However, this can occasionally lead to some cramped working conditions if you are working on a laptop screen. You don’t have to squint your eyes to see them. The buttons and icons are big in HitFilm, which is fantastic. Unlike other high-end compositing softwares, HitFilm is a layer-based software, just like After Effects. Inside the compositing interface, you will find a series of effects, tools, and features that are ‘sexier’ versions of After Effects plugins and effects. Compositing is a great descriptor for this tab because that’s clearly what HitFilm was designed to be. The compositing interface is essentially a hybrid 3D version of After Effects - but unlike After Effects, you don’t have to open a separate software. In my experience with HitFilm’s editing interface, I never once ran into any playback issues or bugs, which is more than I can say about Premiere Pro. While it doesn’t have all of the features associated with modern day professional video editing applications, it has all of the basic tools you need to do a simple-to-intermediate editing project. The editing workspace looks and feels like a modern NLE, complete with video and audio effects.

In this regard, it’s very similar to DaVinci Resolve or Adobe Lightroom. There are two main layouts which you will use when working inside of HitFilm: Edit and Compositing. The sleek design is easy to navigate and the buttons and icons are all virtually self-explanatory. The software is essentially Premiere Pro/Final Cut Pro and After Effects combined into one editing platform. Users with just a very basic understanding of video editing software will be able to figure out how to use HitFilm 4 Pro. The professional video editing world is notorious for creating very unapproachable products, but HitFilm is completely the opposite. Their latest release, HitFilm 4 Pro, is an amazing reminder that video innovation is not dead. HitFilm gave us the opportunity to review their new software. While it seems like other software companies have been slowly plateauing, the good people at HitFilm have quietly been perfecting their software.

It’s hard to remember the last time we’ve been really excited about a new software launch. All of our reviews reflect our honest opinions of the software. With a slick interface and advanced editing features, HitFilm 4 Pro is a post-production powerhouse.Įditor’s Note: PremiumBeat is not paid by any software manufacturer or developer.

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