HitFilm Express

New:

• New Grade Clips allow effects to be applied across multiple clips on the Editor timeline.
• Improved the quality of timeline cache renders.
• Users can now choose whether the timeline cache is encoded and decoded with software or GPU hardware.
• The YouTube export presets have been updated to improve quality in exported files.
• The prompt for automatic proxy creation no longer appears when creating a new project.

Enhancements:

• Clicking a motion path keyframe now selects the property containing the keyframe.
• Multiple point layers can now be selected in the Viewer by dragging a rubber band selection.
• When multiple points of a mask are selected, individual points can now be removed from the selection.
• Improved support for models in the GLB format.
• Improved font compatibility for text rendering.
• Changing proxies now triggers the unsaved state for the project.
• Exiting a project while proxies are being created now triggers a warning.
• Plugins now load more quickly after initial installation of HitFilm on Mac systems.
• Export times for projects using text and 2D effects have been improved on M1 Macs.
• Added a user-friendly message when users attempt to render Quality proxies at incompatible resolutions.
• Added a user-friendly message when users attempt to export to H.264 with incompatible resolutions.
• Updated the text in the DPI Scaling checkbox.
• Added support for macOS dark mode to the HitFilm installer.
• Analytics data is now being gathered to aid our understanding of how people interact with HitFilm. You can opt-out at any time via File > Options > General (tab) > Allow analytics data to be gathered (checkbox)

Bug Fixes:

• Project templates with a framerate of 59.94 are no longer marked as invalid.
• Software decoding in HitFilm Express now supports a wider range of H.264 files.
• Software decoding above 8-bit in HitFilm Express is supported again for H.264 files.
• Performance proxies can now be created for a wider range of files in HitFilm Express.
• Keyboard shortcuts now display correctly in dropdown menus on Mac systems.
• Improved the accuracy of the frame which is shown when a clip is opened in the Trimmer.
• In the Trimmer, the Scale to Fit option is now available for images.
• Creating a light no longer blocks the creation of masks.
• Text clips can no longer be added to locked video tracks.
• Changing the duration of a comp containing a published text layer no longer blocks that text layer from being edited.
• Transforming the X position of a layer from a tracked point no longer causes stability issues.
• Applying tracking info for a single position axis no longer affects both axes.
• Pre-renders that are no longer valid are now discarded, rather than showing an alert triangle.
• Improved performance of loading the Cache options panel when the cache is large.
• Keyboard shortcuts in the Viewer can now be used after creating a composite shot.
• Motion paths now update more accurately in the Viewer when the view is panned and when paths are edited.
• Motion paths now update more accurately in the Viewer when switching between timelines.
• The Viewer selection tool icon now updates correctly when you press and release the right-click mouse button.
• Pressing the middle mouse button while the Hand tool is active no longer switches to the selection tool.
• Using the Viewer navigation tools no longer causes the selection to be lost.
• Using the Viewer navigation tools with the Mask tool active no longer renders the mask in selection mode.
• Masks can once again be edited non-uniformly by holding shift while editing.
• The Viewer controls for Title clips now update correctly when their anchor point is edited.
• When a plane is set to receive reflections, converting the plane to a comp no longer breaks the reflections.
• Changing the AA settings for the Viewer now updates correctly on Macs with integrated graphics.
• Changing the resolution of a timeline after caching no longer causes render issues on systems with Intel UHD 630 graphics.
• Adding the Oil Painting effect no longer causes stability issues on Macs running Big Sur.
• The Derez effect now renders correctly when preceded by the Set Matte effect.
• The Bevel effect now renders correctly when applied after the Bend effect.
• Improved the render accuracy of the Grading Transfer effect.
• Improved alignment in the Half Tone effect to prevent unwanted rendering artifacts at the frame edges.
• In the End Credits Crawl effect, the fonts for Roles and Names can now be edited independently.
• The End Credits Crawl effect now consistently has a single element when added.
• Presets which require effects that are not present in HitFilm Express can no longer be imported.
• Canceling an existing export queue item when an Export Now task is rendering no longer freezes the queue.
• HitFilm no longer experiences stability issues on exit, on systems using Intel Iris Xe graphics.

Features no longer available from the next update:

• Integration between HitFilm and VEGAS Pro.