CapCut Beginners Tutorial 2024: Edit for FREE on Mac & PC!

[@BenClaremont]

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[@MariaFoodsecrets]

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[@neil9383]

I'm using CapCut and every time I drag a template into the timeline is says "clips to be replaced before you can edit." I have used many video editing software but have no idea what this means, does anyone know?

[@croll_uk]

No disrespect but you need to lookup 'free' because my understanding is that it means 'without cost or payment' and I do need to provide you with anything... that includes an email address! I'll give you a 'like' though

[@Gaminglover.7507]

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[@ImJester-u5b]

I have a question. How do you upload it to youtube?

[@sidebusinessbloke]

Mate, your previous vid made me give CapCut a go. I’m halfway through an edit and it’s insane! The stuff it does would take forever in premier. Weirdly it also doesn’t heat up my laptop as much as premier even though it’s seemingly doing more advanced stuff. Not even gonna try davinci resolve as CapCut is ridiculous 👏

[@BenClaremont]

Glad you’re liking it 😀

[@Phrish]

"The stuff it does would take forever in premier." +1

[@mikedup420]

Looking to add this to my video editing learning journey. Been using Resolve for a while not but this looks to takle the tidious tasks (mostly text) a lot easier. Love learning new stuff, thanks.

[@rabiasaff]

Hey Ben, Thank you. You saved me money and time. I am completely new to editing and was using iMovie. I was very limited in editing. Thanks for the tutorial. I am getting my hands on it. Appreciate your tutorial, easy and interesting.

[@feranmijacobs7115]

bro im not gonna lie this is the first time i actually committed to learning how to edit after postponing for a long time and thank God your video popped up when i gave it a try. Your explanations are very clear ( although very fast) and i was able to understand and practicalize about half of this video in a sitting. Hopefully i will come back to it tomorrow for the rest. But for an absolute beginner in the editing space, i recommend using tis video to get started.

[@BenClaremont]

Glad it helped!

[@christophmagnussen]

Same here, Ben. Extremely helpful. I'm using CapCut on my phone since I have almost no time editing and three kids at home. But I recently stumbled upon the desktop app and was blown away how good that one became. So, thanks a lot for the insights. I will now start an experiment. DaVinci versus CapCut for a while ✊

[@HairyHands]

capcut's very cool, tho i still keep fcpx around for editing 360 video, ken burns, and dynamic compression on audio

[@markguim]

Premiere pro user here but wanted to see how to use capcut. This was extremely helpful. Thank you!

[@BenClaremont]

Glad to hear it!

[@fescan]

How do I add a fade-in and fade-out at the beginning and end of my video. Thank you, I learned a great deal from your tutorial.

[@BenClaremont]

Add it from the transitions menu 👍🏻

[@FirstResponderHope]

wowser, thanks- I just got the free version of Capcut a few days ago & their tutorials were ok, but you just saved me many days worth of time in figuring some stuff out! Thanks.

[@BenClaremont]

Glad to hear it! I also just released a complete 3 hour CapCut masterclass which is linked below 😀

[@thegoodthebadtheugly8251]

Hi Ben, I must say that I absolutely love your video teaching style and would really like to see more videos on using and learning CapCut. Looking forward to see more............No Pressure 🤣

[@BenClaremont]

More coming soon!

[@Tradesman1956]

Thanks for the Video. Great work. My honest feedback as Beginner. Its a lot of info to absorb and the pace is quite fast. Have to watch it probably twice or even 3 times but am sure it helps. Lots of good information. Appreciate very much.

[@pamelacrisponte3596]

thank you for giving me this kind of insight. I am also a beginner at editing so it helps a lot. looking forward for more videos.

[@BenClaremont]

Glad it was helpful!

[@Master0fHyrule]

Just curious, what do you think about Corel Video Studios? I find it super easy and fast pace for what I do. Although having text follow object, I have to edit by frames.

[@BenClaremont]

Have not used it- do you think it’s better than CapCut or DaVinci in any way?

[@Master0fHyrule]

@BenClaremont I haven't tried Capcut yet (Desktop version), but when it comes to simple, it's very easy to just throw all your clips on the main time line chop them up and export. (Audio and video is combined unless you split) Second line is for overlays, third is text, 4th is voice and 5th is music. Basically, it's great for people who want to edit fast and very beginner friendly. But, I also know some advance tricks.

