From Still Photos to Film in Capcut
A step-by-step video tutorial for turning still photos into a film using CapCut.

In today’s tutorial, I’ll walk you through a step-by-step tutorial to transforming still photos into a film using CapCut. If you've ever wanted to create a book-flip animation or bring static images to life, CapCut is the perfect tool. It’s quick, intuitive, and even more streamlined than it was just a few months ago.
For this project, I decided to create a book-flip film for Home for the Soul—one of the books in my Beautiful Books Cosmos cluster (a work in progress!).
To capture the photos, I followed a simple process:
I took one photo, flipped the page, took another photo, flipped the page, and continued like that for several pages (not all the pages).
I kept the camera steady using a c-stand.
I used the Nikon SnapBridge app to take the shots remotely.
Once I had all the photos, I edited in and cropped in Lightroom 9x16 ration.
I used CapCut to turn them into a seamless film.
Below, I’ve recorded the quick steps to make a video like this yourself.
Step-by-Step in Capcut

That’s a Wrap
With just a few easy steps, you can turn still photos into a fun little film with CapCut. Whether it’s a book flip, photo slideshow, fun stop motion, CapCut makes the whole process super simple (and quite fun).
Give it a shot and see how your photos come to life!
And as always, I love know you were here. Say hello in the comments below.
xx
Kim
“The whole point of taking pictures is so that you don’t have to explain things with words.”
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