How to make the fish cutting meme with AI
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To make the fish cutting meme with AI you need one clear photo. The kitchen, the giant fish, the cleaver, the near-miss chops and the original sound are already in the template, so there is no CapCut template to find and nothing to edit.
1. Upload one photo
The fish cutting template has one role: the big man in the black cowboy hat behind the counter. Upload a sharp photo of one person, taken from the front, with even light and no sunglasses. A waist-up photo is enough. Group photos and side profiles make the face harder to place.
The template keeps the cowboy hat and swaps in your face, hair and skin. Clothes are less fixed: the black T-shirt can turn into whatever top you wear in the photo. We saw this in a 10-second test with a woman's patterned top, where everything else came out right. Pick a photo in a plain dark top if you want to look like the original.
2. Choose Person or Pet
Leave the switch on Person for a human, or set it to Pet for a dog or cat. For pets, a clear photo of the face from the front works best. In our 6-second test a golden retriever put on the cowboy hat, pinned the fish with one paw and landed both chops on time.
3. Pick 6 or 10 seconds
6 seconds costs 5 credits, so the smallest pack is enough. You get the slow build and the first two chops, at about 1.5 and 5 seconds. It works as a short loop, but it stops before the big finish.
10 seconds costs 15 credits and is the whole clip: after the first two chops come three fast ones at about 8.6, 9.2 and 9.7 seconds, and the last one takes the tail off. Pick 10 if you want the punchline.
Confirm you have the right to use the photo and press generate. You can leave the page while it renders; the video shows up in My videos, and if a render fails the credits go back automatically.
4. Download, post and say it is AI
Download the MP4 from My videos. It is 4:3 landscape, like the picture in the original, so TikTok and Reels show it with bars above and below. That empty space is where the original had its text, so it is a good place for yours: "How my trading entries be #Precise" if you want the trading joke, or a "POV: … said they'd handle dinner" line if you want the cooking one.
Say it is AI in your caption. If you want to credit the source, the original is Cowboy Lew (@cowboylew) on Instagram, itself an AI character account. And keep it on screen: the near-miss chopping is a joke, not something to try with a real knife.
How much does a Fish Cutting Meme video cost?
A 6-second Fish Cutting Meme video costs 5 credits. The cheapest way to make one is the Try pack: $4.99 for 5 credits.
| Length | Credits | Cheapest pack that covers it |
|---|---|---|
| 6 s | 5 | Try · $4.99 (5 credits) |
| 10 s | 15 | Single · $9.99 (15 credits) |
No subscription. Credits never expire, and a failed render gives your credits back automatically.
Questions, answered
Do I need CapCut to make the fish cutting meme?
No. The video is made here with the original sound, and you download the finished MP4. You can still open it in CapCut or any editor afterwards if you want to add text.
Will my video have the "Precise" text on it?
No. The template has the text cropped off, so the picture is clean. Add your own caption with the text tool in TikTok or Instagram.
Why does my video stop after two chops?
You picked 6 seconds. The three fast chops and the tail coming off are between 8.6 and 9.7 seconds, so only the 10-second version has them.
Can two people be in it?
No. The original has one person behind the counter, so the template takes one photo.