I'm using HitFilm (full version). This coupled with layers within Muvizu has revolutionised my workflow. Everything goes through HitFIlm now....

HitFilm does have a free version (HitFilm Express) I downloaded it and there are some good tuts on Youtube.

foff47 wrote:


Chart at the bottom of this page.... http://hitfilm.com/store/hitfilm-3-express

I think it's as you say - it's the same but with reduced functionality which you can top-up.

I render each of my shots separately - so no camera cuts in Muvizu. This has the following advantages:-

• allows tighter editing later without re-rendering anything
• allow slight changes in character/object position between cuts to improve composition of shot

So I export all of my individual 4-5 second shots as TGA.

Why not do everything in HitFilm ? Vegas has better sound editing otherwise I probably would.

Sure, HitFilm and Vegas cost money, but you get what you pay for.....

When you say you render each shot separately with no camera cuts, do you still add the extra camera(s) to the scene but just not use them? I think I was testing out something with only one camera and no camera cuts or camera movement, and I could not record it.

If you are making a music animation and you want the lip syncing to go with the song, and are making individual scenes do you use the lyrics as a talking dialog first and then go back and remove that sound track and add the music later?

What is TGA, and where is that option in Muvizu? Would that work with Camtasia?

If you could only get one to start, which would it be? Starting with the Free HitFlim sounds great.

What is the learning curve like on both Sony Vegas and HitFilm?

Regards shot creation, I use every camera (all 9 if necessary) to build the shot - each camera is numbered, and creates the shot for a duration, then the next camera for the next duration, and so on. I load them into Vegas and they're already lined up in order for me, which helps. I also swear by TGAs as the only sensible way to make anything out of Muvizu that lasts more than a minute (although it's default setting is now PNG annoyingly enough - same thing really, but it still bugs me). You assemble everything in the video editor, and just use the silent footage Muvizu outputs, that's all you actually need. The audio Muvizu outputs is never going to be as good as your source anyway, I only use it to help sync up the dialog (from the Muvizu clips) with the original audio, then delete the WAV file Muvizu created along with the TGAs. Just my 2 cents

ziggy72 wrote:



Thanks for sharing this ziggy72. Questions follow:
1. When do you delete the WAV file? Before or after you render the PNGs (formerly known as TGAs)? I guess I need more experimenting.

2. When you are saying for the "duration", does that mean you make several individual scenes, but use one camera for each one? Example: Camera one focuses on less than a minute of activity and during that minute you only use Camera one, but have recorded other actions, then you would produce that as a PNG before or after getting rid of the WAV file? Then you would use Camera 2 for the next bit of action? and so on and so on?

3. Does the WAV file come as a separate file (if you do not keep it when you create the PNG) or do you remove it in Vegas? If I am lucky I can separate the audio in Camtasia.

I apologize for my ignorance, and thank everyone for their patience.