Both HitFilm Pro and HitFilm Express are covered in this manual.
*Since this manual applies to both HitFilm Express and HitFilm Pro, all interface images in this manual will use the Dark Theme, which is available in both HitFilm Pro and HitFilm Express, rather than using the Express-only light theme. The layout of the interface and the icons are the same in both themes, only the colors are different.
HitFilm Pro
HitFilm Pro is our flagship product, and includes every feature and tool we have developed for HitFilm. Everything discussed in this manual applies to HitFilm Pro, and all features and tools discussed are immediately available in HitFilm Pro.
HitFilm Express
HitFilm Express is our free product. It includes all the features required for editing and basic compositing and effects creation, but lacks some of the more advanced features available in the Pro version.
Light Theme and Dark Theme
HitFilm Express uses a light interface by default. The Dark Theme is available as a purchase add-on, in the Starter bundle on this page: https://fxhome.com/hitfilm-express/pwyw
Add-on Packs ![]()
For users who don’t require everything included in the Pro version, but who would benefit from adding just a few of those features to their Express software, we offer a wide range of HitFilm Express Add-on packs for purchase. All effects included in Add-On Packs can be tested in the free software.
Throughout this manual, the green Express Add-On icon seen above will identify all features which can be activated in HitFilm Express by purchasing an Add-On pack.
The available add-on packs are as follows:
360° Video
| 360°: Toolkit Pack |
360°: Neon Lights Pack |
360°: VFX Pack |
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| 360° Blur |
360° Animated Lasers |
360° Bulge |
| 360° Channel Blur |
360° Lightsword (2-Point Auto) |
360° Fractal Noise |
| 360° Fisheye Converter |
360° Lightsword (4-Point Manual) |
360° Glow |
| 360° Unsharpen |
360° Lightsword (Glow Only) |
360° Glow Darks |
| 360° Text |
360° Neon Path |
360° Magnify |
| 360° View Panel |
360° View Panel |
360° Twirl |
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360° View Panel |
3D
| 3D: Gunfire Pack |
3D: Generate Pack |
3D: Model Render Pack |
3D: Particles Pack |
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| Gunfire (3D) |
Extrude |
3D Model Import |
Particle Simulator (3D) |
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Bend |
HDR Import |
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Bevel |
Wireframe |
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Rotate |
16-Bit Color Support |
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3rd Party Tools
| Boris 3D Objects Pack |
Mocha HitFilm Pack* |
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| Boris 3D Objects |
Mocha HitFilm |
Color
| Color: Starter Pack |
Color: Cine Pack |
Color: Correction Pack |
Color: Looks Pack |
Color: LUT Pack |
Color: Scopes Pack |
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| Exposure |
Cine Style |
YUV Color Correction |
Bleach Bypass |
LUT |
Histogram |
| Vibrance |
Classic Cine Style |
YUV Color Transform |
Duo Tone |
Grading Transfer |
Parade |
| Shadows & Highlights |
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Color Correction Wheels |
Leave Color |
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Vectorscope |
| Custom Gray |
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16-Bit Color Support |
Channel Time Shift |
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Waveform |
| Color Phase |
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Color Vibrance |
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Scopes Panel |
| Channel Mixer |
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Channel Blur |
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16-Bit Color Support |
| 16-Bit Color Support |
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Compositing
| Composite: Toolkit Pack |
Composite: Pro Keying Pack |
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| Wire Removal |
Chroma Key |
| Projector |
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| Clone |
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| Channel Swapper |
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Editing
| Edit: Starter Pack |
Edit: Beautify Pack |
Edit: Repair Pack |
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| Text |
Bilateral Blur |
Denoise |
| Split Screen Masking |
Pro Skin Retouch |
Grain Removal |
| PiP |
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Rolling Shutter |
| Vertical Video |
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| Action Cam Crop |
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General
| Behaviors: Starter Pack |
Motion: Audio Visual Pack |
Motion: Puppet Pack |
Audio: Toolkit Pack |
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| Attract To |
Atomic Particles |
Puppet |
Doppler Shift |
| Drag |
Audio Spectrum |
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Noise Reduction |
| Follow |
Audio Waveform |
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Equalizer |
| Mix Parent Position |
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Compressor |
| Repel From |
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| Rotate By Layer |
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Visual Effects
| VFX: Starter Pack |
VFX: Damage Pack |
VFX: Distortion Pack |
VFX: Lighting Pack |
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| Shatter |
Film Damage |
Energy Distortion |
Anamorphic Lens Flares |
| 3D Extrusion |
Film Grain |
Fluid Distortion |
Gleam |
| Fire |
TV Damage |
Smoke Distortion |
Flicker |
| Blood Spray |
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Lens Distortion |
Auto Volumetrics |
| Animated Lasers |
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| VFX: Lighting 2 Pack |
VFX: Neon Lights Pack |
VFX: Retro Pack |
VFX: Retro Pack 2 |
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| Light Leak |
Lightsword Ultra (2-Point Auto) |
Pulp Sci-Fi Title Crawl |
Dot Matrix |
| Light Rays |
Lightsword Ultra (4-Point Manual) |
Hyperdrive |
Pixel Sort |
| Light Streaks |
Lightsword Ultra (Glow Only) |
Scan Lines |
Lens Dirt |
| Light Leak Transitions |
Neon Path |
Half Tone Color |
Block Displacement |
