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App settings

You can access your app settings from the top right corner of the Drive View.

Screenshot of Descript with numbered steps for accessing your Settings

 

Setting Description
Default project type Set your projects' default to video or audio-only compositions
Default transcription language Choose between 23 different languages for automatic transcription
Always ask before transcribing  Always confirm the language when transcribing a file; we recommend keeping this enabled if you transcribe files in various languages.
Theme
Set the app's color theme
Automatic volume levels Automatically apply -16dB loudness normalization to all audio in your projects; you can override this setting in each project.
Use room tone on gap clips Apply room tone to gap clips; you can override this in each project's settings.
Optimize video files for playback Descript automatically optimes video assets for smooth playback while editing; if disabled, you can still manually trigger optimization per file.
Optimize computer storage Only download original files when needed for export or other operations; you can override this in each project's settings. You can find more details on how Descript manages files here.
Offline storage location... Set the storage location of projects files on your computer
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