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J-cuts and L-cuts in a narrated edit

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Let the sound lead the picture.

Want smoother, more professional video transitions? Learn how to create J-cuts and L-cuts in VLPremiere Pro.

A J-cut introduces the next scene's audio before the picture changes. An L-cut allows the previous scene's audio to continue after the video transitions.

This tutorial explains how these techniques improve interviews, documentaries, narrated videos, and storytelling. You'll learn to unlink audio and video edits, adjust audio edit points, create overlapping dialogue transitions, and add audio crossfades.

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