

Pulling together clips and managing basic effects and transitions is easy, and Hitfilm Express has been filling in basic gaps in its editor with every new release. If you’re on a tight budget and don’t need visual effects beyond what Hitfilm Express ships with, then we highly recommend this software. The decision between Hitfilm Express and those competitors comes down to what you need.
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The most relevant competitors to this software are paid platforms like Adobe Premiere Pro and After Effects and Pinnacle Studio. So impressive, in fact, that there’s hardly any sense in comparing it to other free video editing platforms. Hitfilm Express is extremely impressive for a free software. Any custom export settings can be saved as a preset for future use. You can take advantage of Hitfilm Express’s 14 configuration presets or create your own. On the plus side, the new export panel is easy to use. Hitfilm Express 15 requires that you set up an export in the timeline before you can start the rendering process using the export panel (Image credit: FXhome)

All of those advanced controls Hitfilm Express now offers are neatly contained in a dedicated text panel. Just click the text icon in the viewer panel and start typing. We found creating text in Hitfilm Express to be more straightforward than in many paid editors, too. The software also enables you to add multiple outlines to individual characters, which means you can generate some very eye-catching titles. In Hitfilm Express 15, you can now create all caps, subscript, and superscript text, plus set kerning and tracking for individual characters. Hitfilm Express has been rolling out increasingly complex text controls over the past several releases. This is standard among high-end editors like Adobe Premiere Pro, but it’s often lacking in free video editors. We also appreciated that Hitfilm Express enables you to trim and render clips inside the media panel before dragging them onto the timeline. The program also monetizes by selling you “add-on packs” that include looks, effects, and more for example, the Sci-fi adventure add-on pack includes Star Wars-like lightsaber effects for $25.Hitfilm Express makes it easy to organize, trim, and render source clips when starting a new project (Image credit: FXhome) Privacy hawks or people who carefully protect their social image will likely be annoyed by these features.
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Finally, you provide your email address and have a download code mailed to you. Hitfilm says there’s a way to skip this part, but in our experience the opt-out wasn’t easy to find. Then it looks as if you have to agree to connect your social media account and share a link to Hitfilm with your friends or followers. Here are two big caveats: To download the application, you must visit the Hitfilm website, scroll and click through some promotional materials. That’s surprising, given that some of the tutorials are oriented toward gaming content. YouTube exporting is supported, but only up to 30 fps, which will bother gaming YouTubers.

But it will do just fine for for YouTube gaming videos and other projects that are more advanced than just capturing and remembering your baby shower.

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Rather, with a fun library of video tutorials oriented around various Hollywood movie tropes and genres, it’s clear Hitfilm Express is intended for upstart filmmakers.
