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Divide and conquer: Split screen video

Mark Billen January 12, 2023

Splitting video is an editing trick for showing multiple shots on-screen. In this guide, we discuss why and when to use it before explaining how

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Learn HitFilm & Imerge

Learn editing techniques, how to use HitFilm effects and more with these short videos

Iron Man-inspired heads up display VFX motion graphics tutorial

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Iron Man HUD Tutorials – Heads Up VFX Masterclass

Making videos used to be really expensive. Now you get to do it all for free in the brand new HitFilm 4 Express: editing and visual effects, combined into one easy to use interface, for Mac and Windows.

Simon Jones April 28, 2016

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HitFilm 4 Pro Update #4

Ignite plugins come to NUKE. The latest HitFilm 4 Pro update was heavily influenced by your feedback, as was update #3. Many of the interface adjustments and fixes are a direct result of requests and observations from the community.

Kirstie Tostevin March 4, 2016

VFX for guerrilla filmmakers - FutureLearn course

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VFX for Guerrilla Filmmakers

HitFilm joins forces with FutureLearn. Imagine a team-up between a renowned British university, a London visual effects studio and the creators of free-and-actually-good video software.

Simon Jones February 2, 2016

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HitFilm 4 Pro Update #3

Today’s update is a big one. We’ve got particle performance boosts, new camera controls, new auto-alignment and extensive new performance management tools. Grab the download and then read on, because we’ve made a lot of changes.

Simon Jones January 28, 2016

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HitFilm 4 Pro Update #2

Here’s what we did over Christmas. What better way to kick off the new year than with a big HitFilm 4 Pro free update? There are a lot of fixes in this one, so we recommend updating as soon as you can.

Simon Jones January 6, 2016

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HitFilm 4 Pro Update #1

New GoPro workflow + interface improvements. HitFilm 4 Pro’s reception has been stunning, with a huge number of people upgrading or jumping on board for the first time. Early coverage has also been very positive.

Simon Jones December 3, 2015

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New Release: HitFilm 4 Pro

We’re very excited! HitFilm 4 Pro is out now and you can start using it immediately. As you’d expect, it’s packed full of massive new features and improvements.

Simon Jones November 18, 2015

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The Evolution of HitFilm 3 Pro

We’ve done a lot of great things together. It’s been a busy year since HitFilm 3 Pro was revealed to the world in October 2014. We’re not a company that releases a product then forgets about it, so there have been free updates, over 30 new video tutorials, collaborations with great OpenFX devs and filmmakers like Ryan Connolly and a completely free version of HitFilm for students.

Simon Jones October 27, 2015

The visual effects of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D

Marvel’s Agents of S.H.IE.L.D.

The visual effects of Agents of SHIELD

We recently had the good fortune of encountering Mark Kolpack, Emmy-nominated visual effects supervisor on none other than Marvel’s Agents of S.H.IE.L.D. for ABC. We’re big fans of Marvel’s movie and TV work, not least due to our collaborations with Territory Studio, and even in an established studio setup such as on SHIELD, HitFilm offers interesting new ways to create super fast previz.

Simon Jones September 29, 2015