HitFilm vs DaVinci Resolve vs PowerDirector

HitFilm vs DaVinci Resolve
vs PowerDirector

FXHome HitFilm
DaVinci Resolve
CyberLink PowerDirector
OS
Windows,
Mac
Windows,
Mac, Linux
Windows
Activation
1
(Express) 3 (Pro)
1
1
Video import

Quicktime,
AVI, MOV, MP4 (AVC/H264 & AAC), MPEG-1 (TS, PS, MPE, MPG, MPEG,
M2V), M2T, M2TS, MTS, MXF (DVCPro HD), DV, HDV, WMV

HitFilm Pro
also supports OpenEXR, Apple ProRes (Mac), GoPro CineForm (Win)

H.265/HEVC,
MVC(MTS), Side-by-Side Video, Top-under Video, Dual-Stream AVI, FLV
(H.264), MKV (multiple audio streams), 3GPP2, AVCHD (M2T, MTS), AVI,
DAT, DivX,DV-AVI, DVR-MS, MOD, MOV (H.264/alpha PNG), MPEG-1, MPEG-2,
MPEG-4 AVC (H.264), MP4 (XAVC S), TOD, VOB, VRO, WMV, WMV-HD, WTV in
H.264/MPEG2, DSLR video clip in H.264
Audio file import
AAC,
MP3, M4A, MPA, WAV, WMA
MP3, WAV
WAV,
MP3, WMA, M4A, OGG, FLAC, AAC
Audio format import
AAC,
MP3, M4A, MPA, WAV, WMA
MP3, WAV
AAC,
Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital Plus, DTS, WAVE, MPEG-1 Layer III, FLAC,
ALAC
Photo import
BMP,
GIF, JPG, PNG, TIFF, TGA, OpenEXR
BMP,
GIF, JPG, PNG, TIFF, TGA, OpenEXR
MPO,
JPS, RAW, GIF, BMP, JPG, TIF, PNG, Animated GIF
360 Photo: Equirectangular format JPG/TIF in 2:1 aspect ratio.
Video Tracks
Unlimited
Yes
99
Audio tracks
Unlimited
Upto
1000
99
4K Compatibly
Yes
Yes
Yes
8k Compatibly
Yes
Yes

 

Editing
FXHome HitFilm
DaVinci Resolve
CyberLink PowerDirector
Timeline view
Yes
Yes
Yes
Storybord view

 

 

Yes
Trim window
Yes
Yes
Yes
Transitions
Yes
Yes
Yes
Effects
Yes
Limited
Limited
Video stabilzer
Yes
Yes
Key Framing
Yes
Yes
Yes
3D editing
Yes
Yes
Chroma key
Yes
Yes
Yes
Compositing
Yes

 

Layers
Yes

 

Snap to play head
Yes
Yes
Yes
Add effects directly
to your clips
Yes
Yes
Yes
Masking tools
Yes
Yes
Limited
Denoiser &
footage repair
Yes
Limited
Action cam &
360° video effects
Yes
Yes
Titles & credits
Yes
Yes
Colour Grading
FXHome HitFilm
DaVinci Resolve
CyberLink PowerDirector
Professional colour
grading
Yes
Yes
Limited
(or full grading via ColorDirector)
Colour balancing
Yes
Yes
Yes
Professional color
grading scopes
Yes
(Pro Only)
Yes

 

LUT support
Yes
Yes
Yes
Professional
coloring inc.
Yes
(Pro Only)
Yes
Limited
Advanced color wheels
Yes
(Pro Only)
Yes

 

Colour prestes
Yes
Yes
Audio Editing
FXHome HitFilm
DaVinci Resolve
CyberLink PowerDirector
Audio mixer
Yes
Yes
Yes
Audio meters
Yes
Yes
Mixer Only
Effects and prests
350
(Express) 500 (Pro)
Yes

 

Audio wave view
Yes
Yes
Yes
Audio wave edit

 

