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how to use keyframes in capcut
braza points at the diamond keyframe button and the two-point workflow so motion finally makes sense.
keyframes are how you make anything in capcut move, grow, or fade over time - and that little diamond icon is the most confusing thing for beginners. a keyframe just records a setting at a point in time; set two and capcut animates between them. here's the workflow.
or do it yourself
- 1select your clip and move the playhead to where the motion should start.
- 2in the panel for the property you want to animate (scale, position, opacity), click the diamond '◆' to drop a first keyframe.
- 3move the playhead forward to where the motion should end.
- 4change the value (e.g. raise 'scale' to zoom in) - capcut auto-adds a second keyframe.
- 5play it back; capcut smoothly animates between the two diamonds. add more keyframes for more steps.
let braza do this with you
braza is a tiny on-screen guide that points at the right buttons and talks you through it, on windows and mac.
downloadcommon questions
what does the diamond icon do in capcut?
it adds a keyframe - a snapshot of a setting at that moment. two keyframes with different values create the animation between them.
why isn't my keyframe animating?
you need at least two keyframes with different values; one keyframe alone holds a setting steady and won't move.