capcut-chatgpt-video-prompts

Hamza Khalid's CapCut prompt pack: 20 video prompts (explainers, reels and shorts, product and promo, your own clips, branded videos) and 15 edit commands for structure, timing, captions, audio, color and motion. Use when the user wants to make or edit a video with CapCut from a prompt, or needs a ready prompt for a reel, short, explainer or promo.

SKILL.md

# The CapCut × ChatGPT Prompt Pack
Paid member gift from AI In Public. This page goes with the issue "CapCut in ChatGPT: How to Turn a Prompt Into an Edited Video." Duplicate it into your own Notion workspace before you start.

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### What This Is

20 video prompts and 15 edit commands for the CapCut plugin inside ChatGPT. None of them repeat the prompts in the issue. Every one is complete and ready to paste.

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### Why I Built This

The issue showed you how the plugin works. This page gives you enough prompts to use it every day without writing one from scratch.

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### What's Inside

1. Part 1: Explainer Videos
1. Part 2: Social Reels and Shorts
1. Part 3: Product and Promo Videos
1. Part 4: Turn Your Own Clips Into Videos
1. Part 5: Branded Videos
1. Part 6: Edit Commands for Structure and Timing
1. Part 7: Edit Commands for Text and Captions
1. Part 8: Edit Commands for Audio, Visuals, and Finish

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### Who This Is For

Creators, freelancers, and solopreneurs who post video every week and want a ready prompt for every kind of video they make.

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### How to Use It

Pick one prompt from Parts 1 to 5 and swap the topic for your own. Once the draft is ready, fix it with the commands in Parts 6 to 8, one at a time.

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## Part 1: Explainer Videos

**Best for:** Tips, how-tos, and frameworks you'd normally post as a text thread.

### Prompt 1: The Mistakes Video

```text
Make a 30-second vertical 9:16 video titled "3 Mistakes Beginners Make With ChatGPT." Show each mistake in bold text for 3 seconds, then the fix in a different color for 5 seconds. Clean background, punchy pacing, light electronic music, captions throughout.
```

### Prompt 2: The Myth vs. Fact

```text
Make a 25-second vertical video for TikTok called "3 AI Myths Beginners Believe." For each myth, show the myth in red text for 2 seconds, then the fact in white text for 4 seconds. Punchy pacing, clean background, light electronic music, captions on.
```

### Prompt 3: The Before and After

```text
Make a 20-second vertical video showing how a freelancer's week changes with AI. First half: "Before" in large text, with a slow, cluttered feel. Second half: "After" in large text, with a fast, clean feel. Use simple stock visuals of a desk and a laptop. Upbeat music in the second half only.
```

### Prompt 4: The Step-by-Step Tutorial

```text
Make a 45-second vertical video titled "How to Write a Client Proposal With AI in 4 Steps." Number each step on screen in large text, keep each step under 10 seconds, use clean screen-style visuals, calm background music, and captions throughout.
```

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## Part 2: Social Reels and Shorts

**Best for:** Instagram Reels, TikTok, and YouTube Shorts.

### Prompt 5: The Hook-First Reel

```text
Make a 15-second vertical video. The first 2 seconds show the text "You're editing videos the slow way" in large bold letters. Then show 3 quick scenes of someone editing on a laptop, ending with the text "Let AI build the first draft." Fast cuts, upbeat music, captions on.
```

### Prompt 6: The Listicle Short

```text
Make a 30-second vertical YouTube Short titled "5 Free AI Tools Every Creator Needs." Count down from 5 to 1, one tool per scene, with the number large on screen and the tool name below it. Fast pacing, energetic music, captions throughout.
```

### Prompt 7: The Quote Video

```text
Make a 10-second vertical video with this quote on screen: "Your first draft doesn't need to be good. It needs to exist." Reveal the quote line by line, use a dark moody background with slow camera movement, and soft piano music.
```

### Prompt 8: The Day in the Life

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## Part 3: Product and Promo Videos

**Best for:** Launch posts, ads, and "link in bio" promos.

### Prompt 9: The Feature Showcase

```text
Make a 20-second vertical video showing 4 features of an AI writing course called "Write Faster With AI." One feature per scene in large text: ready-made prompts, video lessons, weekly templates, lifetime access. Clean, bright style, upbeat music, and "Enroll today" on screen for the last 2 seconds.
```

### Prompt 10: The Launch Countdown

```text
Make a 12-second vertical video announcing a digital course launching in 3 days. Show "3 days" in huge text, then the course name "AI for Freelancers" with the tagline "Save 10 hours a week," and end with "Join the waitlist." Bold, high-energy music, quick cuts.
```

