Learn Video Editing, Animation and VFX from Scratch

Discover free stock photo and video sources for personal and commercial use, and check each license for what’s allowed. Download high-resolution images and credit photographers under Creative Commons.

Discover the equipment used to create this course, including Nvidia shadow play screen recording, Audacity for audio editing, and a high quality microphone.

Learn the basics of image file formats, from raster versus vector images to pixel grids, colors (RGB vs CMYK), and lossy and lossless formats like JPEG, PNG, GIF, and TEF.

Learn how to download and install HitFilm Express for free, create your account, and follow a guided setup on Mac or Windows to begin editing, compositing, and applying effects.

Navigate the hit film interface, recover unsaved projects at startup, open and save work, explore templates and the project panel, and adjust video, audio, and rendering settings with shortcuts.

Learn how to reset and customize HitFilm workspaces, organize panels and tools, and optimize your timeline and media panels for efficient video editing and effects.

Import media into hit film via the import button, drag-and-drop, or double-click. Organize by type video, audio, and images, and folders, create subfolders, and use handbrake to convert unsupported files.

Learn basic editing on a track-based timeline by importing clips, snapping them together without gaps, and managing audio-video linking, reordering, and selection box tricks for efficient edits.

Learn to export videos using the expert panel, select and customize presets, set in and out areas or contents, and manage exports by starting, suspending, or removing tasks.

Learn how to trim and slice video clips using the trimmer panel and slicing tool, set in and out points, and assemble clean edits in the timeline.

Adjust clip speed and duration using the speed tool to create slow or fast motion by dragging edges. Keep space between clips and link durations to avoid overlaps.

Explore the controls panel and transform tools to animate video clips with position, scale, rotation, and opacity using keyframes and the animated timeline.

Master layering video and audio in hit film by adding and renaming tracks, importing media, and using blending modes, transparency, and preview options for composite visuals.

Master audio basics in video editing, balancing tracks at safe decibels (-6 to -12) with 48 kHz, meters panel, left/right channels, and the audio mixer to avoid clipping.

Master hit film: apply video and audio transitions, edit with the controls panel, and animate effects like bulge and gradient using keyframes for dynamic edits.

Explore keyframes in HitFilm to animate with anchor points, motion blur, and spatial and temporal interpolation, using the value graph to control position, scale, and rotation.

Learn how to create and edit text in hit film, using the editor timeline, text panel, fonts, color, outline, and spacing, then animate text with keyframes and motion blur.

Master editing techniques through compositing, including composite shots, masking, and green screen, as the instructor guides you toward value editing mastery for your YouTube videos.

Learn masking techniques within this video editing course to achieve value editing mastery, exploring composite shot and green screen workflows as you record and upload your projects.

Master video editing basics and value editing mastery for YouTube videos, with practical steps on composite shots, masking, green screen, and preparing recordings for upload.

Unlock green screen techniques to enhance YouTube video edits with masking, composite shots, and the plan to record and upload.

Export your edited projects using the export panel with presets and a default preset, set the export directory, and manage in-out or content exports with progress previews.