How to Do Smooth Velocity Edit on CapCut [3 Easy Methods]

Velocity edit is a video editing technique used to make a particular type of video. You can use velocity edits to speed up and slow down videos at certain points in the video. With this skill, you can easily do the latest velocity trend on TikTok, which is simply the combination of speeding up and slowing down videos. Below are the step-by-step tutorials on how to do velocity edit on CapCut manually, or using Auto Velocity effect and Velocity Templates.

We’ve also seen the application of CapCut velocity edit in gameplay clips on many YouTube channels, where key moments such as the attacking action of a character got slowed down, and the trivial moments got speeded up to skip through.

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What is CapCut

CapCut video editor is a famous video editing app that is used by TikTok, the video-focused social networking service owned by Chinese company ByteDance, by default. CapCut empowers you to edit videos in a more creative manner. With CapCut, you can easily do smooth velocity editing on your mobile phones.

What is Velocity Edit

Velocity edit is a video editing term used on CapCut to describe the editing that speeds up and slows down certain moments and scenes of the videos to display a more interactive look. Velocity edit can be easily conducted with the CapCut video editing app, if you have experience editing slow-mo videos with CapCut, you can easily get the hang of it.

Method 1. How to Do Velocity Edit on CapCut Manually

This tutorial is demonstrated on a mobile phone. If you intend to edit videos on PC, see our guide on how to use CapCut on PC.

Step 1. Launch CapCut App

To get started, first launch CapCut on your Android or iOS mobile phone. If you haven’t installed CapCut on your mobile, you can easily find it in Google Play Store or Apple App Store. Hit the New Project button to the left to create a new video editing project in CapCut.

Step 2. Add Video to CapCut

Then select a video from your camera roll to add to CapCut. Hit the lower-right add to confirm the adding.

Step 3. Hit Speed Button

Then you’ll be led to CapCut editing screen where you can do various video editing with CapCut. To make velocity Edit, select the video clip in the timeline, and hit the Speed button below.

Step 4. Hit Curve Button

To make a smooth velocity edit, we need to hit the Curve button, which gives you the option to edit velocity for your videos in a customizable way.

Step 5. Hit Custom Button

As you can see, CapCut offers presets for velocity editing, including Montage, Hero, Bullet, Jump Cut, Flash In, and Flash Out. Here we’ll go with Custom to make a customized smooth velocity edit. Hit the Custom button and then the Edit button on it.

Step 6. Edit Velocity by Dragging the Dots

Drag and drop the dots in the spectrogram to adjust the placement of the velocity edit (which is called beat on CapCut), and customize a speed change from a range of 0.1x to 10x. Additionally, you can add beats in the timeline by hitting the Add beat button, to create a more frequent velocity altering.

Step 7. Save and Share the Velocity Edit

When you’ve done editing, hit the check button from the lower-right side, then hit the export button from the top-right side to save and export the velocity edit video to TikTok, WhatsApp, Facebook, Instagram, your device, etc.

Velocity edit is smooth in CapCut, so don’t forget to give it a try!

How to Make Velocity Edit that Rhymes with Music

The awesome movements of velocity edit will definitely work great with music, and now you’ll learn how to make velocity edit on CapCut that rhymes with the background music.

1. First, from CapCut main workplace, you can use the Match Cut feature in CapCut to automatically create beats for your videos, these beats will rhyme with the background music.
2. Secondly, go to Speed > Curve > Custom, and you’ll see the music beat lined up in the timeline.
3. Then you can drag to adjust the velocity of each beat, just remember not to change the horizontal position of the dots or your beats will no longer rhyme with the background music.

Method 2. How to Do Auto Velocity in Capcut on Mobile Phones

Auto Velocity is a feature in CapCut that allows you to automatically match the speed of your video to the beat of a chosen song or soundtrack. It’s a great way to add an extra dynamic to your videos and make them more engaging. Now, let’s walk through how to use the Auto Velocity feature in the Capcut app on your Android or iOS mobile device:

Step 1. Make sure you have the latest version of the Capcut app. If not, update the app via the Google Play Store for Android devices or the App Store for iOS devices.

Step 2. Create a New Project: Open the Capcut app and start a new project. I will ask you to add material to continue. Just select one video.

Step 3. Add audio: Just click Add audio to add your favorite songs by uploading from your local storage or by choosing one from the Capcut music library.

Step 4. Trim Your Video: you need to trim your video or song to match the duration of another one.

Step 5. Apply the Auto Velocity Effect: After completing the above steps, tap on your video clip, open the ‘style’ menu, and then select the ‘Auto Velocity‘ effect. Wait for Capcut to process your video.

Finally, preview your video to ensure the Auto Velocity effect has been applied correctly and the video syncs well with the music.

Method 3. How to Do Velocity using Capcut Velocity Templates

Capcut offers a wide array of video templates on both its mobile and browser-based video editing tools. These templates allow users to quickly create popular Velocity video effects, which are highly favored on TikTok. This tutorial will demonstrate how to use a Velocity template on Capcut’s mobile app to create Velocity videos.

Step 1. Open Capcut and Select a Template: Launch the Capcut app and navigate to the template section.

Step 2. Search for a Velocity Template: On the Capcut template page, utilize the search box to look for a Velocity template.

Step 3. Preview and Filter Velocity Templates: You will find a list of Velocity templates in the search results. You can preview different templates, view their popularity ratings, and filter them based on video length and the number of clips they accept.

Step 4. Use the Chosen Velocity Template: Click on the Velocity template you prefer, and then tap the ‘Use Template‘ button. You will be asked to add some video clips to quickly apply the template.

This way, you can quickly and effectively create a Velocity video using Capcut’s mobile app, making your TikTok content stand out. However, if you want to directly save it to your Photo/Gallery app, a Capcut watermark will appear in the upper right corner of your video once it is produced using the template. Read this post to know how to save CapCut Video without a watermark >

To Sum Up

That’ll be the best free method to make a smooth velocity edit on CapCut, I hope you’ve tried it on your CapCut and liked it. And please share with us your thoughts in the comment section below! Moreover, in our latest post, we’ve uncovered three methods of using CapCut on PC, which means you can edit videos with CapCut on PC, on a larger screen, and using a mouse. So don’t forget to take a look!