Hi my lovely people, it’s Natalia and welcome back to my channel where I help you create better
content and grow on social media! Editing videos can be daunting and it’s no different in the case
of Reels, Shorts or TikToks. In this video, I’m sharing my 5 favorite tips to edit faster in
CapCut and create video content much quicker! There’s no time to waste,
let’s start with tip no. 1… TIP 1: Use a Teleprompter
The key to a more efficient editing process is preparation. That’s why for my talking
head Reels or TikToks, I create a script to make sure I get my point across quickly,
I don’t ramble too much and the video has a proper structure with a strong hook and a call to action.
But this is just a part of the tip I’ve got for you! Once you have your mini-script ready
and have roughly planned the shots you need, use the CapCut Teleprompter feature to record your
Reel. This is a recent update within the app that is truly a game-changer! Not only does it
make the recording so much easier, but it also speeds up the editing process by a long shot.
You’re not wasting your precious time in the editor, trying to find the best shots because
it’s easier to record with no mistakes using a teleprompter. Besides, your shots are a lot
more cohesive since your energy is not dwindling as fast while recording and you can maintain a
similar vibe and pace throughout. All of this of course means you’re spending less time adjusting
your clips and sound to make it nice and smooth. To do this, open the CapCut app on your phone,
make sure it’s updated to the latest version, and on the homepage right here at the top is
our Prompter. If you tap on it, you’re taken to a recording screen looking very
similar to the one you may know from TikTok and a prompter panel is right in the middle. First,
I make sure to select the 3-minute timer since I don’t want to be restricted in any way and choose
the mode here at the bottom. The one-shot option means you’re just recording the whole thing with
no breaks and the multi-clips option allows you to record well, multiple clips that then show up
on your timeline which I’ll show you in a moment. Now I can tap on the edit icon here in the middle
to paste my text. Let me switch up to Notion to my planned post and copy the script, let’s paste it
here and I like to add 3 to 5 dots here at the top to give myself a moment extra to get in position
on top of the standard 3-second timer after I press record. Now, with this settings icon, you
can adjust the speed and font size and change the color of the text too which is very useful for the
different types of settings you’ll be recording your videos in. And you can also move this
prompter box around with this four-side arrow. Ok, let’s hit record and I’ll just record the
intro. Alright, and as you can see when I stopped, I have this clip right here on
the recorder with a 5-second mark too and let’s record the next paragraph.
Now, if I don’t like a clip, I can just tap this X arrow here and it’s going to ask if
I want to delete the last clip which I say yes too. Oftentimes, when I’m not actually
certain which shot I prefer, I’ll leave the one here, and record an alternative one because I
can remove them from the editor later on too after comparing them in the playback.
Ok, I’ve finished recording my script, I’ll tap this green check mark here and we’re taken to the
playback panel where I can add effects, text, voiceover, adjust clips etcetera or if I want
a more elaborate edit with B-roll or masking or whatever else I have planned for this, I can just
hit edit at the bottom and it’s going to take me to the CapCut editor too. Of course, I can
also save it at this stage using the save button. Let’s hit edit and as you can see the clips are
already cut on the timeline for you, saving you a ton of time with the editing process.
TIP 2: Record to Replace Here’s my favorite tip to speed up your
Reels editing process and your content creation workflow too. After a heavy writing session when I
churn out multiple Reels scripts, I’ll record some of them by literally grabbing my phone, pointing
it at something and reading the script out loud just as I would a voiceover. Then, I go to CapCut,
upload the script, detach audio using this icon right here and make cuts like this in places where
I want my B-roll clips to appear. I keep them in drafts for my editing day, and when I’m ready,
I record or source B-roll footage and save it on my phone. Then, I go back to my project in CapCut,
tap the clip I want to swap and choose Replace, then select the B-roll clip and find the right
moment for it. I do the same thing for all my cuts and I end up with an intro to swap out
and I usually have a ton of them pre-recorded too! The Replace feature in CapCut is a time-saver when
it comes to my editing process and streamlines my content creation because I can quickly record my
scripts right after I finish writing. Besides, it’s keeping my Reels snappy and to the point,
and swapping out B-roll is much easier than trying to make my voiceover fit the footage.