[@BeyondTshirts]

Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! I just finished editing my first video in CapCut using YOUR instructions!!!

[@BenClaremont]

Great job!

[@BeyondTshirts]

@@BenClaremont Thanks!

[@kdmmediaTT]

Thanks for making this tutorial today is my second day using Capcut unlike other videos this is a true tutorial I learned so much with this single tutorial thanks again keep it up.

[@LIVINGINLOSANGELESCA]

Wow so helpful.Thank you....the only thing I missed was when I go back to Capcut and want to see a previous project, where and how do I find it? Thanks

[@BenClaremont]

No worries! All you need to do is hit the red X at the top left to close the project and go back to the project menu 😀

[@raftelbot7313]

Thank you for the video. I'm totally new to video editing and your totorial help me a great deal.

[@TheGadgetGuru]

I would have most likely not considered trying this program. Thanks Ben...I'll be giving it a try.

[@BenClaremont]

Glad to hear it 😀

[@TheGadgetGuru]

Ben, I cannot figure out how to MARK a video clip. In FCPX the command is M and that allows a marker to be placed on an audio or video clip. I use this method to sync multiple clips from different sources. Have you found this feature or a work-around? Thank you. @@BenClaremont

[@grhand82]

@@TheGadgetGuru @BenClaremont did you figure this out? Playing around in CapCut today and literally had the EXACT same question

[@BriiPlayz]

Thank you so much for this video very helpful!!!

[@mrs.mikaeIson]

I have been editing on phone and recently started using capcut on my Mac and this helped so much!! cause I was honestly so lost at first but the quality on here is way better to!.

[@thevideoark]

Thanks Ben. Im going to give it a try. Im struggling with DR.

[@bluescreenoftech]

Great video. Im currently now using Davinci Resolve and Capcut for some upcoming vids. Capcut is really nice software. I wish the Audio normalization wasn't behind a paywall though, but it is.

[@mbw1906]

Love the tutorials and I really like the ease of learning CapCut, but was wondering is there any way to do a corner pinning feature on CapCut?

[@Zendex_CODM]

I already know how to use the app on my phone,I just needed the navigation for PC Thanks so much

[@danafabbro7670]

GREAT VIDEO. Working on a Mac… My UGC CapCut videos have those black margins left right top bottom. Everyone says change the format to 9:16 but it doesn't seem to help. And if I simply enlarge the visual it just fills frame until its distorted. Any suggestions/solves would be so appreciated.

[@stephaniebahr8533]

This is really the most helpful free CapCut tutorial I've found! Thanks so much!

[@BenClaremont]

Glad to hear it!

[@oceantransistor]

This is great free editing software. Now I just need a laptop from this decade to work with footage over 4K. 😅

[@tanjabengaard8788]

Thanx for the video. Do you know what to do when space is missing in the desktop version?

[@Phrish]

Awesome vid, thanks Ben! I'm so happy for tools like this in the face of Adobe's consumer-unfriendly pricing model. RE Audio... one of my biggest pet peeves is creators in KZbin not understanding how loud music is vs spoken audio. E.g. I listen to the start of the video, then suddenly my eardrums get blown out by their musical channel intro. I fight to my keyboard to turn down the volume, then their intro ends and I can't hear their spoken audio any longer. SMH. Thanks for addressing the levels and auto-normalize function, etc. Another pet peeve is the waaaaaaay OVERused term "without further ado" but I digress... ;-)

[@BenClaremont]

For sure- audio balancing is so important!

[@asinglegerry]

Many thanks for this video. You saved me a lot of money. You have the ability to make tutourials real fun to watch. :-) 👍

[@BenClaremont]

Happy to hear that 😀

[@suecook8379]

For KZbin, when you film horizontally, do you leave the ratio to 16:9? I guess I'm trying to learn when you change it to 9:16 since you don't know if the viewer is watching on a laptop or smartphone. Or do you upload the video with each setting for a laptop and a phone? Thx.

[@ThePancakeChef]

Very helpful video thanks for that. My CapCut on PC is showing very jagged/jarred text font in the user interface. I cannot find a solution anywhere. Is this something you have encountered before and know how to resolve?

