Layers hold all the visual and audio elements used in a project, such as video, images, text, music, and sound effects. As you edit, certain types of media—specifically video and audio—are further broken down into clips. 

For example, if you are working with music or video and have made edits to the original content, your layer will be split into multiple clips, with each clip containing a section of video or audio used in your project.

Layer and clip types

There are various types of layers and clips in Descript:

• Video, audio, and images
• Shapes
• Waveforms
• Progress bars
• Text, emojis, and captions