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Notes on editing video locally
Working notes on transcript-first editing, keeping footage on your own machine, and the parts of video production that are duller and more fixable than they look.
Apple’s AI advantage is already on your desk
Apple silicon makes local AI video editing practical. Rooster uses your Mac to transcribe, clean up and edit recordings without cloud processing allowances.
Descript pricing in 2026 - plans, media minutes, AI credits
What Descript actually costs, every plan and meter, what draws down media minutes and AI credits, and why older articles quote prices that no longer exist.
Cutting filler words without flattening the delivery
Removing ums is easy. Removing them without making someone sound like a machine is a timing problem, not a detection one.
Why video editing should happen on your own Mac
Local processing keeps you in control of your footage and avoids the unnecessary cost of sending every minute to the cloud.
What transcript-first video editing actually changes
Editing a transcript instead of a timeline changes which decisions are cheap. Here is what that does to the work itself.