Hitfilm is a nightmare glitchy video editor. What are the alternatives?

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#306169 2-Jul-2023 19:15

I'm just learning video editing for my youtube channel. It is not something I've grown up with, I'm middle aged and teaching myself! Got to start somewhere.

I've been using hitfilm and know the basics but it is so glitchy and buggy. It is doing my head in. I cut and delete clips and then they reapear in different areas of my film! Sometimes the same clips in multipul places. Honestly it's enough to drive me to distraction.

My question, what are the alternative video editors for someone who doesn't want too get to technical but still wants to create a watchable video?

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#3098754 2-Jul-2023 19:23

I use Openshot, its opensource and works really well to be honest.

Its not really for the pros but it does most of the common video editing tasks just fine.

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#3098762 2-Jul-2023 19:34

Oh cool. Does open source mean its free?

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#3098765 2-Jul-2023 19:38

Yes its free. Give it a try.

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#3098766 2-Jul-2023 19:38

Yes.

The Windows Video Editor isn't too bad these days either.

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#3098769 2-Jul-2023 19:44

xpd:

Yes.

The Windows Video Editor isn't too bad these days either.

I thought Windows removed it? I use to use it a lot back in the days. Do you know how to get it back.

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#3098770 2-Jul-2023 19:51

Davinci Resolve is a great video editor that provides older versions for free when they release new version.

Also, if you want a quick workflow then GoPro Quick on phone or tablet is pretty powerful and you don't actually need to own a GoPro to use it.

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#3098772 2-Jul-2023 20:30

you can use microsofts new clipchamp, just get it from the microsoft store.

Da Vinci Resolve is also another that seems to pop up.

Capcut is also good if you don't mind CCP telemetry.

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#3098774 2-Jul-2023 20:53

Windows movie maker was the one I was thinking of. Was a good product, not sure why MS had to get rid of it.

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#3098801 3-Jul-2023 06:36

Wombat1:

xpd:

Yes.

The Windows Video Editor isn't too bad these days either.

I thought Windows removed it? I use to use it a lot back in the days. Do you know how to get it back.

Its a more advanced version of Windows Movie Maker. Im on Windows 10 Pro and its there by default.

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#3098803 3-Jul-2023 07:22

Davinci Resolve

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#3098807 3-Jul-2023 07:46

I have been using hitfilm for years, even purchase some of their addons, and have yet to experience any bugs - and any reported they resolve pretty quickly. Have you tried to chat to their support?

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#3098818 3-Jul-2023 08:49

Clipchamp is native to Windows and works fine for basic editing purposes

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#3098822 3-Jul-2023 08:59

I use Adobe Premier Elements. It cost about $100 from memory and is fairly easy to use. I use it for family videos, things like splicing together videos, adding photos, that sort of thing. It would be fine for things like voiceovers if you needed that for youtube, you can easily add voice overlay tracks, video overlays, titles, etc. There's probably a month trial.

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#3099399 4-Jul-2023 00:47

My friend is a compositing & digital effects supervisor for the likes of Sony Pictures Imageworks and Netflix, and I asked him for his thoughts on good video editing software for a beginner a few months back.

He said Davinci Resolve is the industry gold standard - the paid version is of course the one used in the industry, but he said the free version is still very powerful and suitable for an absolute beginner through to someone seeking to make a living from their video content. The free version allows content creation up to Ultra HD resolution, while the paid version allows more freedom for visual effects and beyond 4K resolutions - all stuff a Youtuber is unlikely to need, at least to start with.

And if you do ever get good enough to need all the audio visual FX features of the paid version, the one-time upgrade fee is less than NZ$600. Just make sure you have a laptop/desktop with enough computing power to handle it (the pros almost exclusively use Macs). A google search will tell you what you need. In fact it may pay to check that a lack of computing power is not the cause of your current issues....

Essentially, learn how to use Davinci and you'll never need to learn anything else. There's lots of great how to videos for Davinci on YouTube, such as this one.

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#3099470 4-Jul-2023 09:54

Thank you @wheelbarrow01 for your helpful reply. I think I will give that video editor a try as it's been mentioned a few times.
I don't think my computer lacks the capability but I'll get my son to check it. It is a custom built computer with serious gaming power so I assumed it could handle hitfilm. I will double check though.

I did pay for hitfilm but the bugs really to bother me and I was annoyed that when I stopped my subscription they cancelled my plan straight away rather than letting it run to the date I was paid up to. I thought that was really poor form.

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