although the user guide is thorough and searchable, it’s probably easier to start with one of the many excellent tutorials - at least until you become familiar with where all the tools are located. Once you’ve downloaded and activated the program, you’ll see an opening page with links to a manual as well as tutorials and sample videos created with the software. As you move the donation slider to the right, you’ll see additional packs that are available. While you can purchase add-on packs at any time, you’ll save money by going the donation route at the beginning.Ībove you'll see just a small sample of what you can get with a donation. If you do make a donation, however, you’ll get certain add-on packs. Throughout this manual, the green Express Add-On icon seen above will identify all features which can be activated in HitFilm Express by purchasing an Add-On pack.When downloading the program, there’s a slider bar to make a donation but you can move it to zero and get the software for free. All effects included in Add-On Packs can be tested in the free software. Add-on Packsįor users who don’t require everything included in the Pro version, but who would benefit from adding just a few of those features to their Express software, we offer a wide range of HitFilm Express Add-on packs for purchase. It includes all the features required for editing and basic compositing and effects creation, but lacks some of the more advanced features available in the Pro version. Everything discussed in this manual applies to HitFilm Pro, and all features and tools discussed are immediately available in HitFilm Pro. HitFilm Pro is our flagship product, and includes every feature and tool we have developed for HitFilm.

Importing 3D Camera Tracking Dataīoth HitFilm Pro and HitFilm Express are covered in this manual.
