Hot on the heels of our video editing and screen recording release, we’re back with more! Nothing huge, but some nice, smaller things.

1. Multicam

We’ve added Multicam support. Multicam is a common video editing feature that lets you sync up different camera angles, and then easily switch between them.

The way it works in Descript is very simple. It’s just a new setting on sequences. So when you want to switch camera angles, just split your sequence clip, and then select your camera angle in the clip inspector (or Conductor). …

Like it or not, video has become an essential part of how we communicate. And while it’s gotten easier to capture and share video, editing remains difficult, slow, and non collaborative.

As of today, Descript is no longer limited to podcast editing — it’s a full-featured video editor. Record and edit multitrack videos with titles, transitions, image and video overlays, animations, and more — all with the same ease and flexibility as editing a document.

We’re also releasing a screen recorder. Use it standalone to quickly record and share video of your screen and webcam — accompanied by an…

Today we’re releasing the version of Descript we’ve dreamed of since conceiving of the company: A full multitrack podcast production studio.

If you make podcasts, or you’re thinking about making podcasts, download Descript and play around with the tutorial project. You’ve never seen anything like it — it’s a ground-up reimagining of what media editing should look like. Easy to learn, powerful, flexible, fast, and fun.

Descript is free for up to three hours of voice content, and then it’s just ten dollars per month — no extra charge for our industry-leading automatic transcription.

Lyrebird + Descript

You might have noticed a…

Automatic transcription is fast, cheap, and 95% accurate — but manually adding speaker labels is a drag. With Descript’s new AI Speaker Detective, we do it automatically.

To get the new version, open or restart Descript and you’ll be prompted to update, or download it here.

How it works

Add a file and check the box.

In a minute or two, Descript will let you know how many speakers it’s detected — 2, 5, 12! Your job is to name who’s who.

Descript has some exciting plans ahead for podcasters. If you have a few minutes, we’d love it if you could answer a few questions about how you write, record, edit, and mix your podcast.

We’re excited to learn more about your workflow and look forward to sharing the results of our survey in a few weeks!

Descript 2.1 is now available. Here’s what’s new:

Timeline Editor

Cut/copy/paste/delete range selections

Add fades and crossfades, and control clip gain:

In March, we were busy adding polish and laying the foundation for larger features shipping in the coming months. Here’s what’s new:

File Optimization: Descript now automatically generates high quality optimized versions of your files, ideal for editing and sharing, and reducing the hard disk requirements. Descript also retains your original files, which you can use to optimize the quality of your final export. (Docs)

Stability & Performance Improvements: We’ve made dramatic improvements to the reliability of automatic cloud sync, and audio/video playback performance.

Open non-downloaded Projects: Now you can open Projects to see what’s inside without waiting for them…

We’ve been busy over at Descript! Here’s what’s new since shipping 2.0 in mid-November.

Export to Adobe Premiere and Final Cut Pro

Nondestructive Project export Project to Adobe Premiere or Final Cut Pro, carrying over the original files and edits.

Multitrack Transcription w/ Automatic Speaker Labels

Descript synthesizes multitrack recordings to create transcripts with automatic speaker labels.

Project Search

Keyword search across all of your Project Compositions and files.