I have the Shorts video ready, but when I play it in the preview, it runs up to a certain point, freezes, and then jumps to a different timestamp; I also noticed the playhead moving when it skips a part of the video.
Hi,
This looks to be a CapCut timeline/playback issue, not necessarily a problem with your actual Shorts video.
If the playhead itself jumps forward while previewing, CapCut is likely skipping/caching incorrectly or the timeline has an edit/speed setting causing a jump.
Try these in order:
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Check the timeline around the exact jump
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Zoom into the timeline.
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Look for a cut, gap, split, freeze-frame, speed change, or transition at the point where it jumps.
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Make sure the video clips actually connect with no unintended gap.
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Check Speed
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Select the clip.
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Go to Speed → Normal.
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Make sure there isn't a speed curve/keyframe causing the footage to jump.
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Check Freeze / Frame Hold
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Look immediately before the jump for a Freeze segment or unusually short clip.
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Delete it if it was added accidentally.
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Preview from an earlier point
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Move the playhead several seconds before the problem.
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Play again.
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If it consistently jumps at exactly the same timeline position, there's probably an edit/timeline setting there.
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Clear CapCut's cache / restart
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Save the project.
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Completely close CapCut and reopen it.
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If available in your version, clear CapCut's cache, then reopen the project.
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Export a short test
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Export only a section containing the problem.
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If the exported MP4 plays normally, it's just CapCut's preview rendering.
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If the export also freezes and jumps, there's an actual timeline/clip issue that needs fixing.
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If the playhead moves forward while the image freezes, rather than the playhead staying still, that strongly suggests CapCut is dropping/skipping frames during preview.
If the playhead actually jumps to a later timeline position, then we should inspect the edit/speed/freeze settings at that exact point.
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