J-Cuts L-Cuts

Online resource: Adobe Premier site on J cuts and L cuts (different application, same principle)

The L cut : The view cuts away to a new clip, but the audio continues from the first clip.

The J cut : The audience hears the audio from a clip before it appears.


These techniques smooth out edit points. This is a way that the editor hides or makes edits more invisible to the audience.

When else would an editor want to use these techniques?