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Trim, Polish, and Publish a Talking-Head Video in Minutes with Descript

Turn a raw talking-head recording into a concise, subtitle-ready, studio-quality video with background music in under 15 minutes using Descript’s AI tools.

Takes
Video Text Audio
Produces
Video Text
What you'll produce
Input
A 20‑minute raw talking-head recording and a brief script outlining the key points you want to keep.
Output
A polished 5‑minute video with clean cuts, AI‑enhanced audio, subtitles, and background music ready for publishing.

The Workflow

9 steps · click a step number to mark it done

Open Descript and have it ready before you start

Upload your raw talking-head footage to Descript

Click Generate Transcript to create an editable text version of the video

Edit the transcript: delete unwanted sentences and phrases; the video cuts automatically to match

Select Remove Filler Words (Underlord) to automatically erase ums, ahs, and pauses

Apply Studio Sound to boost audio clarity and remove background noise

Enable Auto‑Caption to generate subtitles in your chosen language

Search the Media Archive for a suitable background music track and drag it onto the timeline

Adjust music volume and add fade‑in/out to blend with the spoken audio

Export the final video as MP4 (or your preferred format) and share it

Ready to run this workflow?

Open Descript and follow the steps above.

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