Reference Manual

• Descript system requirements

  Descript is supported on both macOS and Windows desktops. We also ha...

• Downloading and installing Descript

  Descript is currently available as a desktop application for both ma...

• Creating a Descript Account

  You can set up your Descript account in a couple of different ways. ...

• Updating Descript to the latest version

  Descript automatically checks for updates while running to ensure yo...

• Why does Descript open when I start my computer?

  Launch at Login From Descript's Quick Recorder settings, you have th...

• Descript for Web

  A new version of Descript is rolling out. This update introduces fa...

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• Changing a drive's default layout pack

  Plan restriction This feature is available for Business and Enterpr...

• Understanding Your Legacy Plan

  As we introduce new subscription plans, we want to ensure you can co...

• Understanding Changes to Your Free Plan

  Starting July 2, 2024, we’re changing our subscription plans. You wi...

• Preparing for Drive Ownership Transfer

  Introduction If you need to transfer ownership of a drive to ano...

• Changing the default save location for new projects

  Plan restriction This feature is available for Enterprise plans onl...

• Drive view

  The Drive View is the central hub for project organization in Descr...

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• Thumbnails

  By default, the first scene in a composition will be the image used ...

• Layer Panel

  The Layer panel covers all your properties for individual content la...

• Projects overview

  Projects are the containers for the content you create in Descript. ...

• Create a new project

  You can create a project from your Drive View or while working on an...

• Change project ownership

  Saying goodbye to a project can be tough (or the happiest moment of ...

• Scene Panel

    The Scene panel allows you to adjust properties and add layout pac...

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• Composition overview

  A composition is what you'll eventually export from Descript. Every ...

• Customize the editor

  Optimize your editing workflow by customizing the layout of the edit...

• Audio-only compositions

  Descript allows you to create audio-only compositions. These composi...

• Viewing duration and word count

  When you make a selection in your script, we'll display the duration...

• Playback and navigation

  Descript's playback and navigation features allow you to see where y...

• Auto-scrolling

  When you playback a composition, Descript will auto-scroll the visib...

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• AI Speakers overview

  Create and edit content with your own voice clone or one of Descrip...

• Generating text-to-speech

  This article will show you how to use an AI Speaker to generate text...

• Using Regenerate to edit or change recorded audio

  Regenerate allows you to seamlessly edit your recorded audio by repl...

• Using Regenerate to fix smooth out any jumpy, abrupt, or awkward audio

  For now, using Regenerate for this use case can only be applied to v...

• AI Speaker usage guidelines

  This page covers how to use AI Speakers in Descript, including text-...

• AI stock speakers

  Descript's AI stock speakers allow you to easily create lifelike voi...

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• Translate

  The translation feature in Descript allows you to easily translate y...

• Automatic multicam

  Available on all plans, our Automatic Multicam feature makes editing...

• Understanding AI Limitations, Features, and Usage Tracking

  This page provides detailed information about AI limitations, AI...

• What's in a name: Underlord FAQ

  Is there a story or concept behind the branding of "Underlord"? Yes,...

• Look Good Actions

  Underlord offers great pre-built options to help quickly edit and im...

• Ask Underlord

  Underlord's AI Actions make your workflow more efficient and enjoyab...

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• Scenes overview

  The concept of scenes Before we get into how scenes work, it’s impo...

• Scene boundaries

    This article explains how scene boundaries impact visual and audio...

• Scene rail

    The scene rail lets you easily navigate and interact with scenes ...

• Splitting vs. creating a new scene

  Splitting a scene To split a scene, insert a forward slash (/) in yo...

• Re-order scenes

  You can rearrange the order of your scenes in a composition simply b...

• Attaching a layer to a scene

  You can attach layers to a scene if you want to constrain certain pr...

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• Wordless media in your script (beta)

  Wordless media—sections of your script that don't contain speech—wil...

• Write mode

  Write mode lets you write your script using placeholder text or by g...

