How to Use CapCut AI Tools Better than 99% of Editors, by Youri van Hofwegen on YouTube. 17 min 50 s.
- Video length
- 17 min 50 s
- Time to do it
- 90 minutes
- Difficulty
- Medium
- Steps
- 8
What you need
Steps
Open CapCut on your computer, sign in, and click Create project. Set the canvas to 16:9 for YouTube or 9:16 for Shorts before you add anything.
Write a short shot list first: one line per scene, with what the viewer sees and what is said. This keeps every AI prompt short and focused.
Build your main character once. Write a fixed description of age, face, hair, clothes and mood, and reuse the exact same wording in every prompt or reference image.
Use the AI video generator to create each shot from your prompt. Generate two or three versions per scene and keep the best one.
Fill the gaps with AI B-roll: wide shots of streets, food, transport and scenery. Keep each clip to three or four seconds so it cuts cleanly.
Generate images for thumbnails, maps or title cards, then drop them on the timeline and add a slow zoom so they do not look static.
Add the dialogue with the text to speech tool. Paste the line, pick a voice, adjust the speed, then drag the audio under the matching clip.
Trim each clip to the beat, add music and auto captions, then export at 1080p and 30fps for a clean upload.
Tips and common mistakes
Copy and paste your character description instead of retyping it, because small wording changes make the face change too.
Check every AI clip frame by frame for warped hands, extra fingers and melting text before you keep it.
Generate more footage than you need, since AI clips often fail and you want options on the timeline.
Watch your credit balance as you go, because video generation uses credits much faster than images.
Questions
Do I need CapCut Pro to use the AI tools?
Some AI features work on the free plan with limits and watermarks. Video generation and longer exports usually need Pro, so check the tool before you build your whole project around it.
Can I edit the AI clips like normal footage?
Yes. Once a clip is on the timeline you can trim it, change the speed, add filters and colour grade it exactly like footage you filmed yourself.
How do I keep the same character across scenes?
Save your character description and reference image in a note and reuse them word for word. Changing the outfit or hair details between prompts is the most common reason a character drifts.
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