The project editor is the workspace where you'll edit your audio and video.

This article covers the different parts of the project editor:

• Script editor: Make text-based edits to your transcript, audio, and video.
• Scene editor: Arrange and preview visual layers within your scenes.
• Timeline: Adjust clip timing, trim footage, and fine-tune media layers.
• Sidebar panels: Access tools for layouts, stock media, AI actions, Underlord, and more.

Key areas in the editor

Here’s a quick map of the key areas you’ll see when working in a composition within a Descript project:

• Script editor: Where you write, edit, and review your transcript. You can edit your content like a doc and use text-based editing for video and audio.
• Scene editor: The visual preview area where you can resize, move, or arrange elements in your video across scenes.
• Timeline: A more traditional view with audio waveforms. Trim, split, and move clips here to adjust timing across your script and media layers.
• Sidebar: Contains tools and panels for managing files, editing visuals, applying effects, and using AI features:
  • Project: Access your files and compositions
  • Scene: Change layout, background, or apply transitions
  • Layer: Adjust position, size, duration, and effects
  • Elements: Add shapes, text, GIFs, and other layers. Learn more about layers.
  • Stock: Browse assets to add to your project
  • AI Actions: Run automated tools like Studio Sound, remove filler words, or auto-generate social posts
  • Underlord: Descript’s AI powered co-editor.