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Learn HitFilm & Imerge

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

Empty road in Highlands - The Road to HitFilm
HitFilm
Kirstie Tostevin

The road to HitFilm

Whoever you are, and whatever you want, you’re welcome here. That is the nature of the HitFilm concept and how we’ve approached the design of HitFilm 3 Pro in particular.
3D AC130 Bomber plane model VFX - HitFilm Update
HitFilm Pro
Kirstie Tostevin

HitFilm 3 Pro Update #1

Today’s update brings performance improvements plus a huge range of fixes and enhancements. It’s also a response to the incredible feedback received from all of you, so a big thank you to everybody who has reported issues, performed benchmarking tests and discussed techniques.
3D space shuttle mockup
software update
Kirstie Tostevin

New Release: HitFilm 3 Pro

The biggest new version we’ve ever made. Get to know the new and improved HitFilm 3 Pro: New effects, interface enhancements, a proxy system, and more!
Dusty city generated with 3D particle simulator FXhome HitFilm Pro
software update
Kirstie Tostevin

The New Particle Simulator

Upgrading particles for HitFilm 3 Pro. HitFilm 3 Pro gives you everything you need to be an editor, VFX artist and colorist. It merges a non-linear editor with advanced 3D compositing and over 180 effects, plus mocha tracking from Imagineer and 130 plugins for your other video software.
Printing press
Content Creation
Kirstie Tostevin

How YouTube and digital video changed the world

How YouTube and digital video changed the world: If you started working with video in the 2000s you never really experienced the bad old days. The 90s were a dark time for the indie, no-budget, student filmmaker. It’s easy to forget how difficult it was to make any kind of amateur or low-budget movie back then – let alone a good one.
Inception corridor scene
Sound
Kirstie Tostevin

Origins of the Inception Horn

Is it the most recognizable sound in Hollywood? We talk with sound designer Bennet Maples to deconstruct the magic behind the infamous ‘Inception Horn’.
Creating stock images in HitFilm 2 Ultimate
HitFilm
Kirstie Tostevin

Creating stock images in HitFilm

Learn how to combine atomic, particles, spheres, and light flares to create stock imagery in HitFilm Express.