CapCut Timeline Editing Tools Overview

Media Andy's tutorial covers CapCut's timeline toolbar, editing tools, and their functions.

### CapCut Timeline Window: Settings and Editing Tools Overview
* 🔧 The top toolbar in the timeline window contains various icons, and there are functions such as the **recording function**, **main track magnet**, **auto snap**, **linking**, and **preview (skimmer)**.
* ✂ You can split video clips on the main track using the shortcut **Ctrl+B (Windows)** or **Command+B (Mac)** and delete clips using the **Backspace key**.
* The main track magnet function allows clips to stick together without gaps, and the **auto snap function** helps position clips accurately when moving them.
* 🔗 The linking function connects the main track and sub-tracks, allowing **linked clips to move together**.
* 🔍 The preview function (skimmer) shows the frame at the **skimmer position** in the player window.
* ⌨ Keyboard shortcuts are recommended for efficiency, and there are tools like the **selection tool ('A')**, **splitting tool**, and tools to **select all clips to the left or right of a point in the timeline**.
* 🪒 Additional functions for selected clips include **cropping, rotation, mirroring, reverse playback, and freeze frame**.
* 📝 "It might have felt difficult as it's the first time encountering this content, but if you directly explore the settings and tools in CapCut, it may **not be that difficult**."

Hello, this is Andy from Media Andy. Today, in the second session of conquering CapCut completely, I will explain about settings and editing tools in the timeline window. First, at the top of the timeline, you can see a long rectangular space with various icons horizontally. This space is called the top toolbar of the timeline. If you look to the right of the top toolbar, there is a microphone-shaped icon. When you click on it, the recording function provided by CapCut will be activated. We will examine this function in detail later. Next to the microphone on the right, there is a faint dividing line and four icons lined up next to it. When you hover the mouse cursor over these icons, a description of the function of each icon appears. The leftmost button is the main track magnet function. The shortcut key is 'P'. The main track is the track located in the middle of the timeline. As the name suggests, it is the main track, and as for the sub...

There is a track, and you can insert a sub-track above and below the main track. Above the main track, you can add visual clips such as images, videos, and subtitles, while below, you can attach auditory clips like music, narration, and sound effects. On the main track, there is a function called a magnet that can be turned on or off. The magnet function allows clips to stick together like magnets without any gaps in between. Let's divide the video clips on the main track into three parts. The shortcut key for splitting is Ctrl+B for Windows and Command+B for Mac. Next, we will try deleting the middle clip by pressing the Backspace key. First, turning off the magnet function on the main track and deleting will leave a gap where the clip was deleted. This time, let's turn on the magnet function by pressing the shortcut key 'P' on the main track and try deleting the middle clip. How will it turn out? Yes, as you expected, behind it.

The clip is attached to the back of the click in front. The second icon is the automatic snap function activation button. The shortcut key is 'n'. Auto snap is a function that recognizes the precise position at important points when trying to move a clip I made on the timeline to a desired location and attaches it. It may be difficult to understand, so let me give you an example. Let's say there is a video clip and a photo clip for the mains, and I will position a subtitle clip on a sub-track. However, when you want the subtitle to appear at the right moment and move it by clicking on it, a cyan vertical line appears in that area. This is how the auto snap function works, finding the exact position such as the beginning or end of another clip when moving a clip and snapping it to that point automatically. For example, if the frame rate is 30fps, there are 30 positions in one second, so if it's 60fps, there are 60 positions in one second.

In just one short second, there are many positions, so it is difficult to accurately find the desired point among those many positions by hand. Therefore, when you turn on this automatic snap feature, you can accurately position important locations such as the start or end points of other clips when moving a clip. The third icon is the linking function. The shortcut key is a tilde (~). From the name of this function, you can see that it is a tool that connects two different things. What are the two things? The main track and the sub-track. Using the snap function a while ago, you can see that by starting the second clip in the main track where the picture starts, the subtitle in the sub-track is faintly shortened. This is linking. When this linking is turned on, the subtitle clip connected will move together when moving the clip in the main track. And when you turn off the linking function, this line disappears, and when you move the main track clip, the sub-track clip moves independently.

In the track, the cursor stays still at the original position. This is the fourth preview function, and in Final Cut, this function is called the skimmer. That's why the shortcut key is S. Before turning on the skimmer, on the timeline, you only see one vertical white line. This white vertical line is called the playhead. Also, due to the snap feature, sometimes a cyan vertical line appears when moving a clip. However, when you activate the skimmer function, another yellow vertical line appears. Of course, if the mouse cursor goes outside the timeline window, it is not visible. When the mouse cursor enters the timeline window, a yellow preview axis appears where the mouse cursor is located, and the frame at the position of this skimmer is shown in the player window on the timeline. When you first run the program, it is turned off, but I usually leave it on while working. If you leave the skimmer on, on the timeline window...

