by Descript
Descript
A video and audio editor where you edit by changing the text of the transcript, and the recording changes to match.
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What it is good at
Stands out for
- Removing filler words and long pauses is close to automatic.
- The transcript-as-timeline idea genuinely removes the need to learn editing software.
Where it falls down
- It is still an editor with a learning curve, even if a gentler one.
- Export limits and watermarks are where the free tier ends.
Jobs it is a candidate for
- Turn what I've already got into a videoBuilt for this
Editing by deleting words is the thing that makes this job possible for a non-editor.
- Take notes in my meetingsCan, once set up
It transcribes well, but it is an editing tool, not something that joins your calls.
The details, and where they came from
- How is it priced?
- Free tier, then paid plansVendor saysSource
- Cheapest way to do the job for real, per month
- Not establishedNot checkedNo source recorded · No entry price has been established for this listing. Check the vendor's own pricing page.
- Is there a free tier good enough to try it?
- YesVendor saysSource
- Does it train on what you put in?
- We do not knowNot checkedNo source recorded
- Where is your data held?
- We do not knowNot checkedNo source recorded
- Can you get your data back out?
- We do not knowNot checkedNo source recorded
- Can you speak to a person if it goes wrong?
- We do not knowNot checkedNo source recorded
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Our assessment
We have not reviewed Descript. It is listed because it is a genuine candidate for the jobs above, not because anyone here has judged it.
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