CapCut Video Editing Tutorial for Beginners

Introduction

• Overview of CapCut app on iOS, Android, iPad
• Sign in options: TikTok, Google, or skip
• Create a free account for syncing across devices

Getting Started

• Open CapCut and navigate to the 'Edit' tab
• View current and previous projects
• Create a new project

Additional Tools

• Built-in camera app
• Photo editor
• Text to image
• Closed captions
• Auto cut feature
• Built-in teleprompter

Importing Media

• Import video footage, photos, live photos
• Select primary footage first
• Preview and trim clips before importing

Main Editing Interface

• Preview and playback at the top
• Editing timeline at the bottom
• Main editing functions and settings accessible via icons
• Project settings: resolution, frame rate, quality

Basic Editing

• Trimming clips: adjust start and end points
• Adding cuts/splits to remove sections
• Move clips around in the timeline

Transcript-Based Editing

• New feature: edit from transcript
• Automatically transcribe video
• Delete sections directly from the transcript

Adding Overlays

• Import overlay footage/photos
• Adjust size and position
• Treat overlay clips like primary footage (trimming, moving, splitting)

Effects and Transitions

• Apply effects to individual clips or as adjustment layers
• Add transitions between clips
• Categories of effects to choose from
• Zoom in to create the illusion of multiple camera angles
• In animations, out animations, and combo animations

Titles and Text

• Add basic text or use text templates
• Customize appearance (font, size, color)
• Add text animations
• Draw directly on the screen

Adding Music and Sound Effects

• Use CapCut's library with caution (mostly for TikTok)
• Import your own music from device
• Adjust volume levels for voice and background music
• Automatic loudness adjustment feature

Color Adjustments

• Filters: Instagram-like presets
• Manual adjustments for exposure, temperature, saturation, sharpness

Exporting

• Check project settings: resolution, frame rate, quality
• Export options: set to high quality for best results

Bonus Features

• Reformat video for different platforms (e.g., TikTok, Instagram)
• Automatic reframing tool
• Auto captions: transcribe and caption videos automatically
• Translate subtitles into other languages (Pro feature)