Use a workspace video example to choose a stock shot and music, align them with a real product demonstration, and assess their permitted destinations.
CapCut includes stock footage and music resources. In CapCut Desktop, use Media > Library for stock visuals and Audio > Music for a soundtrack. Select material for a specific part of your video, place it on the timeline, and adjust its duration, framing, and sound alongside your own footage.
For a product video, keep the real demonstration as the visual evidence for the product. Use a stock shot to establish context or support a transition, and choose music that leaves the explanation audible.
Find a shot in the appropriate CapCut library
In Desktop, open Media > Library and browse categories such as Life, Background, or Green screen. CapCut's stock footage guide shows selecting a clip and dragging it to the timeline. The Web-oriented stock materials guide describes the Stock materials tab with theme browsing and search. Follow the entry shown by the editor you are using.
Consider an illustrative 20-second desk-accessory video with real product close-ups and recorded narration. It needs a short workspace opener. In the stock search route, begin with “desk workspace,” then refine the subject to “hands typing” if the narration needs activity. On Desktop, browse the relevant category and preview candidates for the same purpose.
Inspect the whole candidate passage. A camera sweep may suit a fast recap but interrupt a calm demonstration. A visible logo or monitor headline may draw attention away from the product. A wide shot can also lose the useful action when placed in a vertical project. Reject an unsuitable candidate before spending time matching it to the edit.
Place the selected passage beside the product footage
Drag the chosen stock clip onto the timeline before the real product close-up. Trim away setup movement and choose the moment when the intended workspace is clear.
If the narration names the product at second 3, align the real product reveal with that statement. Shorten the stock opener if it delays the reveal. If the opening words discuss a broader workspace, they can begin over the stock shot before the sequence reaches the product.
Select the stock clip and adjust its crop or position for the output frame. Watch the cut into the close-up. If keeping the useful subject requires an awkward crop, choose a better-framed source. Listen for any sound attached to the clip and lower or mute it when it interferes with the narration.
Add music and edit its own audio item
Open Audio > Music and browse the available themes. Use Sound effects separately when the sequence needs a short sound tied to an action. The desktop guide identifies both entries.
For the workspace example, audition an instrumental passage with a steady texture. Listen past the opening. A quiet introduction can become louder during the spoken product details, and a strong vocal can compete with them.
Add the chosen music to the timeline as its own audio item. Trim the passage to the video, select it to adjust volume, and use the available fades for the entrance and ending. CapCut's audio editing guide describes volume and fade controls for separate audio.
Play the stock opener, product reveal, and spoken ending with the music. If a word becomes hard to hear, adjust the music level at the relevant passage. If a hiss begins at the stock clip's entrance, inspect that clip's source audio before changing the soundtrack.
Decide whether each selected asset fits the intended use
While the candidate's details are open, retain its title, creator or provider, and any available ID or link. Record the access badge, relevant use terms, intended destination, and date of selection. These details let a reviewer identify the actual item when a project is revised.
For U.S. users, CapCut's Materials License Agreement identifies commercially marked visual materials and applicable term and territory limits. It distinguishes personal noncommercial Sounds from Commercial Sounds, with the latter's stated destinations including CapCut, TikTok, and TikTok for Business. Other destinations can require separate permission.
The following is a use-decision example for a brand advertisement planned for TikTok and Instagram. Its candidate conditions are illustrative, so apply the decisions to the marks and terms shown on your selected items.
Candidate conditionDecision for the planned adA visually suitable stock clip is limited to personal useReplace it with a clip whose terms cover the advertising use.A clip's commercial mark and applicable term and territory cover the releaseKeep its identifying details and the relevant terms with the project.A Commercial Sound covers the stated TikTok destination, with no additional Instagram permissionResolve the Instagram permission or choose a suitable alternative for that version.A paid-access badge appears, but the permitted destination is unclearRead the item's use terms before including it in the release.
A free or paid access label answers how you obtain the asset. Its terms determine which planned uses it covers. Where a destination changes, revisit the selected music and footage before reusing the export.
Turn a conversational asset request into an editing choice
For a supported ChatGPT desktop task with the plugin installed and authorized, CapCut × ChatGPT can help match assets to a brief. A proposed request can name the missing scene and the sound separately.
Find a calm workspace opener with room for a product introduction, plus instrumental music that leaves speech clear. Show the available asset details and use conditions for the intended placement.
In the editor, inspect the proposed item's details and preview the selected passage against the narration. Add only the material that fits the scene and planned use, then export the completed sequence. Watch the saved opener, product reveal, and ending, and keep the CapCut project with its asset references for the next revision.