From the course: Editing Mastery for Short-Form Content Using CapCut

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How to edit your videos to music

How to edit your videos to music

- Editing to the beat of your music makes your video feel more professional and engaging, and here's how you can do it in CapCut. First of all, import your music. Just drag and drop the music file into the media tab, and then it's important to match your clip with the beat. So how do you do this? Well, you can use the CapCut's AI beat maker to automatically detect the rhythm of the song. Click on the AI beat maker option in the toolbar and select beat one or beat two to generate automatic markers on the timeline. These markers help you align your cuts perfectly to the beat without guessing all the time. Then based on the marker, adjust your clips so key moments land on the beat drops or transitions. One thing that I suggest you to do is always lower the music volume when there's a dialogue so it doesn't overpower your voice. And that's it. Now you know how to choose the right music, where to find it, and how to edit your video to match the beat. In the next lesson, let's talk about…

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