[@NickDrinksWater]

I've been using it on iphone and android for awhile, one of the best video makers ive used, I can't believe its on pc now too

[@vezlau]

thank you so much helped alot but there is a wierd thing i dont have to kayframe

[@vezlau]

ahah now i do thank you so much this video is the best!

[@AntGeezer]

Excellent video tutorial and the timestamps are appreciated too. Thanks. You earned a new subscriber with this 👍

[@DethronerX]

Hello. For desktop, Is there a way to select an area of the video and infinite loop preview just that section? This would really make editing easier if we can ram preview sections for as long as we wanted

[@vichanisch4361]

Just a point what do u think about Powerdirector .Yes it cost with the 365 but what are your thoughts mate.

[@BenClaremont]

Have never used it. Isn’t it PC only?

[@goulash75]

This was the perfect video to get me started on my first project. Thank you.

[@BenClaremont]

Glad to hear it!

[@jenssieckmann]

Thanks Ben. I just discovered your channel while searching for free video editors. Immedialtely subbed. I created a KZbin channel to showcase my orchestral music. I want to create more or less videos out of still images with some transitions and only the track title as text.

[@capnil2002ify]

Thank you Ben for sharing this wonderful video

[@drpepa09]

Can you do follow up with more in depth showcase or tut of the animated text options?! Eg any Variations on typewriter preset?👍

[@BenClaremont]

Will do!

[@somewhere_crowdless]

Please HELP: How do you anchor various elements together so that they don't move out of place after I've trimmed a bit of footage before them? It seems that when you have multiple tracks and many different effects, captions and photos etc., the linkage button doesn't work. Could you please look into this? Any advice? How do I ensure that all my effects and elements are anchored and stuck together, for example: "starting from 1:35 until the end" after I've deleted or shortened a bit of footage before 1:35, for example at 1:34? I seem to have to move and adjust things constantly, which is frustrating... especially the music track! Music just doesn't seem to link they way text might. Thanks in advance. If you make a video on this, I'll be the first one to like, comment and share it! :)

[@youtubedavidprice]

Ben - This video is spot on for what I needed. THANK YOU. Looking forward to more CapCut how-to’s. If you offer an CapCut 101 course I’m signing up!

[@BenClaremont]

Thanks David! I’ll definitely consider making a CapCut 101 course in the near future 😀

[@antonionarvaez7920]

Is there any difference between the app and the desktop version or all of that can be done on an iPad .? Great video

[@BenClaremont]

I haven’t used the mobile versions a lot- but I can say for sure that in general it’s much easier to edit on desktop, and a lot of finer controls like keyframing etc are more suited to desktop.

[@MikeSurjadi]

Is there a setting to turn on Audio while scrubbing frame per frame like in Wondershare Filmora?

[@BenClaremont]

Not that I’m aware of

[@НатальяПоплавская-м2в]

Hi. I don't have templates in mine(((. Where can I find it? Help me please

[@TheTechPapi]

Great beginner tutorial! Do you have a video on creating subtitles in capcut?

[@BenClaremont]

I’ll be releasing one today 😀

[@blakestewartdrums]

This is the best cap cut tutorial I’ve seen!!

[@BenClaremont]

Happy to hear that!

[@suzannerhee7433]

Hello, My name is Suzanne. I am learning a lot from your KZbin, thanks again. I have a question to ask you. If I want to export as it shows from your KZbin, It's telling me to purchase a pro, should be purchasing it or is there another way of doing it for free. Please let me know. All the best, peace

[@BenClaremont]

Hi Suzanne, it will only ask you to upgrade if you are using paid features. You will need to either upgrade, or remove the features you used with ‘Pro’ next to them.

[@PhướcTrần-h7p]

Thanks you video i will learn edit capcut❤

[@arturomendoza3424]

Thanks for the video. Why does it take so long to Export when on my laptop? I did a videos that was a little over three minutes just to try it out and it took an hour to export to my desktop.

[@smashingselfemployment]

That's just what I was looking for. Thanks!!

[@teddaamen]

Great video Ben, thank you! Somehow I cant find the "AI generated' button....and I was wondering: where's the menu/button to create quizzes (so viewers can choose within the video their multiple choice answer)?

[@foxystravels]

Brilliant, thanks for the vid. I've downloaded it and giving it a go. Can you use LUTs with it ?

