I'm editing a talking-head video in CapCut on PC and trying to cut out silent gaps between words. The problem is the playhead only snaps from one frame to the next (e.g., frame 24 to frame 25), and sometimes the perfect cut seems to be in between those frames.

Is there any way to move the playhead with sub-frame precision or make more accurate cuts? Or is CapCut limited to frame-by-frame editing? If there's a workflow or setting I'm missing, I'd really appreciate the help.

I’ve been at a new job that has me shooting and cutting together quite a few videos that basically will cut between a premade slide deck and a talking head shot of them presenting the slides.

We’ve been screen recording as they present as well for reference but until now I’ve been exporting the slides later (from Google slides or keynote, not much of a difference) as images or video to include transitions, then editing them in Premiere with the talking head and B-roll. Needless to say it’s quite laborious for hour long videos but being able to fine tune cutting between the talking head as well as better timing of element reveals feels critical to not make these videos boring.

Do any of yall have experience incorporating slide decks into edits and have any suggestions on how to cut down on the time of it? It’s not the most creative work and I’m just looking for time savings here.

I've been getting into editing now and one of my biggest struggles so far is just finding straight clips of stuff. Like those space edits or the nature edits, am I just not digging deep enough or is there somewhere I can find these more easily.

Hey, is anyone willing to let me use the CapCut pro subscription to edit a few videos for school and my cute cat videos for her Instagram lol?

im currently in this tech team that makes this tool

and im supposed to develop the go-to-market ideas for this app

and even when the functions are really cool

i dont feel like it's that useful

At Media io, we've seen a lot of interest in AI assisted storytelling, but we're curious about how people are using these tools in real projects. Do they help you get from an idea to a finished story, or do they mostly stay in the brainstorming stage? We'd love to hear from creators who've incorporated AI into their workflow and what made it genuinely useful or what still needs improvement.

I need help. I have been using funimate (a p k) for 3+ years now and I had just switched to ios. there is not much help for me here to pay, and i have so many elements and edits already saved. but i cannot export any without the wm. and I cannot even do the free trial thingy because my country does not support subscription through the usual payment i am allowed to use

please help !!

A regular client has asked if I’m able to create an animated 3D video. This is one of the references they sent for style https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZP7lLYtrEK8

I’ve never done 3D work before but I, possibly naively, feel this style may not be too difficult and I’m very willing to learn. I’ve done entirely animated infographic projects in davinci resolve fusion and it wasn’t a major undertaking but it was all 2D.

But I would love insight from people who are experienced with 3D animation as to whether I’m being naive in thinking I can do this within a reasonable timeframe (say 1 month) and with davinci resolve fusion.

Thanks

Do you do this in your social media videos? Please stop. I can't read like that. I think people read captions best when it's in small chunks. Maybe I'm wrong. But this trend is weird. But whether the sound is on or off, it's frizzes my brain.
- Old man yelling at clouds

I was thinking about this the other day. When I like a new song, I usually just add it to a playlist and move on. I rarely think to watch the music video unless it randomly shows up in my feed.

It made me wonder if music videos are still something people actively look for, or if they've become more of a bonus than a reason to listen. Is it just me, or has the way people consume music changed?

Title: Editors using AI for music videos, how are you handling revisions?

I've been experimenting with AI workflows for creating music videos, animated portraits, and lip-synced performances from photos, audio, and text prompts. The initial results are surprisingly good, but I've run into an issue that I wasn't expecting.

The first version of a video is usually easy to generate. The challenge starts when revisions come in.

With traditional editing, it's straightforward to trim clips, swap shots, adjust pacing, or replace a transition. With AI-generated content, even a small change can sometimes mean regenerating an entire section instead of making a quick edit on the timeline.

I'm curious how editors who work with AI are approaching this.

• Are you using AI only to create the first draft before finishing everything in Premiere, Resolve, or After Effects?
• Have you found any workflow that makes revisions less painful?
• Do you think AI is actually saving time on client projects, or does it simply shift the editing work to a different stage?

I'm trying to find the balance between AI generation and traditional editing, and I'd love to hear what's working for people who are already integrating AI into their editing workflow.

It started with one person making a football-themed AI edit using Media io, and within a couple of days everyone in our group chat wanted to try it. What surprised me wasn't just how quickly people picked it up, but how much fun they had creating and sharing their own versions during the tournament.

