Project file management

Add videos or photos to your project by opening the Project panel on the right and then clicking Upload. Then select the file from your Finder (macOS) or File Explorer (Windows). Create a new sequence or folder by clicking the + plus button in the Files section. You can also drag and drop files directly onto the various areas in Descript. This will add the files to the project and directly to the active composition. You can also import a file with a link by clicking the link icon in the Files section of the Project panel. 

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How Descript creates optimized assets from your project files

When you add a file to a project or record directly in Descript, Descript works with two versions of it:

• The original file. Your imported file (or, if you recorded in Descript, the new recording) is uploaded to the cloud. Descript uses this version when you export your composition.
• An optimized version for editing. Descript creates smaller, playback-ready versions of your media in the cloud and streams them to the app as you edit, so playback stays smooth without large files on your computer.

Descript doesn’t keep full copies of your original or optimized files on your computer. Because your media lives in the cloud, you never need to worry about misplacing the files referenced in a project.

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How Descript handles files with different sample rates

If your project contains audio files with different sample rates (e.g. 44.1k, 48k), Descript treats them as follows:

• For timeline exports, Descript converts all the files to the highest sample rate in the project.
• All files will be at a 44.1k sample rate during playback in the app.