### Prompt 11: The Problem and Solution Ad

```text
Make a 20-second vertical ad. Scene 1: the problem in text, "Spending 3 hours editing one video?" Scene 2: the solution, "Get a full draft in minutes." Scene 3: the offer, "Free guide at the link in bio." Use stock footage of a frustrated person, then a happy one. Upbeat music.
```

### Prompt 12: The Testimonial Template

```text
Make a 20-second vertical video template for a customer review. Leave a clear space in the center for a quote, add a 5-star graphic at the top, and show the text "What our clients say" in the first 2 seconds. Clean white background, soft music. I'll add the real quote myself.
```

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## Part 4: Turn Your Own Clips Into Videos

**Best for:** Event footage, behind-the-scenes, and talking-head videos.

### Prompt 13: The Event Recap

```text
I'm uploading 8 clips from a workshop I hosted. Make a 30-second vertical recap. Open with the widest shot of the room, then show people working and laughing, and end with the text "See you at the next one." Upbeat music, quick cuts, captions off.
```

### Prompt 14: The Talking-Head Cleanup

```text
I'm uploading one 2-minute clip of me talking to camera. Cut it down to the best 45 seconds, remove long pauses and filler words, add captions throughout, and add a bold text title at the start that says "The one AI habit that changed my work."
```

### Prompt 15: The Behind the Scenes

```text
I'm uploading 5 clips of me setting up my desk and filming content. Turn them into a 20-second vertical behind-the-scenes video with the title "How I make my videos" on screen. Add light zoom effects, natural sound from the clips at low volume, and soft background music.
```

### Prompt 16: The Podcast Clip

```text
I'm uploading a 10-minute podcast recording. Find the most interesting 30 seconds, crop it to vertical 9:16 with the speaker centered, add large word-by-word captions, and put the episode title "Building a Business With AI" at the top of the screen the whole time.
```

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## Part 5: Branded Videos

**Best for:** Anyone whose videos need to look the same every time.

These prompts use the AI In Public colors as an example. Swap the hex codes and font for your own brand.

### Prompt 17: The Branded Announcement

```text
Make a 15-second vertical video announcing a new newsletter issue. Black background (#0A0A0F), the headline "New issue is live" in primary blue (#2979FF), the issue title "CapCut in ChatGPT" in white below it, and "Read it now" in cyan (#00E5FF) at the end. JetBrains Mono font. Clean, minimal motion.
```

### Prompt 18: The Branded Tip Series

```text
Make a 20-second vertical video for a weekly series called "AI Tip of the Week." Black background (#0A0A0F), the series name in primary blue (#2979FF) at the top of every scene, the tip "Ask AI to critique your work before you publish" in large white text, and a cyan (#00E5FF) underline animation. JetBrains Mono font.
```

### Prompt 19: The Branded Stat Video

```text
Make a 12-second vertical video built around one number. Black background (#0A0A0F), the number "5 hours" counting up in huge primary blue (#2979FF) text, then the line "saved every week with AI" in white below it, with a cyan (#00E5FF) glow on the number. JetBrains Mono font. Minimal electronic music.
```

### Prompt 20: The Branded Intro

```text
Make a 3-second intro I can add to the start of any video. Black background (#0A0A0F), the text "AI In Public" typing out letter by letter in primary blue (#2979FF), followed by a quick cyan (#00E5FF) flash. JetBrains Mono font. A short tech sound effect, no music.
```

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## Part 6: Edit Commands for Structure and Timing

**Use it:** Right after your first draft is ready.

### Command 1: Reorder the Scenes

```text
Move the last scene to the start so the video opens with the strongest moment. Keep everything else in the same order.
```

### Command 2: Speed Up the Pace

```text
Make the pacing faster. No scene longer than 3 seconds, and cut every scene on the beat of the music.
```

### Command 3: Fix the Hook

```text
Rewrite the opening 2 seconds so it starts with a bold question in large text that makes people stop scrolling. Keep the rest of the video the same.
```

### Command 4: Make a Shorter Version

```text
Keep this version as it is and make a second 15-second version for X that uses only the best 3 scenes.
```

### Command 5: Change the Format

```text
Make a square 1:1 version of this video for LinkedIn. Keep all text inside the frame and make sure nothing important is cropped out.
```

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## Part 7: Edit Commands for Text and Captions