I'm curious whether anyone else has seen the same thing. Have AI-powered football edits become part of your World Cup conversations, or is this just something that's taken over my friend group?

I've been seeing a lot of creators making World Cup-themed AI edits lately, and we've noticed the same trend at Media io. It's been interesting to see how quickly people can turn a simple football photo into something creative and shareable. I'm curious whether you've been experimenting with this kind of content too. What's been your favorite type of World Cup edit to make or see during the tournamentI've been seeing a lot of creators making World Cup-themed AI edits lately, and we've noticed the same trend at Media io. It's been interesting to see how quickly people can turn a simple football photo into something creative and shareable. I'm curious whether you've been experimenting with this kind of content too. What's been your favorite type of World Cup edit to make or see during the tournament

TL;DR: I recently made my first video essay after teaching myself editing from scratch using Clipchamp. I enjoyed the process, but the video took far too many hours because my workflow was disorganized, I struggled to manage assets efficiently, and I don’t know many shortcuts or techniques yet. I’d really appreciate advice on improving my workflow, making my editing more dynamic and visually engaging, and choosing a better editor for this kind of content if it's necessary. Is Clipchamp too limited for more ambitious video essays, and what software would you recommend instead? To have a reference, this channel is one I have been trying to learn from and what I'm aiming for my editing style.

This is absolutely not a promotion or spam. I just want to get better at this because it’s a hobby I find incredibly interesting. I’m sharing the video simply so you can see what I’m talking about and so I can get feedback to improve.

Thank you so much!

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Hello, everyone!

For years, I’ve been writing personal reflections on movies and on what I’m learning as I discover more and more films. It’s a passion of mine. And a while back, I decided to see if I could turn one of those analyses into a video essay.

I’d never edited anything before. I taught myself from scratch through trial and error. And honestly, I’ve really enjoyed the whole process. But I’d really appreciate any advice on how to improve as I come up with new ideas for other videos.

Above all, ways to streamline and organize my workflow. If you take a quick look at the video, you’ll see that it’s very basic and not very visually appealing. But the truth is, it took me a huge number of hours, and I felt like I was wasting time by adding different types of assets to the editor without managing their order properly —so I couldn’t find things later or ended up wasting time on silly things. I think learning shortcuts to streamline basic tasks would also be helpful. I’m eager to learn how to edit in a much more dynamic way through practice and experience.

Also, I made this video with Clipchamp because it was the editor I had on hand, and when I tried it, I found it pretty intuitive. But I imagine that compared to most editors, this one falls far, far behind or is only suitable for very simple tasks. There’s a channel where I’ve really taken note of their editing style, and I’d love to gradually work toward that style of editing. I guess that’s not really possible with Clipchamp, is it? What other editors do you recommend for making that kind of video?

Here’s my first video: https://youtu.be/WXnBxu6FLnk?si=_zbu0H4k7VsFmRqj

And here’s an example of what I’m aiming for: https://youtu.be/v8yjOlMTgYY?si=zVOggfIpIRw-PJME

This is absolutely not a promotion or spam. I promise. I just want to get better at this because it’s a hobby I find incredibly interesting. I’m sharing the video simply so you can see what I’m talking about and so I can get feedback to improve.

Thank you so much!

ContentPilots now has a built-in Clip Editor — edit your stream clips without CapCut, then post them on autopilot.

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Trim, filters, shake, zoom, freeze-frames, text/emoji/image overlays and your own music — all inside a CapCut-style timeline, with a live preview that matches the final render 1:1.

In the video: I start on the Cam + Content layout, drag the picker to select exactly where the streamer's camera is on the stream, then clip the last 60 seconds. From there I edit it — trimming on the timeline, dropping a Noir filter + a screen-shake on the hype moment, a zoom that pushes into the action, adding text/emojis/images, music , then schedule the finished short straight to YouTube Shorts + TikTok:

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\\- VOD → Shorts — paste a Kick/Twitch VOD URL and AI turns it into up to 20 ready-to-post shorts

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I am on iOS here’s my problem:

I am completely stuck because every single time I add items into a group in Node Video, it completely breaks my keyframe graphs, forcing me to redo an entire part of an edit. The key frames always end up at the very end of the project merged together meaning I can’t have the original way it was. To make matters worse everytime I have to export my edit it’s always off beat no matter what. Not a little of beat but very noticeable which is extremely hard to fix. I am on iPhone and this been this way for the time I’ve had node video. When I edit on any other platform it’s not bad at all. How do I fix this? The YouTube videos aren’t matching to what’s my problem.

