Then click Window –> Workspaces –> Reset Workspace. If your screen doesn’t look like this, click on Window –> Workspaces –> Editing. This is where you can view your project as you work on it. This is where you can preview and trim your footage to add it to the timeline. This is where your video clips will live. It shows a timeline with one track each for Video and Audio to start out. Get familiar with the basic panels you are seeing. Click “OK,” and you should see this: default HitFilm Express project workspace Check that the template you chose matches the picture above. When you select a Template, the Video and Audio settings will be set automatically. In the panel that opens, choose the following settings: New Project Settings panel Setting up your ProjectĬlick “New” in the upper left of the main screen. From there, login and relaunch the program again to start your activated session of HitFilm Express. Fill out the rest, and click “CREATE ACCOUNT.” Once you’ve created your account, you can relaunch HitFilm Express and click on “ACTIVATE & UNLOCK” again. (This can be anything, but it might be useful if it at least includes your real name.) Enter your Carleton email address and choose a password. Otherwise, click on “CREATE AN ACCOUNT.” You will be taken to a browser window to fill out some information.
If you already have an account, you can login. When you launch HitFilm Express, you will be presented with a screen that says “ACTIVATE & UNLOCK.” Click on that. Whether you are downloading or transferring some other way, place your footage into this folder. Again, use appropriate naming conventions (date, project name, your name, etc.)įinally within your project folder, make a folder for your footage. Within your class folder, you will create a folder for each project that you work on for that class. (If you name things in obscure ways even you won’t be able to find anything in a few years.) These should at least include the academic term, year, and the name of the class. Use naming conventions that would make sense to anyone. You should create a folder for each class you will be producing media in. Unless you have hundreds of gigabytes of free space on the internal hard drive of your computer, it’s a good idea to keep footage on an external hard drive. The complete HitFilmExpress user guide is available at this link or by going to the Help menu in HitFilmExpress and choosing Online Help.
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