How to use Descript to edit video and podcasts like a doc

Import and transcribe

Create a project, drag in your video or audio, and let it transcribe. Fix speaker labels so cuts land on the right person.

Rough cut by editing text

Read the transcript like a doc. Highlight and delete flubbed takes, tangents and repeats. Play back each cut; adjust if a breath or word is clipped.

Clean up filler words and silences

Use the built-in tools to find filler words ("um", "uh") and long gaps, and review before removing all. Removing every one can sound robotic, so keep a few.

Improve audio

Try the studio-sound/audio-enhancement feature on noisy recordings, and compare before/after: it works best on voice, less well on music.

Captions, titles and clips

Add captions from the transcript (great for social), then ask an assistant for titles and descriptions:

Here's the transcript of my video. Suggest 5 titles under 60 characters, a 150-word description, and 3 moments that would make good 30-60 second clips with timestamps.
[paste transcript]

When to use something else

For heavy effects, color grading or music videos, a traditional editor is better. For AI-presenter videos with no camera, look at Synthesia or HeyGen.