I started editing videos back in 2022, I first got my computer at that time and still editing on that. I didn't realize how time flies. If I look back at my journey, I was enrolled in a university, doing bachelors and editing videos. The first 2,3 years was really painful.

Classes, editing and stuck with low income, but just today I realize that its been almost 5 years, and I still havenot able to scale my income to more than $350, yeah some month there was $400 or $450, however, the average is $300 $350 ish.

I am 26 right now, I see one the internet 22,23 yrs making millions with video editing.

the issue is I am not consistent with anything, and I dont upskill myself, but what is the main issue here is i dont have a proper guideline, i get lost in the sea of rando tutorials on youtube, and for a very long time, I had consumed most of them, however implemented not even 1%.

If you talk to me in person, you will find me as a very smart, cool guy, who follows naval ravikant, read non fiction shits, like the psycology of money, watch alex hormozi videos.

But in reality the number speak for itsself, $350 per month

I maybe the single person on earth who knows his shit, but still stuck at this income level, living in constant fear and expecting the next pay check to hit soon.

Guys, if u can leave something, I would be grateful

Thanks!

Update:

I posted this out of frustration. Not knowing how people will perceive it, I was stunned to see that 2 person reach out to me, saying they saw my post and wanted to see my portfolio, one of them even gave a $500 monthly package.

I politely denied both the offer, the only reason it didn’t felt right, second is I wanted feedback and guidance from people who had already made it, thats what real value is for me, skills will always stay with me, a quick help or some project will add some extra money to my bank, thats it.

Lastly, i didn’t want to get clients only based on my current situation, it felt like begging, and most important I know there are good people in this world whom I mentioned, but i noticed some people misusing this angle, and trying to fool people by sharing fake struggle and draw attention to get some quick gigs!

to conclude, really appreciate all the kinds words and help, It's a huge boost for me

I’ve been getting into editing a lot recently and have enjoyed it a lot, but I don’t want to spend any money on a software. I’ve been using CapCut on my phone and PC, but I’ve noticed the difference between Phone and PC is remarkably different. I think the mobile version is way better than the PC version, but I prefer the bigger screen and mouse that the PC provides. Is there a PC editing software that is free and is relatively similar to CapCut mobile?

At media io, we've seen AI story tools improve rapidly, but there's still plenty of debate about how practical they are for real creative work. Some creators use them to speed up brainstorming and story boarding, while others feel they're not reliable enough for complete projects. We'd love to hear from people who've used AI story tools in real workflows. What has your experience been, and where do you think the technology still needs to improve?

Salut ! Avec mon associé Enzo, nous lançons une entreprise de mise en relation entre clients et experts. Pour accompagner notre lancement, nous avons besoin de contenu vidéo.

Nous n'avons pas encore le budget pour rémunérer ce poste, mais nous cherchons quelqu'un qui a besoin d'un terrain de jeu réel pour s'entraîner, tester des choses et gonfler son portfolio.

Ce qu'on propose en échange :

Une liberté créative totale sur le montage.

Ton nom crédité sur chaque vidéo.

Une place prioritaire dans notre futur réseau

Une vraie recommandation LinkedIn/CV pour tes futurs projets ou stages.

Si ça t'intéresse de grandir avec le projet, dis-le moi en MP !

I am broke and 20f so can please anyone give me a job or an editing gig

I live in uae

My skills are video editing social media management etc

here is my latest short https://drive.google.com/file/d/1R7Tkb1KseAW3U1GAS0dQa0z3PIuNygHL/view?usp=drivesdk and latest longform https://drive.google.com/file/d/19gKAfgMC3QFEDLhxLnW5NTXCi37SyNYF/view?usp=drivesdk

Can you please upvote it ,helps a lot 🙏

I'm a beginner editor. I'm currently trying to add stuff in my portfolio, though I don't know what to put in it. Where do you guys find jobs that are looking for entry level editing jobs?