If you’re only interested in doing video editing within HitFilm, chances are you won’t ever need to touch the compositing workspace, and vice-versa. There’s the editing workspace which is basically your NLE timeline with a media trimmer panel, visual effects, etc., and then you also have the compositing workspace which is designed for doing composite work. HitFilm cleverly organizes the interface into two entities that seamlessly interconnect with each other. There’s loads of fun VFX stuff to play around width in HitFilm, from muzzle flashes and ready-to-use lightsabers to vintage film looks and particle simulation. It also comes with hundreds of pre-made effects and presets, which can be fully customized within the software. You can think of it as a blend of visual FX software like Adobe After Effects and video editing tools such as Adobe Premiere Pro and Final Cut Pro, packed into a streamlined interface that is far less intimidating for new users. What makes HitFilm unique compared to most other products on the market, though, is the fact that it’s a one of a kind combination of a non-linear editor (NLE) and a video compositing tool capable of working with 3D objects. Most of these applications are specialized to do a specific task, be it video editing (Premiere Pro and Final Cut Pro), visual effects (After Effects), or color grading (Speedgrade and DaVinci Resolve, to name a few).

The first ones that come to mind are big names like Adobe Premiere Pro and After Effects, Final Cut Pro, Magix Vegas, DaVinci Resolve, etc. It goes without saying, there’s plenty of video editing software on the market. Earlier today, FXHome has announced the release of HitFilm Pro 2017, the latest version of their HitFilm video editing and compositing software for PC and Mac.īefore jumping into the HitFilm Pro 2017 review, here’s a super quick introduction for those of you who are unfamiliar with HitFilm in general.

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