CapCut is a free video editor developed by the same company that create the TikTok app.

After its global

launch in April 2020, this easy-to-use video editing app soon take a large share in the editing market.
After all, the large user base of TikTok contributes to the growth of the CapCut app.

TERMS TO REMEMBER:

• A ROLL - is the primary footage of a project's main subject, while

• B ROLL - video shots that are supplemental footage (extra footage, stock footage, or supporting footage)

• FOOTAGE/TRACK VIDEOS/VIDEO CLIPS - is a section of film or video that's been shot or recorded.

• IMPORT - is bringing a file into a program. It could be opening a file or adding to a database.

• EXPORT - Exporting is saving a file from a program, often in another file format (this would be another
version of the original file and thus a copy) and often to be used in another program

• AUDIO PRODUCTION - the art and science of sound recording, editing, and mixing.

Audio - created or used in film production or post-production

Generally, there are three main types of audio you’ll use in your video:

• Voices: These can be in the form of voiceover or on-screen talent speaking.

• Music: This includes both diegetic music (music heard by the on-screen characters, such as a song that
plays when a character turns on the radio) and incidental music (music heard only by the audience, such
as a traditional score).

• Sound effects: A sound effect can be anything from the pop of a balloon to the soundscape of a busy city
street to a swoosh that accompanies a cut or camera movement.

HOW TO CREATE A PROJECT

• Step 1. Install CapCut app

and open it.

• Note: CapCut also has a

desktop version so that you can
edit videos on a bigger screen
more easily.

• Step 2. Tap the "New Project"

icon to create a project.

• Step 3. Tap to select one or

multiple video clips and hit Add.

• Step 4. Start editing on the

timeline.

Note:
1.CapCut will save the project draft automatically. You can pause and resume editing anytime.

2. For automatic quick editing, you can also use the ShortCut feature to create videos in 1-click.
PARTS/FEATURES OF CAPCUT INTERFACE/WORKSPACE

SEQUENCE A

Main Toolbar: All the tools you need

can be found here. The Main Toolbar
Timeline: You can assemble, arrange, and apply edits shows up when there is no clip
to video, audio, overlay, effects, and text tracks. selected on the timeline.

ND TRIM

review indow: You can playback video, or pinch,

drag, rotate and interact with the clips directly inside
the preview window.
Sub Toolbar: They are toolbars dedicated for different tracks
and clips on the timeline. For instance, there are sub
toolbars for videos clips, text, audio, overlays and so on.
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Sequence video clips. “Sequencing" in video editing is when you assemble/arrange video clips according to
the events in the script.

Follow these steps to sequence videos in CapCut:

1. Click the import, select the video clips for your video outline

2. Drag and hold the video clips and drop to the timeline.

3. Drag and hold video clips and arrange according to sequence on your script.

• You can also select add track on the imported video and it will automatically add to the timeline.

Trim video clips. "Trimming" in video editing is when you shorten the beginning
or end of your video

After adding videos to the timeline, follow these steps to trim videos in
CapCut:

1. Tap the video clip, you shall see white frames around it.

2. Tap and hold on the white edge and drag it to trim the video.

3. You can also drag the opposite position to retrieve trimmed parts.

• When you are trimming videos by dragging the edges, the adjacent clips will move along. In this way, there
won't be gaps (and hence black screens) in your project.

• If you want to trim out a section in the middle, you need to split the footage, and delete the clip in the
middle.

Splitting a video in Capcut:

To split a video clip in CapCut, follow these steps:

1. Tap the video clip to make sure it is selected.

2. Hit the Split icon at the bottom of CapCut.

• By splitting the video, you can perform the following edits:

• Add transitions in between after creating the split;

• Remove unwanted parts by tapping the split clip, and hit the Delete
icon at the bottom of the screen;

• Insert new clips in between two video clips.