What's new in this version: New in HitFilm Express Version 2021.3: - 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
Details: 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)
Fixed: - 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
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