Uploaded February 2022 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Improve your videos with Hard and Soft Cinematic Light.
When lighting your video, understanding the difference between hard and soft light can help improve the quality and feel. It is also essential to know how to make light hard or soft and when to use it. We cover the basics in this video.

0:00 - Intro
0:27 - What is Hard Light?
1:00 - What is Soft Light?
2:23 - When to use Hard Light
2:42 - When to use Soft Light
3:06 - Editing in HitFilm
3:25 - Outro

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