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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.
How to cancel a Descript subscription and keep your work
The steps to cancel Descript, what happens to your projects and credits afterwards, refunds, and what to download before you go, from the Descript help centre.
Descript discounts, promo codes and Black Friday in 2026
Every real way to pay less for Descript in 2026 - annual billing, the education plan, referrals, promo codes and Black Friday - from Descript itself.
Descript review 2026 - an honest look from a competitor
An honest Descript review from a competitor - what it does best, where its meters and cloud cost you, our measured tests, and who should use it.
How to start a YouTube channel in 2026, step by step
How to create a YouTube channel, set its name, handle, picture and banner, verify it, publish your first videos and qualify for the Partner Program.
How to switch from Descript to Rooster
Moving from Descript to Rooster - what to export from Descript first, how to bring it into Rooster, how your habits map, and what does not carry over.
YouTube video size and thumbnail size guide for 2026
The video size, aspect ratio, bitrate and file limits YouTube asks for, plus thumbnail and Shorts sizes, taken from the official YouTube help pages.
How to make a YouTube video, from idea to upload
How to make a YouTube video on your own, in seven steps - the idea, the outline, recording, editing by the words, captions, export and upload.
We measured how many ums speech-to-text keeps
Filler removal can only cut the ums a transcript wrote down. We tested three on-device engines on real speech. One kept about 80 % of them; one kept 5.
Your Mac is already an AI computer
Transcribing a recording or cutting out the ums doesn’t need a data centre. Why we do everyday AI on the Mac you own and keep the cloud for the rest.
Descript pricing in 2026 - plans, media minutes, AI credits
What Descript costs in 2026 - every plan and meter, the free plan, trials, discounts and lifetime deals, and why older articles quote old prices.
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 your video editor should work offline, on your own Mac
An offline video editor on your Mac transcribes and edits without a data centre. It is faster, works on a plane and keeps client footage on your machine.
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.