When should you correct the words or cut the recording?
Use Correct mode when you said the right thing and the transcript spelled it wrong. When you want to remove a false start from the recording, edit that passage in the script and replay the cut.
Check what the viewer sees just after the cut. For example, if your voice now says “Select Download” while the pointer has already moved away, shorten the cut or capture that part again.
How do you keep captions when you move the video?
Export the finished video and an SRT or VTT file if the destination player supports switchable subtitles. These files tell the player what words to show and when.
If the destination cannot load a subtitle file, add captions that become part of the picture. Check names and button labels in the actual export, and place captions away from the controls you are showing.
Who needs access to the editable project?
A project link opens the editable draft for collaborators according to their permissions. Descript project editors can export it. A published viewing page has its own Access setting. Anyone with the link can watch when you choose that option, even if they cannot open the project.
For a restricted audience, test with fictional footage. Sign in to a separate Descript account with no access to the project or its team drive and try both links. Where access is restricted, that account should be denied. If you cannot verify the audience, export the finished file to a storage location approved for those viewers.
Importing footage puts it into the Descript project. Start with footage cleared for upload. Keep the original recording, approved script and exports in your own storage so another editor can rebuild the lesson later. The current Free plan lists 60 processed media minutes per editor per month and local video exports up to 720p with a watermark. Count imported and recorded media, including footage you later cut.
How can you practice the two kinds of edit?
On paper, write “Open Billing. Wait, let me start again. Open Billing and choose Download.” Mark the first two sentences for removal and misspell Billing in the transcript of the third.
- Keep the good takeMark the misspelling for transcript correction. The remaining spoken instruction should still say Billing.
- Check the timingWrite the final caption beside the frame where Billing appears. Confirm the instruction is legible with the sound off.