Not only that, but you can also preview the contents in the player window by hovering the mouse cursor over the video clip in the media window. Moreover, the magnifying glass icon is used to zoom in and out on the timeline. Clicking the minus magnifying glass zooms out the timeline, while clicking the plus magnifying glass zooms in. You can also adjust by moving the adjustment handle in the center, but I recommend using keyboard shortcuts. Pressing Ctrl plus or Ctrl minus allows you to quickly adjust the timeline. By making the timeline smaller, you can see the entire project at a glance, and by enlarging the timeline, you can see the details more clearly, so adjust as needed. Now, let's move to the left of the timeline toolbar. Here, there are current tools available. Select the arrow-shaped cursor on the far left, and you will see four tools, along with their respective shortcuts. As mentioned several times, in video editing, time is.

Efficiency is crucial, so instead of moving the mouse to select tools while working, it is better to utilize shortcuts to increase time efficiency. Let's take a look at how these tools work. First, we have the selection tool. The shortcut key is 'A', and generally, you can continue working with it as it is. When you click on a clip in the timeline, that clip is selected, and a white outline appears around the selected clip. Now, press shortcut key 'B' to switch to the splitting tool, and the mouse cursor will change to a scissor shape. Click on the clip, and it will be split into two at that position. However, there is no need to select the splitting tool separately. Just keep the selection tool as it is and place the playhead where you want to split, then press the shortcut key 'Ctrl + P' on Windows or 'Command + B' on Mac. This way, using shortcuts is much more efficient.

It's comfortable. The functions of the other two tools are tools that select all clips to the left or right of a certain point in the timeline. When the timeline becomes somewhat complicated during work, if you want to select all the clips to the left of this point at once, you can press the shortcut key left square bracket. Conversely, if you press the shortcut key right square bracket and click, the entire clips to the right will be selected. For your information, I have never used this function before. Now, let's move on to the next. This button is for undo. Instead of clicking here, you can use the shortcut key Ctrl. Next to it, this is redo. The shortcut key is Ctrl + Shift + Z. And this is split, this is delete button, you can use the shortcut keys accordingly. The shortcut key for split is Ctrl + B, and for delete, it is Backspace. When you select a clip in the timeline, five icons are additionally generated.

You can see it here. I will explain from the right. This function is called cropping, which is different from splitting. When you click on Crop, a popup window appears. Here, you can click on the circle at the corners or the tower in the center of the 4 sides on the screen to crop in the desired shape. By clicking on the arrow at the bottom, you can select the cropping ratio, and it will crop according to the selected ratio. You can also rotate it like this, and by looking at the timecode here, you can check if any important points are cropped out. If you compare it with the original video, you will see the differences. Next, this is the rotation tool. Every time you click, the video rotates 90 degrees. Then there is mirroring, which flips the video horizontally. Following that is the reverse function, which plays the selected clip in reverse. This takes a bit of time. Lastly, there is freeze, which is a still image.

In the part where you want to create a still frame, position the playhead and click the freeze button to stop at that frame, creating an image clip function. That's all for today. It might have felt difficult as it's the first time encountering this content, but if you directly explore the settings and tools in KeyCut, it may not be that difficult. Now, we have completely covered the functions, settings, and editing tools in the timeline window in the second session. In the next session, I will explain simple cut editing and transition effects. Thank you.

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Exploring CapCut's Timeline Window: Settings and Editing Tools

The top toolbar of the timeline in CapCut provides various icons for different functions, including the recording function activated by clicking on the microphone-shaped icon.

The main track magnet function allows clips to stick together without gaps, and the shortcut for splitting video clips is Ctrl+B for Windows and Command+B for Mac.

Turning on the magnet function and deleting a clip on the main track prevents any gaps from appearing.

The Functions of Auto Snap and Linking in Video Editing

The auto snap function allows for precise positioning of clips when moving them on the timeline, based on important points in other clips.

It helps to easily find the desired points, especially in high frame rate settings.

The linking function connects the main track and the sub-track, allowing them to move together when activated, and move independently when deactivated.

Using the Skimmer and Timeline Tools in Final Cut

The skimmer function in Final Cut, activated by the S key, allows for previewing the video frame at the cursor position.

The playhead is the white vertical line on the timeline, while the snap feature may cause a cyan vertical line to appear when moving a clip.

Activating the skimmer function adds a yellow vertical line for previewing, and the magnifying glass icon allows for zooming in and out on the timeline, with the option of using keyboard shortcuts for quick adjustments.

Efficient Tools and Shortcuts for Video Editing

Using shortcuts for tools like selection, splitting, and clip selection can significantly increase efficiency in video editing.

The selection tool, shortcut key 'A', allows for seamless clip selection, while the splitting tool, shortcut key 'B' (or 'Ctrl + P'/'Command + B'), streamlines the process of splitting clips.

The left and right square bracket shortcuts are handy for selecting all clips to the left or right of a certain point in the timeline, reducing complexity during editing.

Exploring KeyCut's Video Editing Functions

Cropping allows you to crop the video in various shapes and ratios, with the option to rotate and compare with the original.

The tool also offers functions for rotation, mirroring, reversing the clip, and creating a still image with the freeze function.

KeyCut's timeline window provides a comprehensive set of editing tools, with the next session focusing on cut editing and transition effects.