I don’t have any awkward pauses there, I don’t struggle with pacing myself and my
Reel just flows naturally and smoothly. The only thing I have to worry about is not speaking too
fast which I definitely tend to do so that there’s enough time for the B-roll clips.
TIP 3: Organize your Folders To edit much faster, create a
folder for yourself containing all the important brand assets that you always use. This way,
you’ll have all of them at hand right when you need them and you won’t have to jump between apps,
constantly searching for something. Whether you need your brand color palette, some stickers or
overlays that you use often, backdrop images, animations, anything that represents your brand
or is something you use all the time within your content, keep them all saved nicely on your phone
in a brand folder. It means whenever you edit in CapCut, you can just change the default
folder from Recents to this folder and pull up the important assets with a few taps. I also like to
keep a second folder with all my own stock footage containing clips like hyper-lapses of me working,
the pre-recorded intros I’ve mentioned in the first tip and any other videos I can use to
create my content easily. I talk about this in a bit more detail in this video right here where
I shared my top 4 productivity hacks for content creators so I highly recommend you watch it next!
And of course, we’re just talking about your phone here, but if you ever edit anything on
your laptop or a tablet, do the exact same thing across your other devices too because
having crucial asset folders organized and ready to go is such a time-saver. You can just drag and
drop all your files from that folder into your editing program and use them quickly, again,
without jumping from one place to the other. TIP 4: Add Captions Automatically
Another way you can save time while editing is to include auto-generated captions through
CapCut. Not only are you making your content accessible to all members of your audience,
but you’re also not wasting any time fixing the captions later when posting and adding
them on Instagram or TikTok. After all, even if you use the auto Captions sticker,
they don’t always come out right and editing them from the Reels panel on IG is such a pain. Sure,
CapCut is not going to perfectly transcribe your content either, but the correcting part is much
smoother there and you’re already in the mindset of editing your videos instead of scrambling
when you should be able to just hit publish. To do this in CapCut, go to your project, tap
the Text icon in the bottom panel and select the Auto Captions option. From here, you can choose
your sound source, select language, identify filler words, pauses, turn on dynamic captions
and just generate them. Then, you can hit Batch Edit for that seamless correction I’ve mentioned
so I can just tap and correct. Once you’re happy, tap the A icon in the bottom left corner to apply
a style to your captions. You can choose a font or add your own, choose a style, change color,
make it bigger or transparent, add shadow, space the letters out, so many options here! Then,
you have different effects, animation or even speech bubbles to use so it’s super customizable
and definitely much more powerful than relying on native captions like the ones on Instagram.
The fact that CapCut auto-transcribes your video for you is a massive time saver,
meaning that you add captions with just a few clicks and focus on the more important things.
TIP 5: Edit on Beat Whenever you use music or music-based audios,
you can help yourself with editing by using the Beat Sync Feature in CapCut. It automatically
identifies the beat for you which you can then use to create your cuts and effortlessly
sync your clips to the track. This of course is another fantastic way to save time while editing
and definitely saves you the frustration of having to manually identify the peaks on an audio track.
To do this, first add the music you want to use to your project, either by extracting it from a
video, the library or just uploading your file. Then, tap on your track and from the bottom panel
select Beats. You can tap the button in the middle to add them manually while playing, but I prefer
to just toggle the Auto-Generate option and let CapCut do its thing for me. When it does,
you have two options for beats, one is usually a more sparse beat, and the second one works with
the main beat which from my experience is what you’ll want 90% of the time. As you can see,
the beats appear on your track. Next, you can zoom in on the timeline by using two fingers
to make it easier for yourself to see those beats, tap your clip and start splitting it.
You can then remove the parts you no longer need, rearrange them by dragging and dropping or again,
using the replace feature if a particular clip ruins the vibe. Super quick and easy!
Which of these CapCut editing tips was your favorite? I’d love to know if you’re going
to use them and if you do, hit the thumbs up so I know I should create more content like this!
And speaking of, make sure you watch my full Reels tutorial right here to learn how to
create bomb Reels in the Instagram app. Subscribe to my channel to level up your
social media skills, thank you so much for watching and I’ll see you… next time!