In this seven-minute video I walk you through a fast, low-friction workflow for turning rough Zoom/webinar recordings into publishable videos using Descript, with a final assist from ChatGPT. The core idea: edit the transcript like a Google Doc and let Descript sync the cuts to your audio and video.

  • Quick cleanup: trim intros/outros, cut dead air and boilerplate, auto-remove most ums/ahs, and use Studio Sound to fix echoey mics
  • Speaker labeling: identify who’s talking, then slice out stumbles by deleting text
  • Layouts and repurposing: drop speakers into side-by-side or floating layouts, switch aspect ratios for TikTok/Instagram, and add subtitles
  • Camera-shy option: generate a video avatar to read your script
  • Pricing noted in the demo: free plan with 1 hour/month of transcription; nonprofit pricing at $5/user/month for 4 hours; Hobbyist at $16/month for 10 hours
  • ChatGPT in the workflow: turn rough notes into a readable script for Descript’s teleprompter; draft YouTube descriptions with time codes pulled from the transcript so viewers can jump to key moments

Why I’m bookmarking: this combo makes “good enough” edits fast—perfect for webinars, tutorials, and support clips—without learning pro video tools.