How to Create a Video Slideshow With CapCut for Desktop
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Over the years, video editing tools have become less obtuse—allowing anyone who invests a minute or two to figure them an easy way to create truly amazing things to share with friends and family. Many people love creating slideshows showcasing their important moments, whether it’s a birthday, graduation, wedding, or trip. And CapCut is one of those user-friendly video editing tools that you can use to put together a stunning slideshow.
If you don’t want to use the mobile or web app, you can download CapCut on your computer and start creating slideshows easily. Here’s how.
1. Download CapCut
CapCut is available on both Windows and macOS, and you may use it for free and still have access to a ton of awesome features. So, when you’re ready,download CapCut on your Windows or Mac computer. Once downloaded, launch it and follow along to create a slideshow.
2. Create a Project
To start your slideshow project, clickNew project. This will open the video editor, where you can now start adding media, effects, transitions, and more. And If you are a beginner, there are someessential tips to make good video editsto keep in mind.
3. Import Images, Videos, and Music Into CapCut
With the images, videos, and music you want to import into CapCut ready, selectMediain the top menu and clickImport.
Select all the images, videos, and music to include in your slideshow and clickOpen. you could also minimize CapCut and then drag and drop the files you want to use into theMediatab.
4. Add Images and Videos to the Timeline
The bottom panel in CapCut is your timeline, which is where you will arrange all your media, effects, and transitions, among other things, to create the slideshow. To add an image or video to it, hover over the media you want to add in theMediatab and click on theplus signin its bottom right corner.
The image or video will now appear in the timeline, and you can drag its edges to adjust its length. If the media you’re adding is a video, meaning it likely has sound, you can mute it by clicking on thespeaker iconon the left.
you could also place media in the timeline by dragging and dropping it directly into it. And if you want to remove anything in the timeline, just click on it and hit the delete key on your keyboard. You can also rearrange the videos and images by dragging them to another part of the timeline.
Now, add as many images and videos as you want and adjust the lengths to create an awesome slideshow.
Don’t worry about saving. CapCut will autosave whenever you make a change.
You can end here and move on to step seven, where we show you how to export the slideshow for sharing. However, you can make it more interesting with effects, transitions, and, of course, some music.
5. Add Effects and Transitions
With your images and videos arranged into a slideshow, you can now add effects and transitions to spice things up. Click onEffectsin the top menu and the effects should load up immediately in the panel below. You can expand the options in the left pane to view different types of effects.
You can preview the effects by selecting the media in the timeline and clicking on various effects in theEffectstab. You should then be able to see what the result will be in the preview pane.
If you like the effect, go to theEffectstab and click on thedown arrowicon in its bottom right corner to download it. Afterward, the icon will become aplus sign, so click it to add it.
The effect will appear on the top of the image or video you selected in the timeline, and you can also drag its edges to adjust its length.
it’s possible to also add a transition the same way as you add an effect. Click on aTransitionin the top menu, select a transition inside the panel, the media you want to add it to, and then click theplus signin its bottom right corner.
The transition will appear between the current frame and the next one in the timeline. Again, it’s possible to drag it on the edges to adjust its length.
you could also add text, stickers, and filters in much the same way. So, we encourage you to experiment to find the best effects and transitions that will make your video more engaging.
6. Add Music
Your slideshow is almost complete. You just need to add an awesome soundtrack. As with the rest of the media, it’s possible to either click theplus signon the music file in theMediatab or drag and drop it to add it to the timeline.
Another way to add music to your slideshow is to clickAudioin the top menu. Then, expand theMusicoption on the left pane and choose the type of music you want to add. In the right pane, click thedown arrowto download the music.
Afterward, thedown arrowwill become aplus sign. You can click it to add the music to the timeline, and you can also drag and drop the music into the timeline.
You can also drag the edges of the music file in the timeline to determine where the music starts (left edge) or stops (right edge).
7. Export the Slideshow
Now that you’re done creating your masterpiece, clickPlayin the preview pane to see how it looks. If you’re satisfied, clickExportin the top right corner.
Give the slideshow a title, and then choose its resolution, format, and frame rate. When you’re done, clickExportin the bottom right corner.
Once done, click theOpen folderin the bottom left corner of the pop-up to go to where CapCut stored the slideshow.
you may then retrieve it and share it with friends, family, and social media from there.
If you’re on the fence about using CapCut, consider checking outthis guide to whether CapCut is safe to use.
Create Amazing Slideshows on CapCut
We have only just begun to scratch the surface of what you can do with CapCut here. However, with what you have learned here, you can further experiment with and explore CapCut to make your slideshows more interesting. With the tools at your disposal in CapCut, you’re only limited by your imagination.
Thanks to its advanced video editing features and background removal tool, CapCut has become the go-to editing app for content creators.
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