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    Descript

    Score8.4 out of 10
    N/ADescript is a collaborative audio/video editor, from the company of the same name in San Francisco, that works like a doc. It includes transcription, a screen recorder, publishing, full multitrack editing, and AI tools.

    $12

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    Descript
    Editions & Modules
    Free
    $0
    Annual billing - Hobbyist
    $12
    per month per user
    Monthly Billing - Hobbyist
    $19
    per month per user
    Annual billing - Creator
    $24
    per month per user
    Monthly Billing - Creator
    $35
    per month per user
    Annual billing - Business
    $40
    per month per user
    Monthly Billing - Business
    $50
    per month per user
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    Chose Descript
    Feature rich - always innovating - I love the fact that Descript rolls out innovations on a recurring basis.
    Export options are amazing and can't really be matched out in the marketplace
    Quite simply others are trying to catch up to Descript - so that's a good position for them …
    Incentivized
    Chose Descript
    It works as well as Otter transcribing and with similar accuracy, but has a much better free tier, and has workspace management features that are more robust.
    Incentivized
    Chose Descript
    I've used Rev and liked them, but I find Descript to be more flexible and, overall, more useful. We're also experimenting with Searchie.io, but it's early days yet, so I can't comment.
    Incentivized
    Chose Descript
    Before the script I use screenflow do script is significantly faster and easier to edit with
    Incentivized
    Chose Descript
    Descript compares favorably to any audio editor where you can't see the transcription. It's so helpful to be able to see what someone said, select only that, and within 30 seconds, the file is exported and you can put it into your project.
    Incentivized
    Chose Descript
    I didn't edit the shows previously because it was so time consuming. I had to use one tool for a transcript, another if I edited, another for creating clips. None had the audiograms. I went with Descript because I liked the idea of editing the audio via the script. And I save …
    Incentivized
    Chose Descript
    Not only does Camtasia have a steep learning curve; everything that Camtasia takes 1 hour to do, but Descript would also do it in less than a minute.
    Incentivized
    Chose Descript
    Descript is by far superior to the other editing software you can get on Apple computers. It's able to do a lot more and really save us tons of time. Other Adobe apps are great, but take a while to learn. Descript is very user-friendly, making it easy to start from day one with …
    Incentivized
    Chose Descript
    I used the most simple editing tools because I don't need anything fancier. Descript does video and text in parallel and I could choose - exactly in a word -- what I wanted to include. Having text and audio/video in parallel is its greatest strength.
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    8.0
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    User Testimonials
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    descript
    • Transcription of internal presentations and web conferences. It's great for capturing and transcribing the audio from presentations, demos, etc. which can then be used to develop training materials, blog posts, etc.
    • Podcasts. Makes it really easy to record, edit, and publish video or audio podcasts.
    • Promotional videos. Streamlines and accelerates the process for developing videos.
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    Pros
    descript
    • I like the sidebar - breaking my scripts up into different "chapters" makes it easier to create quickly.
    • I like that it auto-corrects punctuation, capitalization, etc. as I polish the scripts.
    • It's easy for my team and my collaborators to read/listen, remark, and create useable transcripts.
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    Cons
    descript
    • When editing a transcript it can get a little cumbersome, as a double click doesn't always do what you think it will
    • Some features aren't that intuitive (what is resize word gap) for beginners
    • A tutorial/wizard as soon as you sign up would be very useful
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    Descript is by far superior to the other editing software you can get on Apple computers. It's able to do a lot more and really save us tons of time. Other Adobe apps are great, but take a while to learn. Descript is very user-friendly, making it easy to start from day one with very little training.
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    Return on Investment
    descript
    • I can get video completed much more quickly and cheaply
    • We can produce more video content because of the speed with which we can have a finished product
    • We can have shorter timelines for example I record on Monday and we publish on Tuesday which wouldn't be otherwise possible with other methods I've used
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