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Descript
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Descript is a video editor for podcasters and YouTubers that allows editing video like text, with features like Overdub and Studio Sound.
About
Descript
Descript flipped video editing on its head—edit video like you edit text. Delete a word in the transcript? That part vanishes from the video. Rearrange sentences? The video rearranges too. It's mind-blowing for podcast and talking-head content. Plus, features like overdub (fixing mistakes with AI voice cloning) and studio sound make it feel like magic.
The text-based approach is revolutionary for speech-driven content, but it's less intuitive for visual storytelling. While they're adding more traditional features, it still feels most natural when your narrative follows a transcript. Complex visual effects and color grading? Not really Descript's strong suit. So what drives your content: the spoken word or the visual story? For comprehensive video editing with text-based features, explore tools that offer MP4 to text conversion alongside full AI video editing capabilities.
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DescriptOpus Clip
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Opus Clip turns long videos into short, viral clips using AI. It's built for fast repurposing, mainly for TikTok, Reels, and Shorts.
About
Opus Clip
If you’re a creator trying to pump out viral clips from long-form videos in minutes, Opus Clip feels like magic. Drop in a YouTube podcast, webinar, or talking-head video, and boom—it spits out a handful of short clips with snappy cuts and big captions, already framed for social. For speed demons and time-crunched creators, it’s a “drag and done” kind of tool that gets you clips without blinking.
But here’s where the magic wears off: you don’t get much say. You can’t pick the exact moment where your guest dropped that golden quote. You can’t finesse the captions or polish the pacing. Opus decides, not you. If you're an editor, an agency, or just someone who actually cares about tone and timing, this feels like handing your footage to a stranger and hoping for the best. So yeah—it’s fast. But is it your voice, your message, your brand?
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Descript
Pros & Cons
Pros
Cons
- Revolutionary text-based editing
- Overdub voice cloning, Studio Sound
- Good free plan
- Not ideal for traditional editors
- Resource-intensive
- Export quality concerns
Descript
Pricing plans
Plan
Cost
Free
$0
Creator
$12/mo
Business
$24/mo
Descript
Reviews
Tom
Disappointing AI Voice Generation and Poor Value for Money! [Note: This was the most positive review available - Descript has predominantly negative reviews]
Sally
The transcript accuracy is a step up from something I was using several years ago [Mixed review with significant issues noted]
Tanya Hopper
Worst video editing software. Descript has ruined a number of video projects for me and lost me money - lagging audio, glitchy play back and poor customer service.
Opus Clip
Pros & Cons
Pros
Cons
- AI extracts viral clips with virality score prediction
- Auto-posts to multiple platforms with aspect ratio optimization
- Advanced features like AI B-roll, text-based editing, team collaboration
- AI clip selection may miss nuanced moments or creator intent
- Free plan has watermarks and limited capabilities
- Primarily repurposing tool, not comprehensive editor for complex work
Opus Clip
Pricing plans
Plan
Cost
Free
$0
Starter
$15
Pro
$14.50
Opus Clip
Reviews
Ron Lucarelli
I’ve subscribed to and waded through the various capabilities of this program with workable results. However, there was a lot of self-tutoring involved since there weren’t such instructions forthcoming from the software.
Klinger Lurentt
This software is a break through in technology. It can sabe you tons of time by selecting portions of the video that identifies as potential to become a reel or short.
Dr. JOHN Sheehan
At first, this program was amazing, but with each system upgrade, it has gone from better to worse, and customer service is useless for me now. Give you an example, TikTok over the last 90 days, not one video has been accepted and requires editing, but when I download the same video clip from Opus and manually upload it to TikTok
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