• Selection toolbar

  The selection toolbar shows up when you highlight a portion of you...

• Deleting vs ignoring script text

  Deleting and ignoring text or wordless media in your script is how y...

• Text correction keyboard shortcuts

  While editing your script, three hotkeys are useful for making quick...

• Edit boundaries

  Edit boundaries are represented by ¦ vertical lines that appear in y...

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• Scene editor overview

  The scene editor contains all of a scene’s visual elements — the vid...

• Adding media or layout packs to the active scene

  When you add media or apply a layout to the scene editor, it will on...

• Scene editor tools

  You’ve got a handful of tools for working with visuals in the scene ...

• Aspect ratio and video settings

  You can adjust your composition's aspect ratio, increase or decrease...

• Resizing and positioning the scene editor

  Make the most out of your video editing experience by bending the sc...

• Stock Panel

  The Stock panel offers a creative set of visual and audible content ...

• Import Zoom content via a URL

  When you open a project for the first time, you will see the option ...

• Project Panel

  The Project panel offers a comprehensive set of tools for managing p...

• Project files

  Project files can be found in the Files section of the Project panel...

• Stock media

  Descript offers a rich library of premium stock media that you can u...

• Generate AI images using Underlord

  You can generate AI images using text prompts to create custom image...

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• Timeline overview

  The Timeline is one of the editor panels in Descript. While the majo...

• Media layers, scenes, and the script in the Timeline

  When you make selections in the Script editor and Scene editor, the ...

• Layer visibility and order

  You can choose to hide or show the Timeline. While the Timeline is v...

• Timeline tools

  The Timeline tools allow you to interact with your script track, lay...

• Trimming clips

  Whether you want to remove extra silence in your recording, adjust t...

• The wordbar

  The wordbar tells you exactly what words a waveform represents, and ...

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• Automatic transcription

  Descript offers a cutting-edge automatic (AI-powered) transcription ...

• Supported transcription languages

  Descript can automatically transcribe 25 different languages.   A...

• Automatic Speaker Detection

  Descript will automatically run speaker detection on transcribed fil...

• Transcription glossary

  Please note that this feature is currently only available in Englis...

• Transcription accuracy

  Descript's automatic transcription is up to 95% accurate. The accura...

• See your transcription activity

  You can see your transcription history and all the transcriptions yo...

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• Placeholder Layers

  Placeholder layers are a versatile tool in Descript, allowing you to...

• Replacing media layers like b-roll, images, music, and other layers

  You can replace media in Descript without losing edits, captions, or...

• Layer and clip overview

  Layers hold all the visual and audio elements used in a project, suc...

• Adding layers in a project

  There are many ways to add layers in your project: Drag and drop yo...

• Locking layers in Descript

  You can lock layers to protect it from accidental changes to its pos...

• Video, audio, and image layers

  Descript offers many options to add videos, audio, and images to you...

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• Sequence overview

  With a Sequence, you can automatically sync multiple camera angles a...

• Creating a sequence

  If have multiple tracks of narrative audio and/or video from the sam...

• Switching between video layouts of a sequence

  When you are working with a multitrack sequence that contain video t...

• Sequence Editor

  The Sequence Editor provides a multitrack editing view for files con...

• Select sequence tracks to include in your script

  With the Sequence Editor, you can select individual tracks within a...

• Fix duplicate transcripts or mic bleed

  If the audio tracks in your sequence aren't fully isolated, your spe...

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• Record a slideshow presentation with Descript

  Create a screen recording Select the Record panel in the sidebar to...

• Effects overview

  Descript comes with a suite of audio and video effects you can use t...

• Applying and adjusting effects

  You can apply one or more effects to the script, scenes, sequences, ...

• How effects are applied in Descript

  Understanding how effects are applied in Descript will help you cont...

• Smart Transitions

  The Smart transitions feature introduces a powerful way to enhance t...

• Add a zoom effect with a custom animation

  Select the layer you want to animate. Access the Layer panel, then ...