**Use it:** Once the structure is right. Text is easier to fix after the scenes stop moving.

### Command 6: Fix the Text Timing

```text
Make every on-screen text appear 0.5 seconds after its scene starts and stay until the scene ends. No text should flash for less than 1.5 seconds.
```

### Command 7: Make the Text Readable

```text
Make all on-screen text bigger and keep it inside the center 80% of the screen so nothing gets covered by app buttons on Reels or TikTok.
```

### Command 8: Highlight Key Words

```text
In the captions, highlight the most important word in each line in yellow and keep the rest white.
```

### Command 9: Add a Title Card

```text
Add a title card for the first 2 seconds with the text "3 AI Habits That Save Me 5 Hours a Week" in large bold letters on a plain dark background.
```

### Command 10: Add a Call to Action

```text
Add the text "Follow for more AI tips" for the last 3 seconds of the video, centered, in large bold letters with a simple fade-in.
```

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## Part 8: Edit Commands for Audio, Visuals, and Finish

**Use it l**ast. These are the finishing touches.

### Command 11: Change the Music

```text
Replace the music with something calmer and more modern, around 100 BPM, with no vocals. Fade it in over the first second and out over the last second.
```

### Command 12: Balance the Audio

```text
Lower the background music so my voice is always clear. Keep the music about 20% as loud as the speech, and raise it back up when nobody is talking.
```

### Command 13: Add Sound Effects

```text
Add a soft whoosh sound on every scene change and a light pop sound each time a new line of text appears. Keep both quieter than the music.
```

### Command 14: Match the Colors

```text
Make every scene match in color. Apply one consistent, slightly warm color grade across the whole video so the clips look like they were shot together.
```

### Command 15: Add Motion

```text
Add a slow zoom-in on every still image and every shot longer than 3 seconds so nothing on screen feels frozen.
```

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Pick one prompt. Run it today. Fix the draft. Ship it.

We tested it in public. Now go use it in private.

Make Yourself Irreplaceable with AI. LLMs don't think; you do.

