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Remove silences with Descript Shorten Word Gaps

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Demo summary

The creator demonstrates using the 'Shorten word gaps' AI tool to automatically identify and remove all silences from a video timeline in one click.

Step-by-step

  1. Navigate to the AI features menu on the right side of the interface
  2. Select Shorten word gaps
  3. Review the identified word gaps
  4. Click Shorten all to remove all silences automatically

Options

  • Go through and edit word gaps individually instead of using Shorten all

Tips

  • Trust the software to handle the cuts automatically to save time on manual edits
  • Use the AI tools to find mistakes in the transcript or video

Highlights

“there's no need to manually go through and make these these cuts or edits uh and try to connect your sentences together. The AI will just automatically do that for you.”

All demos from “Descript Review 2026: My Favorite Video Editor For YouTube Videos!”

  1. 1:230:31Remove silences with Descript Shorten Word GapsCurrentThe creator demonstrates using the 'Shorten word gaps' AI tool to automatically identify and remove all silences from a video timeline in one click.DDescriptAI Video Editor
  2. 1:540:35Find and remove mistakes in DescriptThe video shows Descript's AI identifying verbal mistakes, repeated words, and filler phrases, allowing the user to cut them out automatically.DDescriptAI Video Editor
  3. 2:290:25Text-based video editing in DescriptThe user demonstrates editing a video by selecting and deleting text within the transcript, which automatically removes the corresponding video footage.DDescriptAI Video Editor
  4. 4:030:53Apply automatic zoom-in effects in DescriptThe creator shows how to split a scene and apply a 'zoom' layout to a specific sentence to create an automated punch-in effect.DDescriptAI Video Editor
  5. 4:561:13Create animated text layouts in DescriptThe demonstration shows how to select a text segment and apply a 'paragraph' layout to generate a stylized, animated text-on-screen scene.DDescriptAI Video Editor
  6. Watch “Descript Review 2026: My Favorite Video Editor For YouTube Videos!” →

AI Video Editor

  1. 0:430:16Text-based video editing in DescriptThe user demonstrates how deleting a sentence from the automatically generated transcript in Descript simultaneously removes the corresponding footage from the video timeline.Learn Online Video
  2. 1:130:15Remove filler words with UnderlordThe video shows the Underlord AI assistant in Descript automatically detecting and deleting filler words like 'ums' and 'likes' from a talking head video.Learn Online Video
  3. 2:310:43Adding B-roll and sound effects from Descript libraryThe creator searches and inserts stock waterfall footage and cinematic sound effects directly from Descript's built-in media archive.Learn Online Video
  4. 3:270:28Generate AI images in DescriptThe user types a text prompt for a 'chicken salad' into Descript's Generate Image tool to create a custom visual asset for the video.Learn Online Video
  5. 2:261:10Text-based video editing in DescriptThe creator demonstrates how to upload a video and edit it by highlighting and deleting text from the automatically generated transcript, which removes the corresponding video footage.Vince Opra
  6. 4:330:36Using the Blade tool on the timelineThe video shows how to use the Blade tool (shortcut B) to manually split clips on the timeline and delete specific segments.Vince Opra
  7. 7:150:46Remove filler words with Underlord AIThe demonstration shows Descript's Underlord AI identifying and batch-deleting filler words like 'um' and 'uh' from a recording.Vince Opra
  8. 10:570:32Add automated captions to videoThe demonstration shows how to apply and customize dynamic captions to a video project using Descript's built-in captioning styles.Vince Opra
  9. 0:310:40Correct eye contact with Descript AIThe creator demonstrates the 'Eye Contact' feature in Descript, which digitally adjusts his eyes to look at the camera lens even while he is reading a script off-screen.Done By Lunch
  10. 1:110:25Shorten word gaps in DescriptThe user shows how to use the 'Shorten word gaps' tool to automatically identify and remove silences longer than one second across a 14-minute video file.Done By Lunch
  11. 1:360:40Remove retakes automatically in DescriptThe 'Remove retake' feature is shown identifying repeated phrases in a transcript and automatically selecting the best take to keep while ignoring the others.Done By Lunch
  12. 2:160:34Automated multicam editing in DescriptThe creator demonstrates 'Automatic Multicam' which processes two separate video files and automatically cuts between speakers to create a finished interview layout.Done By Lunch
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