• Ken Burns Animation

  The Ken Burns animation, named after the famous American documentary...

• Applying and adjusting animations

  You can apply animations to any visual in a scene and change a visua...

• Transitions overview

  A transition is a visual effect that can be applied at the start, en...

• Applying a transition to a scene

  When you apply a transition to a scene, it will affect all of that s...

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• View and monitor audio levels of your composition

  The volume unit (VU) meter in the Timeline shows the stereo audio le...

• Adjust volume and panning audio

  Balancing the volume and panning of your content's audio can signifi...

• Auto-leveling

  Making sure clip levels are consistent across your project can be te...

• Room tone

  Recordings made outside of professional-grade recording studios may ...

• Volume automation and keyframes

  You can adjust the volume over time of your script or audio layers w...

• Composition audio properties

  Similar to a master bus or mix bus, your composition's audio propert...

• Layout packs and layout overview

  A layout pack is a collection of pre-designed scenes you can use to ...

• Layout packs, scenes, and the script

  To get the most out of layout packs, it’s often helpful to understan...

• Sharing custom layout pack layouts with drive members

  When you create and publish a custom layout pack, it will be private...

• Aspect ratio consideration for custom layout packs

  If you want your layout pack to contain scenes with different aspect...

• Save a scene to a layout pack

  Layout packs can be created from scratch or saved from scenes in an ...

• Updating or removing your sign in method

  Manage how you access your Descript account by adding, changing, or ...

• Usage Monitoring

  Keeping track of your text-to-speech and AI suite usage is crucial t...

• How billing works in Descript

  Here are a few key points to help you understand how subscription bi...

• Viewing and managing your subscription

  You can manage your subscription from the Subscription tab in your a...

• Switch between multiple Descript accounts

  To switch between different Descript accounts with separate email ad...

• Change my billing cycle

  You can pay your subscription monthly or yearly. Learn more about ou...

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• Publish to Google Drive

  You can export your finished video or audio project to your Google D...

• Export and publishing overview

  Descript gives you comprehensive exporting and publishing options ta...

• Export and publish content with Descript web links and share pages

  Publishing a web link is the easiest way to share your content creat...

• View, share, and manage a published share page

  After publishing your content as a web link, you may download your c...

• Publishing to other hosting providers

  Publishing to other hosting providers Descript now supports a variet...

• Locally exporting video

  You can locally export your content as mp4 video files by clicking E...

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• Project links

  By default, this private link will only work for you and the specifi...

• Project access

  Descript simplifies project access management by allowing you to inv...

• Commenting in projects

  Descript's commenting features make it easy to annotate your transcr...

• AI Video Maker by Descript

  The AI Video Maker by Descript allows you to create explainer videos...

• Exporting to YouTube

  Descript lets you export videos directly to your YouTube channels. H...

• Export Blubrry episodes

  Publish to Blubrry in Descript Click Export at the top-right corner...

• Export your content to Buzzsprout

  Click Export at the top-right corner of your editor. Then select Bu...

• Exporting Captivate episodes

  Captivate only accepts audio content. If you want to export a video...

• Export your content to Castos

  Click Export at the top-right corner of your editor. Then, select C...

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• The Descript Community on Discord

  Descript has set up a Discord server — a community-based chat servic...

• The Descript Affiliate Program

  Upcoming changes to the Descript affiliate program We're excited to...

• Becoming a supported content hosting partner

  Descript now supports one-click export to supported content hosting ...

• Watch Descript webinars and other live events

  We regularly host live webinars, office hours, and product announcem...

• Contact Descript

  Customer Support Need help or have questions about Descript? Explore...

• Preview upcoming features with Descript Labs

  Descript offers you the option to try new and upcoming features thro...

• Quick guide to keyboard shortcut changes

  To help you while we’re changing Descript’s keyboard shortcuts, here...

• Keyboard shortcuts

  A reference table of all available keyboard shortcuts is available f...

• App settings

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