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Currently-Known Bugs in Descript (And Possible Workarounds)
A series of bugs I've encountered and reproduced in Descript and I've seen others report - and some workarounds, where possible.
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What's New in Descript Storyboard version 58
A new version of Descript rolled out this week. Here are all the updates from today's update of Descript Storyboard (version 58). It seems it's mostly interface fixes and improvements as well as some export in 4K possibility in the cloud export and more. A new
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Split Long Video Into Shorter Videos Without Re-transcribing in Descript
If you've imported and transcribed a long video with Descript and you've discovered that Descript is too slow when editing, here's how to split that long video AND keep your transcription, without spending more transcription time. Descript doesn't work well with long
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Adjust Clip Speed in Bulk in Descript Storyboard
If you need to change clip properties in bulk in Descript, you'll find it's not as easy as you'd think. Once you've made cuts and edits in your composition, particularly after removing filler words or closing word gaps and such, you typically
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How to Edit Only Text in Descript and Leave Video and Audio Unaffected?
In Descript, you can make text edits and corrections by editing, deleting or ignoring words, and having the audio and video kept in sync by deleting them with the words. But in some situations you might not want to affect the audio or video at all. Can you still just
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Stop Wasting Descript Transcription Minutes by Enabling This ONE Setting
Descript tends to try to 'help' you when you import audio or video files into a project by automatically transcribing them. Let me tell you why that's bad and how to prevent it. Automated transcription 'wizards' Descript's automated 'wizards' are
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Never Delete, Always Ignore: Descript Storyboard Transcripts
The first advice I give to all my course or coaching students when it comes to making corrections in Descript, is to never delete, always ignore.
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Descript Transcript Correction Doesn't Stick?
You may have come across a situation where Descript will ignore your transcription corrections. This is due to a bug that's been around for some time, but can also be due to crosstalk or a conflict in word alignment. I have several clients that request perfect transcriptions out
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Descript Has Two Recorders. They are different.
Descript Storyboard has two different recorders. One runs in the system tray and is called "Quick Recorder" and the other is launched from within the application from among the 5 icons at the top. You have the same options on both recorders, such as recording your screen, microphone,
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Faster Keyboard Navigation and Editing in Descript
Descript has a lot of keyboard shortcuts you can use throughout the interface. I love working on the keyboard and there are some nice little keyboard tricks I use when I want to work faster and not reach for the mouse all the time, particularly when performing repetitive tasks such
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Word Gap Removal in Descript Storyboard is Not Silence Removal
You may have audio files that you transcribe and work with in Descript Storyboard that have speech and other audio. Maybe you have a piece that has audio in more than one language or there's laughter and other sounds on the audio. If you try to remove '
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Sequences vs Compositions in Descript
Sequences and Compositions in Descript are the first things you need to familiarize yourself with as they are the most important. New Descript users usually have difficulty with the distinction between the two so I'll attempt to explain in this article. What are Descript sequences? Sequences are the