Make your first movie.

Product summary HitFilm 2 Express is the perfect introduction to filmmaking. Ideal for beginners, it is the only editor in its class to include powerful visual effects and compositing features, normally only found in software costing thousands. Discover the creative freedom of multi-track video editing, advanced 2D and 3D compositing and over 100 effects.

The interface HitFilm’s interface is quick to understand and use, with limitless creative potential to explore.

Feature highlights All-in-one video editing & visual effects Powerful video editing Over 100 effects 2D & 3D compositing 2D optical flow feature tracking Green screen removal Color correction & grading Light & flare effects 3D gunfire generator 3D particle effects Integrated YouTube uploading & promotion

Fast editing Feature: Edit your movies in HitFilm. Benefit: You don’t need any other software to make movies. HitFilm has everything you need. Powerful compositing Feature: Combine multiple layers together in 2D and 3D and use over 100 in-built effects to create unique results. Benefit: Layer compositing is intuitive and easy to understand, with a lot of powerful features to explore. Perfect for green screen, virtual sets and motion graphics.

Built-in motion tracking Feature: Easily track moving objects in your videos. Benefit: Quickly apply visual effects to moving objects and hand-held shots without needing to go frame-by- frame. 3D extrusion Feature: Add 3D depth to any layer, including titles. Benefit: Create exciting titles, visual effects and animations with real 3D depth. You can even composite 3D text into a live action shot.

3D lights and shadows Feature: HitFilm’s 3D lighting lets you create entirely virtual scenes or match the lighting from a live action shot. The automatic shadow casting adds an extra level of realism. Benefit: There’s no need to ‘fake’ shadows in composites when you can use virtual lights to create real, dynamic shadows that adjust automatically as you animate your lights and objects. Over 100 effects Feature: HitFilm Standard comes with over 100 effects for blurring, distorting, color correcting and stylizing your videos. Combine any number of effects to create entirely unique results. Benefit: A hugely versatile selection of effects enable you to create amazing visual styles for your films and design new visual effects.

Green screen removal Feature: Composite green screen and mix video and images together to create brand new shots. Benefit: FXhome’s decade of experience working with green screen technology means that HitFilm can easily remove green screens even from difficult source videos. Automated effects such as spill removal and light wrap add to the realism. Advanced color grading Feature: The ‘film look’ presets are a quick way to give your movies the professional appearance of a Hollywood blockbuster. Benefit: Whether you design your visual style yourself or choose from the preset ‘film looks’, HitFilm will ensure that all your movies look truly cinematic.

Automated motion blur & depth-of-field Feature: HitFilm’s 3D cameras work realistically, with depth of field automatically blurring layers based on their distance from the lens. Turn on automatic motion blur for even more realistic movement. Benefit: Visual effects and motion graphics are enhanced massively by simulating real camera characteristics, such as depth of field and motion blur. Integrated YouTube upload & promotion Feature: HitFilm uploads your movies to YouTube for you at the click of a button. As soon as you’ve finished your project everybody can see it! Benefit: The HitFilm YouTube uploader can optionally add your movies to the HitFilm global playlist, pushing your movie out to a large audience around the world.

GPU hardware acceleration Feature: HitFilm uses the power of your computer’s graphics card for fast performance, even when working in full 3D with complex effects. Use your graphics card for more than just games! Benefit: 3D visual effects and compositing can be rendered quickly. Faster computers will be able to display complex scenes in real time.

Pricing and availability HitFilm 2 Express retails at US$149 (€120, £105). Available now from the HitFilm.com website. Boxed version distributed by Westcott.

System requirements Operating system: 64-bit version of Microsoft Windows 8, Microsoft Windows 7, Windows Vista Processor: Minimum: 1.4 GHz or faster Intel or compatible processor with SSE2 instruction set Recommended: 2 GHz Multicore or multiprocessor Graphics card: Minimum: Intel HD 3000, NVIDIA GeForce 7900 GT or AMD/ATI Radeon HD 2900 GT Recommended: NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GT or ATI/AMD Radeon HD 4850 Memory: Minimum: 2 GB of RAM Maximum: 4 GB or more Storage: Minimum: 300 MB hard drive space for program installation Other: DVD-ROM drive for installation (boxed version only) Internet connection for online activation and HitFilm.com web services Apple QuickTime 7.6 or above for importing QuickTime media files

Supported file formats Supported Import Containers & File Formats AVCHD, AVI, DV, M2T, M2TS, MOV, MP4, MPEG-1 & MPEG-2 Video (MPE, MPG, MPEG, M2V), MTS, MXF (DVCPro HD), WMV AAC, MP3, M4A, MPA, WAV, WMA BMP, GIF, JPG, PNG, TIFF Image Sequence HitFilm composite shot (.HFCS) Supported Import Technologies & Codecs DV, HDV, DSLR QuickTime MPEG-1, MPEG-2 (TS, PS) & MP4 (AVC/H.264 & AAC) Windows Media Supported Export File Formats AVI (Uncompressed, PAL DV, NTSC DV) MP4 (AVC/H.264 video and/or AAC audio) Image Sequence (PNG, JPG, BMP) HitFilm composite shot (.HFCS)

About FXhome FXhome is a leading software developer, specialising for over 10 years in visual effects software for filmmakers and photographers. Over 20 released software products and a thriving internet community has positioned FXhome as a leading creator of software and online services. FXhome products include the groundbreaking HitFilm video software and the award-winning PhotoKey family for photographic green screen removal. PRESS & REVIEWS CONTACT: Simon Jones or Tom McLoughlin FXhome Limited Suite 4 St Giles House 27 St Giles Street Norwich England NR2 1JN 44 (0) or 44 (0) or Company & PhotoKey website: HitFilm dedicated website: Logos and other media can be found on the HitFilm.com press website: If you require review copies or information please let us know.