There are a huge number of new and upgraded features in HitFilm Express 2017. If you've used an earlier version, here's a brief overview of what's changed:
| • | UPDATED Environment Map Transform |
| • | UPDATED Environment Map Viewer |
| • | NEW Per track audio mixing |
| • | NEW Master Audio track for controlling overall audio levels |
| • | NEW Audio Balance (panning) |
| • | NEW Auto sync your video clips with separately recorded audio |
| • | UPDATED Support for even more video, image and audio formats |
| • | UPDATED Dedicated editing trimmer with Insert and Overlay functionality |
| • | UPDATED New keyboard shortcuts to set the in and out points in the trimmer |
| • | UPDATED Editing tools including |
- NEW J-cuts
- NEW L-cuts
| • | UPDATED New shortcuts to link and un-link media on the timeline |
| • | NEW Export tasks can be queued, duplicated and modified easily |
| • | NEW Support for 4K UHD Projects (3840 * 2160 Maximum with 2GB of GPU RAM) |
| • | UPDATED Industry standard quality formats |
| • | NEW Native import and export GoPro CineForm 10-bit/12-bit - Windows only |
| • | UPDATED Import and export Apple Pro Res 10-bit/12-bit - Mac only |
| • | UPDATED RAM Preview for faster playback of complete visual effects |
- UPDATED RAM Preview can now use more of your RAM
| • | UPDATED Full Retina and HiDPI support on Mac and Windows |
| • | NEW Dynamic Toolbox property searching |
| • | NEW Dynamic Timeline layer & effect property searching |
| • | UPDATED Project remembers toolbox tree state |
| • | NEW Effect presets added to many effects greatly increasing the ease-of-use of many tools |
| • | NEW mocha HitFilm plugin (Add on Required) |
- NEW Support for all media types from HitFilm
- NEW Integrated as a plug-in to the main software
| • | NEW Lightsword (2 point Auto) |
| • | NEW Lightsword (4 point Manual) |
| • | NEW Lightsword (Glow only) |
| • | NEW in ‘Destruction Pack’ |
- Energy distortion effect
- Fluid distortion effect
- Smoke Distortion
- Lightsword Ultra (2 point Auto)
- Lightsword Ultra (4 point Manual)
- Lightsword Ultra (Glow only)