[@BenClaremont]

Not that I’m aware of

[@TheSilverFoxDoesStuff]

@@BenClaremont If you click on "Adjustment", and then click on the drop down menu on the left, it gives you a LUT option. If you click on that it say "Import Cube and 3DL files". I'm not sure if this is where one would do it ? What do you think ?

[@foxystravels]

Sorry, I replied as the wrong person :)

[@foxystravels]

@@BenClaremont I've just downloaded the LUT from DJI for the Dlog on the pocket 3, and then imported into CapCut, and it definitely works. Great news eh :)

[@dalemyers-tn1dv]

Can I use this cap cut on any computer? I have assemi gaming computer, that's only 2 years old. Can it handle the editor? How much ram would I need?

[@TheyStoleMyHandleAgain]

What is the simplest video recorder for creating your clips (Windows)

[@stoldrag85]

@BenClaremont I may have missed it but I’m trying to learn to edit using capcut on my iPad so I can edit while I’m on the road. Have you done a video with iPad editing in mind?

[@BenClaremont]

I haven’t - but the editor is somewhat similar

[@rinleeds]

Brilliant vid. Is there an automated way of doing single word subtitle text rather than manually having to add the words in?

[@BenClaremont]

Yes CapCut does it automatically

[@germanfokin5047]

Amazing video! Thank you. Is it a pro version of the capcut?

[@martyshmanka]

Great intro video. I don't understand where the project is saved while I am working on it. There did not seem to be an option to save the project to a disk. It was only available when I exports for final output. What happens to the project file? What if I want to work on it again after export?

[@athomeincabo]

Great tutorial! Thanks! None of my versions show the Library option, which I quite like. How do I get that feature? I have CapCut pro.

[@BenClaremont]

Hmm it should be up the top left by default. Have you updated to the latest version?

[@m.saeidi]

Thank you for sharing the video, I can't find the features on the desktop (using browser version didn't download the software), do you think it's because of using browser version or do I need to pay to upgrade to pro to see features? I appreciate if you could help.

[@LVTRAVELS1969]

I would like to ask a question. Where could I buy musics to use for my KZbin. Because only few that are interesting in the free musics of KZbin.

[@BenClaremont]

I use Epidemic sound personally.

[@candidaevette]

Great video! So helpful.

[@satisfying3dprintz650]

I don't have the Media portion you are talking about in the 15:24 section. Is there a place I can download the trending templates?

[@EditCoach]

I would like to edit my video in resolve and then bring the edited video into capcut or clipchamp and add these effects. Which means i would be exporting my video twice. So what export settings would you recomend in resolve so that when i export again from capcut the video quality does not degrade. Basically i want the editing of resolve and the effects of capcut. Also do suggest any alternate workflow if you using one.

[@BenClaremont]

Check out my DaVinci resolve tutorial. Honestly I would just stick to one platform or the other- not both. I’ll try to make a comparison video in the future between the two platforms 👍🏻

[@EditCoach]

@@BenClaremont Adding text effects and other cools effects is so much time efficient in capcut. This is my main complain with mainstream editors like resolve and premiere..just give us effects that look like they belong in this year.

[@honeyhivefarms5739]

Why does my screen have white on the tight and black on the left. All the options are far left up and down not across the top??? Thank you

[@honeyhivefarms5739]

Any thought?

[@PhillipLopez-k7g]

I think he's on MAC mine is like yours. I'm on PC

[@honeyhivefarms5739]

@@PhillipLopez-k7g Thank you,, At least someone answers LOL.. Have a great day.

[@Shoshana_Grace]

This was SO incredibly helpful! Thank you!

[@BenClaremont]

You're so welcome!

[@GuerreroFamilyWalks]

Such a good video! Thank you for keeping it basic! Again, thank you sooooo much!

[@MichaelHurdleStudio]

Great tutroial bro. Thank you.

[@teddyw.charawa8989]

MY EDITING INTERFACE DOES NOT HAVE MEDIA IN THE TOP LEFT CORNER. How do I go about this?

[@meghag1377]

How to add PIP picture in picture.. one video on top of another? Same layering is it?

[@BenClaremont]

Yep just layer 2 videos and resize them to fit the Picture in Picture look

[@pishedbloke]

Great helpful video! Thank you!

[@BenClaremont]

So glad!

