You could install HF 2 alongside HF 3, for example. Hitfilms 1-5 (2017) were "separate" programs. This broke a LOT of plug-ins and made a lot of people unhappy.Īdditionally, there have been changes to Hitfilm. In Sony versions system calls for plug ins were to "Sony.Vegas." in Vegas 14 and up this is "Vegas.Pro." (This means any old scripts you have will have to be re-edited.).
When Magix took over Vegas from Sony one of the changes they had to make involved the plug-in architecture. While Vegas is my editor I use a lot of the Ignite plug-ins for grading in probably not.
Ignite Express is free and has about 90 filters. Ignite is a plug-in suite that adds many of Hitfilm's VFX filters to Vegas (but not 3D animation). Your editing experience won't be quite as smooth, but the sheer power of Hitfilm is hard to beat.įor the record, I generally do my primary editing in Vegas and use Hitfilm for VFX shots. Hitfilm's VFX capabilities mean it can do things Vegas just can't at all.
If you were to choose only one, in general I'd recommend Hitfilm Pro. Depending on the complexity, this can be a few seconds to "I should have just rendered in Hitfilm." Works pretty well, but note Vegas will need to proxy the Hitfilm clip before it can be used. Hitfilm projects can be loaded into Vegas and the Editor Timeline will be treated as a single media clip. Clips can be sent directly to Hitfilm from Vegas and the Hitfilm clip replaces the Vegas on the timeline. Vegas and Hitfilm have an integration function. If you need complex compositing, advanced VFX or 3D animation, Hitfilm is probably your choice. Hitfilm Pro is a fantastic layer based VFX and compositing program with a basic functional editor. If your primary need is to cut video (say you cut multicam events) and you only need color correction and simple 2D titles Vegas might be a better idea. Vegas still has the best audio toolkit of any NLE. Editing in Vegas is smoother, faster and easier than Hitfilm. I've edited in Vegas since 1999 and used Hitfilm since 2013. While they have it as an addon the Magix price is HIGHER than the current sale price on this website. The current Magix version of Vegas isn't bundled with Hitfilm. I wouldn't recommend a Sony bundle at this point. Vegas is currently at version 15 and is now owned by Magix. What are your seeing bundling Vegas and Hitfilm? If purchasing from Sony, understand that's Vegas Pro 13, probably bundled with Hitfilm 3 or 4 Pro.