StretchLearn Course

Cut short-form video that actually holds attention — in CapCut

A repeatable timeline workflow, beat-matched cuts, accurate auto-captions, B-roll and transitions that earn their place, and a clean 1080x1920 watermark-free export — with worked examples you can post today on TikTok, Reels, and Shorts.

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Beginner9 hr 20 minSelf PacedRegistered

Course Overview

What this course is designed to develop

This course teaches you to edit short-form vertical video end to end in CapCut — the free editor used by a huge share of TikTok and Reels creators — covering both the mobile app and CapCut for desktop. You will build a clean project at 1080x1920, cut to the beat, write a hook that survives the first two seconds, add accurate auto-captions, layer B-roll and sound effects, and finish with AI tools like background removal, retouch, and the auto-caption engine where they genuinely help. Every lesson ends with a concrete worked example and the export, licensing, and platform-watermark facts you need before you post.

Learning Outcomes

What the learner should be able to understand, build, or execute.

Set up a vertical 1080x1920 short-form project and navigate the CapCut timeline on mobile and desktop

Cut footage to the beat and build a hook-first structure that holds viewers past the first three seconds

Generate and clean up accurate auto-captions with on-brand styling and safe-zone placement

Layer B-roll, sound effects, transitions, and keyframe motion without making the edit feel busy

Apply CapCut AI tools — background removal, retouch, auto-cut, and enhance — only where they improve the video

Export a platform-ready file and post without the CapCut watermark, respecting music and commercial-use rules

Curriculum Preview

Inside the curriculum: a structured path from fundamentals to execution.

Preview the course structure, see how the modules build on one another, and understand the path this program is designed to take you through.

Module 1

Module 1: Getting Set Up in CapCut for Short-Form Video

Understand what CapCut is, set up a correct vertical project, and learn the timeline on both mobile and desktop. You configure the export-quality and project basics that make every later edit easier.

3 lessons

Mobile vs. Desktop and Choosing Your ProjectContent · 40 min

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Learning the Timeline and Core ToolsContent · 45 min

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Importing Footage and Setting Export Quality ExpectationsContent · 40 min

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Module 2

Module 2: Building a Retention-First Edit: Hook, Pace, and Cuts

Turn raw footage into a short that holds attention. You write a hook that survives the first seconds, cut to the beat, and pace the video so viewers stay to the end.

3 lessons

The First Three Seconds: Hooks That Stop the ScrollContent · 50 min

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Cutting to the Beat and Pacing the EditContent · 50 min

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Structuring the Whole Video for Watch-ThroughContent · 45 min

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Module 3

Module 3: Captions, B-Roll, Sound, and Transitions

Layer the elements that make short-form feel finished. You add accurate captions, cut in B-roll and sound effects, and use transitions and motion that enhance rather than distract.

3 lessons

Auto-Captions That Are Accurate and On-BrandContent · 50 min

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B-Roll, Overlays, and Sound EffectsContent · 50 min

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Transitions and Keyframe Motion Without Overdoing ItContent · 45 min

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Module 4

Module 4: AI Tools, Templates, and Publishing Clean

Use CapCut's AI features where they genuinely help, speed up edits with templates, and export a watermark-free, platform-ready file while respecting music and commercial-use rules.

3 lessons

CapCut AI Tools: Where They Help and Where They Don'tContent · 50 min

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Templates for Speed: When to Use Them and When to Build Your OwnContent · 45 min

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Exporting Watermark-Free and Posting Within the RulesContent · 50 min

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Built for Application

A complete learning path, not a one-off inspiration hit.

This program is designed around progression: focused lessons, structured modules, applied resources, assessments, and a course rhythm that turns information into usable capability.

CapCutshort-form videoTikTok editingReelsYouTube Shortsauto-captionsvideo transitionsB-roll