CapCut Desktop Intro Course

Create polished, professional videos with confidence.

A practical 2 day course for new CapCut users.

Create polished, professional videos with confidence. A practical 2 day course for new CapCut users.

Expert trainers Experienced industry expert
Class size Up to 8 in London, or up to 6 live online
Support 28 days of helpdesk support
Cancellation 7 day cancellation
Certificate Certificate of attendance
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CapCut Desktop Intro Course

Learn the essential skills you need to edit professional-quality video with CapCut Desktop.

This practical two-day course takes you through the complete editing process, from setting up projects and organising footage to building and refining a finished video.

You’ll learn how to edit clips, work with audio, add transitions and effects, adjust colour, create titles and captions, and use subtitles and Auto Reframe.

The course also covers exporting videos for social media, helping you create content ready to share.

With hands-on instruction throughout, it’s ideal for anyone new to CapCut who wants to build confident, practical video editing skills.

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Course dates	Days	Location	Places	RRP	Discount	You pay
11 to 12 February 2027	Thu-Fri	London Islington	Available	£549	£100	£449 + VAT
14 to 15 April 2027	Wed-Thu	Online	Available	£549		£549 + VAT
17 to 18 June 2027	Thu-Fri	London Islington	Available	£549		£549 + VAT
2 to 3 August 2027	Mon-Tue	Online	Available	£549		£549 + VAT
4 to 5 October 2027	Mon-Tue	London Islington	Available	£549		£549 + VAT

No in-person dates available at the moment.

Course dates	Days	Location	Places	RRP	Discount	You pay
11 to 12 February 2027	Thu-Fri	London Islington	Available	£549	£100	£449 + VAT
17 to 18 June 2027	Thu-Fri	London Islington	Available	£549		£549 + VAT
4 to 5 October 2027	Mon-Tue	London Islington	Available	£549		£549 + VAT

Course dates	Days	Location	Places	RRP	Discount	You pay
14 to 15 April 2027	Wed-Thu	Online	Available	£549		£549 + VAT
2 to 3 August 2027	Mon-Tue	Online	Available	£549		£549 + VAT

Location: London Islington
Places: Available
RRP: £549
Discount: £100
You pay: £449 + VAT

Location: Online
Places: Available
RRP: £549
Discount: —
You pay: £549 + VAT

Location: London Islington
Places: Available
RRP: £549
Discount: —
You pay: £549 + VAT

Location: Online
Places: Available
RRP: £549
Discount: —
You pay: £549 + VAT

Location: London Islington
Places: Available
RRP: £549
Discount: —
You pay: £549 + VAT

Course outline

Getting Started with CapCut Desktop

Preferences and project settings

Customising the workspace

Project & Sequence Settings

Importing Media

The Media Tab

The Media Library

Templates

Organising and Reviewing Media

Organising Media - Clips and Folders

List View & Icon View

Skimming Clips

Previewing Clips

Transport Control Short Cuts, Shuttling & Jogging Playback

Setting In & Out Points

Understanding compression (Codecs)

Editing on the Timeline

Drag & Drop Editing

Edit Buttons

Navigation Short Cuts in The Timeline

Building a rough Cut

Refining a sequence

Shuffling Clip Order

Linking & Unlinking Clips

Refining Your Edit

Locking Tracks

The Magnetic Timeline

Ripple Delete

Using Rolling edits and Ripple edits; slipping

Slipping a clip

Replacing a clip

Adding Cut Aways

Working with Sound

Editing

Key Frame Audio

Adjusting audio Levels

Creating fades

Dipping audio

Normalising audio levels

Adjusting multiple audio levels

Transitions, Effects and Colour

Adding Transitions

Amending & Replacing transitions

Adding Effects

Amending Effects

Intrinsic effects

The Effects Control Tab

Toggling effects on & Off

Copying & Pasting effects

Using filters and motion settings

Colour Correction Tools

Titles, Subtitles and Exporting

Creating a basic Title / Caption

Using The Essential Graphics Tab

Graphics Templates

Transcribe & subtitling

Auto Reframe

Export For Social Media

Who is this course for?

Anyone looking to edit professional-quality video using CapCut Desktop. This is a beginner friendly course, and no previous editing experience is required.

Who attends?

Getting better at your job

You need a skill for the role you already have, or your employer is investing in the team.

Changing career

You're moving into a new field and need the practical skills it asks for.

Just graduated

You know the theory. A practical course and a certificate of attendance show employers you can do the work.

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CapCut Desktop Intro Course

CapCut Desktop Intro Course

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Course dates

11 to 12 February 2027

14 to 15 April 2027

17 to 18 June 2027

2 to 3 August 2027

4 to 5 October 2027

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