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Basic cutting and J-cuts in CapCut

Demo summary

The creator demonstrates how to perform a basic cut using shortcuts S and Q to remove silences, followed by extracting audio to create J-cuts for smoother transitions.

Step-by-step

  1. Drag the footage onto the timeline
  2. Press S to split the clip at the start of a silence
  3. Press Q to delete the unwanted portion to the left of the playhead
  4. Select all clips, right-click, and select Extract Audio
  5. Drag the second audio clip to a layer below the first audio layer
  6. Trim the first video clip to end exactly where the second audio clip begins

Options

  • Use B for the cut tool instead of the S and Q shortcuts

Watch out for

  • You must time the overlap carefully; moving the audio too much will cause the two tracks to mix poorly

Tips

  • Use S and Q shortcuts instead of the blade tool to remove silences faster
  • Use J-cuts for short-form content where every second matters for pacing

Highlights

Instead of using B for your cut, I'm using a S and Q... removing a spaces just like I did now.

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