How to Use Zoom Jump Cuts to Increase Watch Time

Adding zoom jump cuts to content can keep the viewer more engaged and lead to longer watch time. Watch time is key to YouTube growth, so this trick is a must for those starting on YouTube! Learn how to make zoom jump cuts quickly, easily, and for free using our completely online video editor called Kapwing.

Timestamps:
0:00 Who uses and when to use zoom jump cuts
0:58 Importing your content
1:30 Preparing your footage that you wish to zoom
2:00 Method #1: Zoom split clips
2:41 Method #2: Cropping split clips
3:17 How to zoom in several stages
3:52 How to export and outro

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[romanmaciel]

Woah. I had to do video editing for the first time and this made it pretty simple. Thanks guys for this hidden gem!

[austinlevine]

When I make text diagonal or vertical or anything but straight, it gets messed up in the exported final.

[niner]

I HATE this technique. I usually switch the video off or abort it when this annoying zooming happens. It's like someone's constantly jumping at you. I hate it. Brrrr... Awful.

[ozzysaritas]

This is NOT helpful. WHY in the HELL are you NOT saying where to zoom in and where to zoom out, how to not overdo it and how to do it tastefully, etc. It is the EASIEST thing in the world to learn how to do this technically. I WISH you could spend FOURTY-FIVE seconds explaining your thought process on where to do it instead of how to do it.

[aryanchhetri]

Bro when I made a video on kapwing it I cant download downloads only the audio pls help

[DarkClaw]

When kapwing doesn't put subtitles by using kapwing...

[SarahC]

I want to go back in time and teach you a new hobby like cactus hugging. You know how many talking head videos now have annoying zoom pop, pop, pop effects throughout!? Nearly all the ones I Watch! YES! I feel motion sick, I can't concentrate on the topic. Why!? Why would you do this!?

[johnbray]

I find zoom cuts very irritating, and will often abandon videos with them

[jamesdean]

You are part of the reason youtube videos are agonizing to watch.

[thomasmaughan]

I hate zoom jump cuts. It tells me you have nothing interesting or useful to say so you spice it up with totally random video tricks. Whatever happened to spurious and random transitions? Oh, cannot use them when nothing is transitioning.