Uploaded March 2022 | Updated September 2026, 4 hours ago

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In this tutorial, I show how to create realistic CG glass in HitFilm Pro. I will discuss how to mimic believable glass properties, such as texture, reflection, and refraction. This entire realistic CG glass creation tutorial will be done in the HitFilm Pro. Creating this realistic CG glass effect is not hard. In fact, it's a piece of cake!

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Check Out my longer tutorial on this in HitFilm Express: youtu.be/Er2iqSCtc3s

Please Note: I was originally inspired by an Adobe After Effects tutorial called "How to Create Realistic CG Glass | Adobe After Effects Tutorial." Here is that original video if you would like to see it!
youtu.be/1hj146I2oO4

Assets Used:

Absolute Beginner's Lesson on the Foundry Camera Tracker in HitFilm"
youtu.be/6sFleliAGcQ

Free Action VFX Bullet Holes
actionvfx.com/collections/free-bullet-hole-textures/?ref=jayhaynes

Free Action VFX Fractured Glass
actionvfx.com/collections/fractured-glass-textures-vol-1-stock-footage/?ref=jayhaynes

Free Stock Footage Video by Matthias Groeneveld from Pexels
pexels.com/video/house-broken-window-destroyed-4555238

Reflection Photo by Daria Sannikova from Pexels
pexels.com/photo/green-2-storey-house-2422464

Free ProductionCrate Dirty Lens Texture
productioncrate.grsm.io/DirtyGlass

Premium Glass Breaking Footage from ActionVFX:
actionvfx.com/collections/breaking-glass-stock-footage/?ref=jayhaynes

Table of Contents:
00:00 - Introduction
00:14 - Sponsored by ActionVFX
00:43 - The HitFilm Express Tutorial
01:00 - The Advantages of HitFilm Pro
01:11 - Asset Links
01:16 - Setting Up the Shot
01:31 - Adding the Reflection of the CG Glass
02:32 - Adding the Refraction of the CG Glass
03:20 - Wrap Up!

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