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--- name: capcut-chatgpt-video-prompts description: "Hamza Khalid's CapCut prompt pack: 20 video prompts (explainers, reels and shorts, product and promo, your own clips, branded videos) and 15 edit commands for structure, timing, captions, audio, color and motion. Use when the user wants to make or edit a video with CapCut from a prompt, or needs a ready prompt for a reel, short, explainer or promo." metadata: author: "Hamza Khalid" source: "https://smart-scabiosa-77d.notion.site/The-CapCut-ChatGPT-Prompt-Pack-408816ad5f718083bdc4faa8dddadb90" newsletter: "https://www.aiinpublic.com" title: "The CapCut × ChatGPT Prompt Pack" post: "https://www.aiinpublic.com/p/capcut-in-chatgpt-how-to-turn-a-prompt" note: "Copied from the creator's free page. Removed only page furniture: image placeholders, empty callouts, coffee/share call-outs, lines pointing at embedded posts that did not carry over, and the closing PS." --- # The CapCut × ChatGPT Prompt Pack Paid member gift from AI In Public. This page goes with the issue "CapCut in ChatGPT: How to Turn a Prompt Into an Edited Video." Duplicate it into your own Notion workspace before you start. --- > 💡 ### What This Is 20 video prompts and 15 edit commands for the CapCut plugin inside ChatGPT. None of them repeat the prompts in the issue. Every one is complete and ready to paste. --- > 💡 ### Why I Built This The issue showed you how the plugin works. This page gives you enough prompts to use it every day without writing one from scratch. --- > 💡 ### What's Inside 1. Part 1: Explainer Videos 1. Part 2: Social Reels and Shorts 1. Part 3: Product and Promo Videos 1. Part 4: Turn Your Own Clips Into Videos 1. Part 5: Branded Videos 1. Part 6: Edit Commands for Structure and Timing 1. Part 7: Edit Commands for Text and Captions 1. Part 8: Edit Commands for Audio, Visuals, and Finish --- > 💡 ### Who This Is For Creators, freelancers, and solopreneurs who post video every week and want a ready prompt for every kind of video they make. --- > 💡 ### How to Use It Pick one prompt from Parts 1 to 5 and swap the topic for your own. Once the draft is ready, fix it with the commands in Parts 6 to 8, one at a time. --- > 💡 ## Part 1: Explainer Videos **Best for:** Tips, how-tos, and frameworks you'd normally post as a text thread. ### Prompt 1: The Mistakes Video ```text Make a 30-second vertical 9:16 video titled "3 Mistakes Beginners Make With ChatGPT." Show each mistake in bold text for 3 seconds, then the fix in a different color for 5 seconds. Clean background, punchy pacing, light electronic music, captions throughout. ``` ### Prompt 2: The Myth vs. Fact ```text Make a 25-second vertical video for TikTok called "3 AI Myths Beginners Believe." For each myth, show the myth in red text for 2 seconds, then the fact in white text for 4 seconds. Punchy pacing, clean background, light electronic music, captions on. ``` ### Prompt 3: The Before and After ```text Make a 20-second vertical video showing how a freelancer's week changes with AI. First half: "Before" in large text, with a slow, cluttered feel. Second half: "After" in large text, with a fast, clean feel. Use simple stock visuals of a desk and a laptop. Upbeat music in the second half only. ``` ### Prompt 4: The Step-by-Step Tutorial ```text Make a 45-second vertical video titled "How to Write a Client Proposal With AI in 4 Steps." Number each step on screen in large text, keep each step under 10 seconds, use clean screen-style visuals, calm background music, and captions throughout. ``` --- > 💡 ## Part 2: Social Reels and Shorts **Best for:** Instagram Reels, TikTok, and YouTube Shorts. ### Prompt 5: The Hook-First Reel ```text Make a 15-second vertical video. The first 2 seconds show the text "You're editing videos the slow way" in large bold letters. Then show 3 quick scenes of someone editing on a laptop, ending with the text "Let AI build the first draft." Fast cuts, upbeat music, captions on. ``` ### Prompt 6: The Listicle Short ```text Make a 30-second vertical YouTube Short titled "5 Free AI Tools Every Creator Needs." Count down from 5 to 1, one tool per scene, with the number large on screen and the tool name below it. Fast pacing, energetic music, captions throughout. ``` ### Prompt 7: The Quote Video ```text Make a 10-second vertical video with this quote on screen: "Your first draft doesn't need to be good. It needs to exist." Reveal the quote line by line, use a dark moody background with slow camera movement, and soft piano music. ``` ### Prompt 8: The Day in the Life ```text ``` --- > 💡 ## Part 3: Product and Promo Videos **Best for:** Launch posts, ads, and "link in bio" promos. ### Prompt 9: The Feature Showcase ```text Make a 20-second vertical video showing 4 features of an AI writing course called "Write Faster With AI." One feature per scene in large text: ready-made prompts, video lessons, weekly templates, lifetime access. Clean, bright style, upbeat music, and "Enroll today" on screen for the last 2 seconds. ``` ### Prompt 10: The Launch Countdown ```text Make a 12-second vertical video announcing a digital course launching in 3 days. Show "3 days" in huge text, then the course name "AI for Freelancers" with the tagline "Save 10 hours a week," and end with "Join the waitlist." Bold, high-energy music, quick cuts. ``` ### Prompt 11: The Problem and Solution Ad ```text Make a 20-second vertical ad. Scene 1: the problem in text, "Spending 3 hours editing one video?" Scene 2: the solution, "Get a full draft in minutes." Scene 3: the offer, "Free guide at the link in bio." Use stock footage of a frustrated person, then a happy one. Upbeat music. ``` ### Prompt 12: The Testimonial Template ```text Make a 20-second vertical video template for a customer review. Leave a clear space in the center for a quote, add a 5-star graphic at the top, and show the text "What our clients say" in the first 2 seconds. Clean white background, soft music. I'll add the real quote myself. ``` --- > 💡 ## Part 4: Turn Your Own Clips Into Videos **Best for:** Event footage, behind-the-scenes, and talking-head videos. ### Prompt 13: The Event Recap ```text I'm uploading 8 clips from a workshop I hosted. Make a 30-second vertical recap. Open with the widest shot of the room, then show people working and laughing, and end with the text "See you at the next one." Upbeat music, quick cuts, captions off. ``` ### Prompt 14: The Talking-Head Cleanup ```text I'm uploading one 2-minute clip of me talking to camera. Cut it down to the best 45 seconds, remove long pauses and filler words, add captions throughout, and add a bold text title at the start that says "The one AI habit that changed my work." ``` ### Prompt 15: The Behind the Scenes ```text I'm uploading 5 clips of me setting up my desk and filming content. Turn them into a 20-second vertical behind-the-scenes video with the title "How I make my videos" on screen. Add light zoom effects, natural sound from the clips at low volume, and soft background music. ``` ### Prompt 16: The Podcast Clip ```text I'm uploading a 10-minute podcast recording. Find the most interesting 30 seconds, crop it to vertical 9:16 with the speaker centered, add large word-by-word captions, and put the episode title "Building a Business With AI" at the top of the screen the whole time. ``` --- > 💡 ## Part 5: Branded Videos **Best for:** Anyone whose videos need to look the same every time. These prompts use the AI In Public colors as an example. Swap the hex codes and font for your own brand. ### Prompt 17: The Branded Announcement ```text Make a 15-second vertical video announcing a new newsletter issue. Black background (#0A0A0F), the headline "New issue is live" in primary blue (#2979FF), the issue title "CapCut in ChatGPT" in white below it, and "Read it now" in cyan (#00E5FF) at the end. JetBrains Mono font. Clean, minimal motion. ``` ### Prompt 18: The Branded Tip Series ```text Make a 20-second vertical video for a weekly series called "AI Tip of the Week." Black background (#0A0A0F), the series name in primary blue (#2979FF) at the top of every scene, the tip "Ask AI to critique your work before you publish" in large white text, and a cyan (#00E5FF) underline animation. JetBrains Mono font. ``` ### Prompt 19: The Branded Stat Video ```text Make a 12-second vertical video built around one number. Black background (#0A0A0F), the number "5 hours" counting up in huge primary blue (#2979FF) text, then the line "saved every week with AI" in white below it, with a cyan (#00E5FF) glow on the number. JetBrains Mono font. Minimal electronic music. ``` ### Prompt 20: The Branded Intro ```text Make a 3-second intro I can add to the start of any video. Black background (#0A0A0F), the text "AI In Public" typing out letter by letter in primary blue (#2979FF), followed by a quick cyan (#00E5FF) flash. JetBrains Mono font. A short tech sound effect, no music. ``` --- > 💡 ## Part 6: Edit Commands for Structure and Timing **Use it:** Right after your first draft is ready. ### Command 1: Reorder the Scenes ```text Move the last scene to the start so the video opens with the strongest moment. Keep everything else in the same order. ``` ### Command 2: Speed Up the Pace ```text Make the pacing faster. No scene longer than 3 seconds, and cut every scene on the beat of the music. ``` ### Command 3: Fix the Hook ```text Rewrite the opening 2 seconds so it starts with a bold question in large text that makes people stop scrolling. Keep the rest of the video the same. ``` ### Command 4: Make a Shorter Version ```text Keep this version as it is and make a second 15-second version for X that uses only the best 3 scenes. ``` ### Command 5: Change the Format ```text Make a square 1:1 version of this video for LinkedIn. Keep all text inside the frame and make sure nothing important is cropped out. ``` --- > 💡 ## Part 7: Edit Commands for Text and Captions **Use it:** Once the structure is right. Text is easier to fix after the scenes stop moving. ### Command 6: Fix the Text Timing ```text Make every on-screen text appear 0.5 seconds after its scene starts and stay until the scene ends. No text should flash for less than 1.5 seconds. ``` ### Command 7: Make the Text Readable ```text Make all on-screen text bigger and keep it inside the center 80% of the screen so nothing gets covered by app buttons on Reels or TikTok. ``` ### Command 8: Highlight Key Words ```text In the captions, highlight the most important word in each line in yellow and keep the rest white. ``` ### Command 9: Add a Title Card ```text Add a title card for the first 2 seconds with the text "3 AI Habits That Save Me 5 Hours a Week" in large bold letters on a plain dark background. ``` ### Command 10: Add a Call to Action ```text Add the text "Follow for more AI tips" for the last 3 seconds of the video, centered, in large bold letters with a simple fade-in. ``` --- > 💡 ## Part 8: Edit Commands for Audio, Visuals, and Finish **Use it l**ast. These are the finishing touches. ### Command 11: Change the Music ```text Replace the music with something calmer and more modern, around 100 BPM, with no vocals. Fade it in over the first second and out over the last second. ``` ### Command 12: Balance the Audio ```text Lower the background music so my voice is always clear. Keep the music about 20% as loud as the speech, and raise it back up when nobody is talking. ``` ### Command 13: Add Sound Effects ```text Add a soft whoosh sound on every scene change and a light pop sound each time a new line of text appears. Keep both quieter than the music. ``` ### Command 14: Match the Colors ```text Make every scene match in color. Apply one consistent, slightly warm color grade across the whole video so the clips look like they were shot together. ``` ### Command 15: Add Motion ```text Add a slow zoom-in on every still image and every shot longer than 3 seconds so nothing on screen feels frozen. ``` --- > 💡 Pick one prompt. Run it today. Fix the draft. Ship it. We tested it in public. Now go use it in private. Make Yourself Irreplaceable with AI. LLMs don't think; you do.