Via
Wave Editor
(or AudioDirector)
Audio effects
Yes
Yes
Via
Wave Editor
(or AudioDirector)
Audio ducking
Yes
Yes
Beat detection
Limited
Yes
Audio-powered
spectrum & particles
Yes

 

Link/Unlink audio
and video
Yes
Yes
Yes
Audio Sync
Yes
Yes
Audio trim window
Yes
Yes
Compositing
FXHome HitFilm
DaVinci Resolve
CyberLink PowerDirector
3D Model
Support
Yes
3D model import,
rendering & animation.
Yes
(Pro Only)
2D/3D physics-based
particle engine
Yes
(Pro Only)
2D/3D physics-based
particle engine
Yes
(Pro Only)
Keyframe animation
& graph editor
Yes
Other
Features
FXHome HitFilm
DaVinci Resolve
CyberLink PowerDirector
RAM Preview
Yes

 

Background proxying
Yes

 

Multiple workspace
layouts
Yes

 

Customizable
keyboard shortcuts
Yes
Yes
Yes
Queue exporting
Yes

 

CD/DVD Menu

 

Yes
Screen capture

 

Yes
Easily organize
media by category or folder
Yes

 

Themes

 

Yes
Slideshow creator

 

Yes
Dual monitor support
Yes
(Pro Only)
Yes
Yes
Export queue &
codec presets
Yes

 

3rd-party OpenFX
plugin support
Yes
Yes
Limited
Motion tracking
Yes
Yes
Limited
Hollywood grade
special effects
Yes
Limited
Multi Camera Edit
Upto 4
Create presets and
save timelines as templates
Yes
Limited
Work Flow
FXHome HitFilm
DaVinci Resolve
CyberLink PowerDirector
Renamable tracks
Yes
Yes
Yes
On/off viewable
tracks
Yes
Yes
Yes
Lockable tracks

 

Yes
Yes
Undo/Redo with
multi-step history
Yes
Yes
Limited
Adjustable preview
quality
Yes
Yes
Yes
Help
On line
Yes
Off Line
Frame Snap Shot
Yes
Yes
Yes
Technologies
FXHome HitFilm
DaVinci Resolve
CyberLink PowerDirector
True Velocity 7

 

Yes
OpenCL

 

Yes
HEVC
Yes
Yes
Imagineer Mocha
tracking
Yes

 

HiDPI support
Yes

 

Boris FX 3D Objects
Yes

 

Language Support
English
French
German
Italian
Spanish (European)
Chinese Simplified
Chinese Traditional
Japanese
Korean
Dutch
Specs
FXHome HitFilm
DaVinci Resolve
CyberLink PowerDirector
Operating System
Windows 8, or later
Mac 10.11or later
Windows 8.1
Mac OS X 10.10.5 or later
Linix CentOS-6.6 or later
Windows 7 or later
32/64
64 bit
64 bit
64 bit OS recommended
CPU
Intel Core i3, Core i5, Core i7
or AMD equivalent.
CPU : Intel Socket 2011-v3 Core
i7, Dual Intel Xeon E5-2697 v3
Intel Core™ i-series or AMD
Phenom® II and above
GPU
NVIDIA GeForce 400 Series (2010)
AMD Radeon HD 6000 Series (2010)
Intel HD Graphics 4000 (GT2) (2012)
Video memory 1 GB minimum (2GB or more recommended for 4K UHD.)
AMD or CUDA compliant GPU with at
least 4GB of graphics RAM.
Standard Video: 128 MB VGA VRAM or
higher
360-video: DirectX 11 compatible
Memory
4GB (8 GB Recommended)
Recommended RAM : 16GB
2GB required (6GB or above
recommended)
HDD

 

512GB SSD minimum
7GB 
Burning Device

 

 

Burning drive is required for
disc burning purpose
Sound Card

 

 

Windows compatible
Internet Connection
Required for online activation
Required for online activation
Internet
connection also required for initial software & file formats
activation.
Screen Resolution

 

 

1024 x 768, 16-bit color or above