Input appreciated: Hitfilm or AE?

[John Rofrano]

It all depends on why you want AE?

Here are a couple of differences that I can see having worked with both:

1. HitFilm has support for 3D TEXT. AE does not.
2. HitFilm has support for 3D MODELS. AE does not.
3. HitFilm is integrated with Vegas Pro so that you don’t have to render. AE does not.
4. HitFilm is a one time purchase. Adobe will bleed you dry every month until you die or go bankrupt.

The key thing for me is that HitFilm is integrated into Vegas Pro like Boris RED & Boris FX. That alone is worth the price over AE for me. Workflow is everything. Tweak something in HitFilm and see it instantly on your timeline… priceless!

I would download the trial of HitFilm 2 Ultimate or get the HitFilm Express version (free for a limited time) and see for yourself. There are lots of excellent tutorials on the HitFilm site that you can watch and judge for yourself.

You should also check out Boris FX (which was just on sale for $150 after my webinar… not sure if it still is) and Boris RED. Both are also very “AE like” and they can even run some AE plugins.

~jr

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[Ron Whitaker]

Thanks, John for your input. I’ll download the free version.

I REALLY like the idea of integration with Sony Vegas. That way you don’t have to render, render, render every time you want to go between programs!

[Norman Black]

[John Rofrano] “Workflow is everything.”

Across all industries…it is not what is possible but what you can deliver and workflow greatly affects delivery.

[John Rofrano]

Yea, HitFilm Express doesn’t have Mocha. It does have a point tracker of it’s own but you need to buy the Ultimate version to get Mocha and it’s on sale right now for $100 off ($299 USD I believe).

~jr

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[Stephen Crye]

Ever since Adobe started the Creative Cloud debacle, I refuse to give them another thin dime.

Over the years, I have spent thousands on Adobe products – 4 versions of Photoshop, 3 versions of Dreamweaver and more.

NEVER again. They can rot for all I care.

Go with HitFilm. I never heard of it until now, will check it out.

Steve

Win7 Pro X64 on Dell T7500, MultiTB SATA, 8GB RAM, nVidia Quadro 2000, Vegas 12, 11, 10, 9 DVDA 6.0 & 5.2(build 135) Sony HDR-CX550V, Panasonic GH3 with LUMIX G X VARIO 12-35mm / F2.8 ASPH, LUMIX G X VARIO 35-100mm / F2.8

[Norman Black]

[Stephen Crye] “Ever since Adobe started the Creative Cloud debacle, I refuse to give them another thin dime.”

Same here. Photoshop CS6 is my last one, and really, CS6 is damn capable now and in the future. The only ugly thing is if I get a new DSLR beyond those currently supported. The raw files will not be directly supported, but you can always go through DNG.