Learning Timeline
Key Insights
Quick Editing Tip
Forget traditional editing using the 'Split tool'. With Descript, you just need to highlight and delete text to cut your video. This saves hours of work every week.
Video Engagement Strategy
Use the 'Edit for Clarity' feature to remove unnecessary words. The principle: provide maximum value with the minimum number of words to keep your audience engaged.
Content Repurposing
Use the 'Create Clips' button to let the AI identify the 5 best parts of your video and automatically convert them into 'Vertical' format for Reels or TikTok.
Step by Step
How to Edit Video Using Text (Text-Based Editing)
- Open the Descript app or access it via their official website.
- Upload the audio or video file you want to edit to the platform.
- Wait for Descript's AI to automatically transcribe your video into text.
- Locate the parts of the video you want to remove within the displayed text script.
- Highlight the unwanted words or sentences using your cursor.
- Press the 'Delete' key on your keyboard.
- Confirm that the video has been automatically edited in sync with the deleted text without needing to use the 'Split tool' manually.
Using the AI Suite for Video & Audio Quality
- Click on the AI Suite menu in the editing panel.
- Select the 'Studio Sound' feature to automatically process standard recorded audio into studio-quality sound.
- Select the 'Edit for Clarity' menu to let the AI suggest which parts should be removed (such as filler words) to make the video more concise.
- Enable the 'Eye Contact' feature to correct your gaze using AI technology so it always looks like you're looking at the camera.
- Use the 'Center Active Speaker' feature if you're editing a two-person podcast to focus the visual on the person currently speaking.
Translation (Dubbing) & Subtitle Export Process
- Go to the transcription section and select the 'Translate' menu.
- Choose your desired target languages (you can select up to 5 languages simultaneously).
- Wait for the AI to process the script translation and dub the voice into the selected languages.
- Click the 'Export' button at the top right of the screen.
- Select the 'Subtitles' format and choose the languages you want to display (you can include the original or translated languages).
- Select the 'Transcript' format if you need the translated text for a website or article.
- Click 'Download' to save the file to your computer.
