Descript revamps timeline and launches AI video editor

Creating and editing videos has long since ceased to be a time-consuming production job. With tools like Descript, content creation becomes accessible to anyone who wants to tell a story. Descript takes another step forward with a completely redesigned timeline and the introduction of the AI video editor.

What is Descript?

Descript is an AI-powered content editor that lets you edit audio and video as if you were working in a word processor. You can transcribe your recording, correct mistakes, remove pauses, cut scenes and even re-record pieces in your own voice. Ideal for marketers who want to quickly create professional content without the need for a video agency or extensive post-production.

A new timeline: smarter and more intuitive

Descript introduces a completely redesigned timeline that makes video editing even more accessible. This update, now available as a beta in Descript Labs, brings more visibility and speed to your workflow.

What has changed?

• The scene rail is integrated into the timeline. So you no longer have to switch between two windows to organize scenes. The text editor now shows thumbnails of your scenes, providing a better visual overview.
• Everything you select in the canvas automatically appears in the timeline. This allows you to immediately see what you are editing.
• Clips and word breaks are now easy to drag and drop. That sounds small, but it makes a big difference in accessibility.
• Finally, you can now split scenes with a single click, allowing you to restructure much faster.

Meet Underlord: your AI co-editor

The biggest innovation, however, is in something (or rather, someone) else: Underlord. This is Descript's AI editor that can compose, improve and optimize videos based on your instructions. You work with Underlord as you would work with a colleague. You indicate via a simple chat what you want to create, for example a short social video from a podcast episode, and Underlord then comes up with a plan, executes it for you and gives advice where necessary. He reads your script, understands your directions and knows exactly how all the features work within Descript.

Underlord is available immediately in open beta.

What does this mean for marketers?

For content marketers working with audio and video, Descript once again lowers the barrier to producing quality content. You don't have to be an editor to create impactful content. With the new timeline, you work faster, clearer and more efficiently. And with Underlord, video editing is partially automated without losing control of your work.

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