Descript Video Editing Tutorial - 2025 (Learn in 7 Minutes)

Quickly learn the basics of how to edit videos in Descript. In this video, we cover how to use the text-based video editor, how to speed up clips, create new compositions, and much more.

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00:00 Introduction
00:34 Descript overview (web version)
00:59 Descript editor overview (web version)
02:00 How to create clips in Descript (compositions)
02:38 How to adjust the video aspect ratio in Descript
03:01 Using AI to edit your video in Descript
03:40 Using the script editor to edit your video like a document
04:23 How to speed up a video in Descript
04:49 How to add elements in Descript
05:36 How to add captions in Descript
05:56 How to create a template in Descript
06:33 How to publish and download a video in Descript