Download HitFilm 2 Express for free - video editing, compositing and effects package

FXhome is making HitFilm 2 Express (Windows and Mac), its powerful editing, compositing and effects package, available for free. You need to sign up for its newsletters and spread word of the offer on social media.
The software, which usually costs $149, includes features more commonly found in more expensive tools, including 3D compositing, 2D tracking, image stabilisation and basic particle effects.

HitFilm 2 Ultimate (upgrade for $201.75) offers support for: 4K footage, 3D tracking, 3D particle simulation, and more advanced colour correction tools.

Download link available until 4 February 2014: https://hitfilm.com/express/free



Video editing in HitFilm:


How do the HitFilm products compare?

	HitFilm Standard	HitFilm 2 Express	HitFilm 2 Ultimate
Full price	-	-	$299
Upgrade price	-	-	from $126.75
Editing tools	Basic	Advanced	Advanced
Keying & extraction	Basic	Basic	Advanced
True 3D compositing
2D track & stabilize
Work with real 3D objects
Advanced 3D particle simulation
3D camera tracking with mocha HitFilm
Lights, shadows, motion blur and depth of field
Grunge effects	Flicker, Grain, Jitter, Noise, Stutter	Flicker, Grain, Jitter, Noise, Shake, Stutter	Film damage, Flicker, Grain, Half tone, Half tone color, Jitter, Lens dirt, Noise, Scan lines, Shake, Stutter, TV damage
Particle & simulation effects	Gunfire	Blood spray, Gunfire, Lightning & Electricty	Atomic particles, Blood spray, Fire, Gunfire, Lightning & Electricity, Particle simulator, Shatter
Number of effects	91	103	158
Temporal effects and optical flow motion blur
Color correction	Basic	Basic	Advanced
No plug-ins required
Integrated YouTube export
GPU accelerated
Resolution support	HD 1080p	HD 1080p	HD 1080p & 4K
Number of concurrent installations	1	1	3
Helpful support & free training videos
1 year of support from purchase