Editing QUICK TIP | Using L CUTS and J CUTS to smooth out hard cuts in Premiere Pro

In this video editing quick tip for premiere pro I take you through what J CUTs and L CUTs are and how to utilise them to smooth out your video editing and make hard cut transitions between scenes smoother. Once you have this skill down pat it is a complete game changer and will be something you never stop doing in all your future editing. Trust me, I use it in every single edit I produce!

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[MichaelDrowley]

Tell me which you prefer on this particular example I present; the L cut, J cut or the hard cut?

[AbulHasanLakhani]

Hmm interesting, never used these cuts before. Something to try in the future. Thanks Michael. 🙂

[nishikata]

Hey Micheal, How are you triming that clip without unlinking 2:37
is there a key you're holding on while triming?

[rezjrprod]

Great stuff bud..I enjoy your 5d mark IV videos.. I guess I'm considered old school..I still have the mark IV.

[larrygadon-qslm]

what happened to the audio? I can't understand a thing that you're saying🥺

[MarkSaiger]

Thank you! Just subscribed also. Looking forward to checking out more of your content also!

[ashlie]

Yeah, I can't hear anything except the clicks and random sounds. I've only got 1 airpod in, so I'm guessing it's a L/R channel problem.