Shadowing Practice: How To Change Object Color In CapCut PC - Learn English Speaking with Video

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In this video I'm going to show you how to change the color of an object in CapCut.
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Now I'll be showing you two different methods on how to do this.
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Now first thing you need to do is just go
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and grab your video footage and drag it into the timeline like this.
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Once you have your video selected go and click on adjust in the top navigation and then select HSL.
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You can then go and select the color that you want to change.
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So in this case it's a red car
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so I'm going to select the red and then we can go
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and adjust both the hue and also the saturation as well.
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So you can just go
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and play around with these two sliders until you find a color
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that you're trying to change this to and this is really useful
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if you just want to go and make basic color changes.
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Now if this isn't working I'm going to show you a more advanced way of doing this as well.
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So let's go and drag our video footage back into the timeline again.
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You then need to click on the video tab.
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You then need to click on the adjust tab, click on basic, scroll right down to the bottom and reduce the saturation all the way down to the bottom.
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You then need to click on text over in the top left hand side
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and go and drag the default text onto the timeline like this.
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You could then go and click on the default text
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and we're just going to type in the dash symbol on your keyboard
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and then go and change the font size to 3000, you can then scroll down to the color
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and this is where we need to select the color that we want to change our object to.
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So I'm going to change my red car into this blue color here.
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Now once you've selected a color, click on these three horizontal dots and click on export still frames.
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You can then press export.
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Now once you've done that, go and delete the text layer.
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You can then click on media over on the top left hand side
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and you need to go and import that image that we just saved.
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So mine's right here and we just need to go
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and drag this image into the timeline and it should look something similar to this.
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Once you have the color selected go and click on video, scroll down and make sure blend is turned on, click on the drop down next to mode and go and select overlay.
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You then need to come back over to your media
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and you need to go and drag the original video clip to the top like this.
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Now click on remove BG, check the box next to chroma key click on the color picker
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and then you'll need to go and select the color
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that you want to remove so in my case it's this red here
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and you may also need to change the intensity to make
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sure the full image is covered like this now you may
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also need to adjust the feather edge just to make it
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much smoother now just make sure your entire image is covered
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if you get any other parts of the image
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that are also changing color as well i'm going to show you how to go
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and fix this So what we need to do is come back over to the media library
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and go and drag the original video onto the timeline like this.
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You could then click on video and select mask.
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You could then click on the add mask button
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and then we just need to go and select the area that's being covered in the color that we're trying to avoid.
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So you can see that when I add this mask the blue color on the road disappears.
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Now if you have any other bits left over then you can just go
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and drag your video onto the timeline once again.
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We're then going to click on the add mask button just like before
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and then we're just going to add a mask on the bits
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that we previously missed and as you can see we've now changed the color of this object
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and as you can see we've now changed the color of this object from red to blue.
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Let me know in the comments if you found this video helpful.

Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This speaking lesson is built on the video “How To Change Object Color In CapCut PC”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: click, color, select, drag, timeline. This video has 56 sentences and 756 words to shadow. The speech runs for 3:28. The speaker talks fast, about 218 words per minute, so expect linked and reduced sounds. 89% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is easy to follow.

Key vocabulary in this video

15 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:

WordPronunciationMeaning
select verb/sɪˈlɛkt/To choose one or more elements of a set, especially a set of options.
dragon noun/ˈdɹæɡən/In European mythologies, a gigantic beast, typically reptilian with leathery bat-like wings, lion-like claws, scaly skin and a lizard-like body, often a…
timeline noun/ˈtaɪmˌlaɪn/A graphical representation of a chronological sequence of events (past or future).
mask noun/mæsk/A cover, or partial cover, for the face, used for disguise or protection.
adjust verb/əˈd͡ʒʌst/To modify.
scroll noun/skɹoʊl/A roll of paper or parchment; a writing formed into a roll.
footage noun/ˈfʊtɪd͡ʒ/An amount of film or tape that has been used to record something, or the content of the recording.
default noun/dɪˈfɔlt/The condition of failing to meet an obligation.
export noun/ˈɛks.pɔɹt/Something that is exported.
helpful adjective/ˈhɛlp.fl̩/Furnishing help; giving aid; useful.
layer noun/ˈleɪ̯ɚ/A single thickness of some material covering a surface.
smooth adjective/smuːð/Having a texture that lacks friction. Not rough.
symbol noun/ˈsɪmbəl/A character or glyph representing an idea, concept or object.
clip noun/klɪp/Something which clips or grasps; a device for attaching one object to another.
delete verb/dɪˈliːt/To remove, get rid of or erase, especially written or printed material, or data on a computer or other device.

Phrasal verbs you will hear

WordMeaning
drop down verbTo sail, move, or row down a coast, or down a river to the sea.

Grammar in this video

The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:

StructureIn the video
Present perfect have/has + past participle — a past action that still matters nowyou've selected · you've done · we've now changed
Passive voice be + past participle — the focus is on what happens, not who does itis turned · is covered · being covered

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 17 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, we're, we've. Say them the short way, as you hear them.

  • The “th” sounds: smooth /smuːð/, feather /ˈfɛðə/
  • The “sh” and “zh” sounds: navigation /nævɪˈɡeɪʃən/, dash /ˈdæʃ/
  • Long words — get the stress right: intensity /ɪnˈtɛnsɪti/, navigation /nævɪˈɡeɪʃən/, horizontal /ˌhoɹəˈzɑn.təl/

How to practise with this video

  1. Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
  2. Start at 0.75× speed, shadow it sentence by sentence, then go back to normal speed once it feels easy.
  3. Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like select, dragon, timeline.

What is the Shadowing Technique?

Shadowing is a science-backed language learning technique originally developed for professional interpreter training and popularized by polyglot Dr. Alexander Arguelles. The method is simple but powerful: you listen to native English audio and immediately repeat it out loud — like a shadow following the speaker with just a 1–2 second delay. Unlike passive listening or grammar drills, shadowing forces your brain and mouth muscles to simultaneously process and reproduce real speech patterns. Research shows it significantly improves pronunciation accuracy, intonation, rhythm, connected speech, listening comprehension, and speaking fluency — making it one of the most effective methods for IELTS Speaking preparation and real-world English communication.

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