The Edit-Speed Decision Matrix

The Edit-Speed Decision Matrix
Picking CapCut vs Premiere for meme video is a throughput question, not a quality one.

□ 1. Input check — under 60s, vertical, text-heavy? CapCut. Multi-track, color-graded, brand spot? Premiere.
□ 2. Auto-caption test — CapCut auto-captions in ~10s; Premiere needs a transcribe pass. For meme reaction clips, captions ARE the format.
□ 3. Template reuse — save your hook as a CapCut template, then clone it 20x. Premiere project files don't remix as fast.
□ 4. QA pass — export at 1080x1920, check caption safe-zone (top 12%, bottom 18% blocked by UI).

Rule: CapCut for volume and repeatable formats, Premiere only when one asset must look premium.

Run it weekly when you batch.