HitFilm Pro
HitFilm Pro supports a wide range of plugins offered by third party developers, in the OpenFX format, and select plugins in the After Effects format.
OpenFX
HitFilm Pro is compliant with OpenFX version 1.3, and includes OpenGL rendering support. Compatible OpenFX plugins from other developers can be used inside HitFilm Pro. When you install compatible OpenFX plugins, they will be listed in the Effects library alongside HitFilm’s built-in effects.
Note that some developers of OpenFX plugins restrict them to specific host platforms. If you are not seeing your installed OpenFX plugins appearing inside HitFilm we recommend contacting the manufacturer of the plugin.
More information on OpenFX can be found at http://openeffects.org/
If you wish to develop OpenFX plugins for HitFilm please contact us at info@hitfilm.com
After Effects Plugins
Only select plugins developed for After Effects are supported by HitFilm. The supported plugins are:
- Video Copilot Element 3D
- Video Copilot Saber
- Video Copilot Orb
- Video Copilot Optical Flares
- Video Copilot Heat Distortion
- Red Giant Trapcode Particular
No other After Effects plugins are supported at this time.
Installing After Effects plugins
The easiest way to install After Effects plugins is to install After Effects first, and then install the plugins. If you don’t have an After Effects license, installing the trial version will work. They will then show up in HitFilm Pro 14 and later. If you don’t have AE, and prefer not to install the demo, you can use the custom install option in the installer, and install the plugins to the appropriate path:
- Windows: C:\Program Files\Common Files\AE\Plugins
- Mac: /Library/AE/Plugins
Trapcode Particular does currently support a custom install option. So, for Trapcode Particular, you must install AE first in order to use the plugin in HitFilm Pro.
HitFilm Express
HitFilm Express does not support OpenFX plugins from third parties, with the following exceptions:
- Boris Mocha HitFilm is available in the Mocha HitFilm add-on pack.
- Boris 3D Objects is available in the Boris 3D Objects add-on pack.
No other third party plugins can be used in the Express version of HitFilm.