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Descript
Edit video and podcasts by editing text — AI does the heavy lifting.
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Descript — getting started
Descript
What it is
Descript transcribes your video/audio and lets you edit it like a document — delete a word, delete the footage. Plus AI voices and filler-word removal.
Why it matters
It collapses hours of editing into minutes, making polished video and podcasts accessible to anyone.
Watch
Video primer
How to use Descript — beginner's guide to editing video with text
Learn
What to master
Text-based editing
Cut and rearrange video by editing the transcript.
Remove filler & retakes
One click strips 'ums' and awkward pauses.
AI voices & overdub
Fix a mistake by typing — AI regenerates the audio in your voice.
Check
Quick quiz
1.How do you cut footage in Descript?
2.What does one-click filler-word removal do?
3.What is Overdub / AI voice correction for?
Score 70%+ to master this track and bank the XP.
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Your hands-on project
Edit a short clip
Produce a clean 60-second video or audio clip.
- 1Record or upload a short clip.
- 2Edit it by trimming the transcript.
- 3Remove filler words in one pass.
- 4Export and share it.
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