[@carlosread5887]

I recently downloaded Cap Cut on my iMac. Have been learning and practicing. So far, very easy to use, and surprised to see all the features and goodies you get with the free version. I am a Premiere Pro editor, and there is one feature that I haven't found on Cap Cut (if it has it), and that is the ability to import multiple pictures into a project as a sequence to make a timelapse. Is there a way to make every photo just on frame in Cap Cut? I would appreciate your answer, and thanks for your free keyboard shortcuts. I will download it right away!

[@BenClaremont]

I haven’t tried- so not sure unfortunately

[@LivingLifeRTP]

Hello Ben - thanks for your video which has been helpful. I'm a brand new KZbinr about to record my first video and have practicing with some trial videos to start with. When playing/fumbling around yesterday in Capcut I'm seemed to able to search for stickers, but today when in Capcut and I when go into the "Stickers" section, I can't seem to find the search function - I am doing something wrong? Thanks in advance. Paul

[@isabellasmith5236]

Tysm ❤

[@opa-lk]

Can we use these royalty free videos in KZbin on free capcut version ?

[@richardreed276]

Good morning Ben! Thank you for the information. I'm an amateur video content creator and have a question. I am creating drone footage showing progress on our construction site at work. I would like to use the logo for our company which is animated. can you give me advice? Much appreciated!

[@saanko8742]

I need help!!! I am recording into my GoPro with DJI mic. right channel for talking and left channel for motorcycle and environment, how can I extract Left channel and Right channel separately? then blend them after editing. is it possible ?

[@MrAlawadaa]

hi how can I access photos folder on Mac with capcut ? import > can't access photos library

[@Bamaoutdoors]

Thanks for sharing! Is there a water mark with the free version?

[@BenClaremont]

Nope 😀

[@Nogi-aka-DJNugz]

Ben’s doing the lords work out here! ❤

[@BenClaremont]

😂🙏🏻

[@kevinlugon7967]

Thank you Ben for all the beautiful tips. Followed every step and now enjoying capcut and my video edit is great. Well done!

[@RobertDeVriesss]

Very good tutorial, thanks!

[@travelcollage4010]

Great training video! Can it import Insta360 videos to edit a 360 files?

[@BenClaremont]

Not in CapCut- but you can edit videos that have already been reframed.

[@travelcollage4010]

@@BenClaremont I’m still waiting for insta360 studio to do a full editor

[@MXSkillShack]

Killed it! Thank you!

[@nemnow]

Wow, mind blown 🤯 Thanks man!!! Now i’ll get into this properly. My fist approach to editing was in the postproduction of the film The Legend of 1900 sitting next to the director Giuseppe Tornatore and Ennio Morricone! But it was on a Moviola, on a flatbed editing table 🤣🤣🤣 that’s probably why my channel is so hungry to be fed as i have this do it to top standards 😆😆 Your video just inspired me to explore and create my own whole style. i have insane amounts of Beautiful footage waiting to be woven into something sweet 💓

[@WinterVibrations]

can you place a video inside of a video in capcut?

[@Dowg546]

YO TYSM BRO I WAS STRUGTGLING SO MUCH U MAD MY DAY TY

[@BlessingMayango]

Thank you very much, am learning now but I can’t find the Ai Generated on my MacBook

[@akunshotdeck]

can you export the video with transparent alpha background in capcut?

[@FLYSTR8-n975]

Question...I have 2 drone videos I'm trying to "stack" horizontally for split screen view. One is what the drone sees and one is what I see. I CANNOT figure out how to do this without cutting off part or 1/2 of each video. I don't want to lose any of the top or bottom of either video and I can't figure this part out. I can't find anyone who explains this either. HHHEEEELLLLLPPPP!!!😩

[@milesmustard2]

Nice video! I'm going to go give it a go now.

[@DarnellaReReworld]

I upgraded my CapCut and I live it😊

[@d.neezi_h1971]

I take it the AI Generated feature is a pro feature as i don't have it on the free version?

[@verkheia]

Hi! I'm struggling to find any videos on this issue but I can't freely trim anything on the timeline. It instead snaps to the intervals on the timeline so I can't precisely drag and crop items to where I want to but instead it only lets me trim things to the marked intervals on the timeline?

[@PaulRogers-pz3im]

Okay, finished my video and music, now how do I get rid of the dead space and music that keeps playing

[@REDTAPS]

BANGING VIDEO TYSM!

[@SethaSambathMeasSetha]

Thank you very much