Text-based video editing in Descript

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

1. 1:230:31Remove silences with Descript Shorten Word GapsThe creator demonstrates using the 'Shorten word gaps' AI tool to automatically identify and remove all silences from a video timeline in one click.DDescript· AI 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.DDescript· AI Video Editor
3. 2:290:25Text-based video editing in DescriptCurrentThe user demonstrates editing a video by selecting and deleting text within the transcript, which automatically removes the corresponding video footage.DDescript· AI 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.DDescript· AI 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.DDescript· AI Video Editor
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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