How to Make a Warp Cut in After Effects

Editing the perfect interview can be a challenge if your onscreen talent isn't a professional. Cutting out all the pauses, stammers, stutters, and uhs can be a challenge. Use After Effects to remove unwanted audio, but keep the interview footage rolling with warp cuts.

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Kevin Snyder

May 14, 2015 • 15 min read

Post-Production Video Editing Adobe After Effects

Final product image — What You'll Be Creating

Jump cuts in interviews can be difficult to work with due to the gaps that are left behind in the video footage. This tutorial illustrates a technique using After Effects to help smooth out jump cuts.

Using the timewarp filter, I’ll show you how to create intermediate frames to create a seamless transition between two non-adjacent frames. This is an easy, but powerful, method that will help make your talent look like an expert regardless of their background.