Short-form video is one of the most powerful ways to share ideas, build an audience, and promote your work online. Platforms like TikTok, Instagram Reels, and YouTube Shorts have made video editing an essential skill, but many beginners feel overwhelmed when starting out.

This class is designed to make CapCut simple, practical, and beginner-friendly. You’ll start by understanding what CapCut is best used for and when to use the desktop version versus mobile. Then you’ll create your first project live - importing footage, trimming clips, arranging your timeline, and exporting your first finished video.

Beyond just clicking buttons, we’ll cover the foundations of video editing, so you understand why you’re making certain choices. You’ll learn how timelines work, how clips and layers interact, what aspect ratios to use for different platforms, and how resolution and frame rate affect your final result.

From there, you’ll explore CapCut’s core desktop tools: text, captions, transitions, speed controls, audio editing, music, and simple fades. You’ll then complete a full short-form video project from start to finish - planning, editing, refining, and exporting for social media.

Finally, we’ll explore CapCut Mobile, so you understand when editing on your phone is faster and when desktop gives you more control.

By the end of this class, you’ll have edited a complete short-form video and understand the core tools and workflow needed to keep improving.

What You’ll Learn

What CapCut is best used for (Reels, TikTok, Shorts, YouTube)
CapCut Desktop vs Mobile
Creating and organizing a project
Basic timeline editing (trim, cut, arrange)
Essential video editing concepts explained clearly
Understanding aspect ratios (9:16, 16:9, 1:1)
Resolution, frame rate, and export quality
Text, captions, and transitions
Speed controls and basic speed ramping
Audio editing basics (music, volume, fades)
Editing a complete short-form video from start to finish

Requirements

CapCut Desktop and/or CapCut Mobile app
A computer or smartphone
Basic familiarity with using apps or software
No prior video editing experience required

Who This Class Is For

Beginners who want to start editing short-form videos
Content creators and social media beginners
Entrepreneurs promoting products or services
Students and creatives exploring video editing
Anyone curious about editing for TikTok, Reels, or YouTube Shorts

David Nikol

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