What's new in Descript 89.0.0 (20240502.3692)
May 7, 2024
- Bug Fixes:
- Fixed an issue where Replacing Script Track would reset or change layers
- Fixed an issue where editing Script track changes layer positions
- Fixed a bug resulting in a “Drive Failed to Install” error when enabling computer audio in the Editor Recorder
- Fixed a newer bug resulting in “Error changing text” message when copy and pasting from the Script
- Fixed bug causing Descript to exit full-screen mode when initiating a recording
- Fixed a bug causing the Show Notes AI Action to lose timestamps when Wordless media and Ignored text were present
New in Descript 88.0.1 (20240425.2810) (Apr 26, 2024)
- This patch resolves an issue with our Web beta program and will not affect most users.
New in Descript 86.0.0 (20240327.568) (Mar 28, 2024)
- Descript version 86 is a backend update and a change to how we handle releases internally. It's being released a bit earlier than our normal cycle to facilitate those changes and get some bug fixes in place.
- We'll be back to our normal two-week release cadence for v87.
- Bug Fixes:
- Fixed an issue with Google authentication that could lead to login issues in some cases.
- Fixed a bug causing some media to appear in the share page but not the project.
- Fixed a bug that caused Quick Recordings to fail with unrecoverable files.
New in Descript 83.1.4 (20240227.34586) (Feb 29, 2024)
- Fixes an issue that allowed users on outdated versions of Descript to edit projects with a higher version number. This was causing some edits to not be saved.
New in Descript 81.1.2 (20240123.32487) (Jan 24, 2024)
- Fixes an issue preventing FLAC files from being imported.
New in Descript 78.2.5 (20231211.30426) (Dec 11, 2023)
- Fixed an issue causing word alignment adjustments to occur without the correct Command/Control key held when dragging on the Word Bar.
New in Descript 78.2.4 (20231206.30291) (Dec 6, 2023)
- Fixes a bug that prevented adjusting boundaries within the Wordbar.
New in Descript 78.2.3 (20231205.30209) (Dec 5, 2023)
- Fixes an issue with text correction that would remove words from the transcript.
New in Descript 77.1.6 (20231124.29765) (Nov 25, 2023)
- Fixes multiple issues with deleting text in the script.
New in Descript 73.1.4 (20230926.25825) (Sep 28, 2023)
- Repair audio drift:
- Added a new file repair tool under the Media Library right-click menu.
New in Descript 73.1.3 (20230920.25265) (Sep 21, 2023)
- Fixed an issue causing an error message when adding Animations
- Fixed an issue preventing Animation Keyframes from being selectable
New in Descript 68.1.6 (20230719.21161) (Jul 20, 2023)
- Fixed:
- Fixed a Windows recorder startup failure
- Added a loading screen for camera while camera loads
New in Descript 64.1.0 (20230516.17239) (May 17, 2023)
- Dockable Drawers:
- The Composition and Media Library drawers can now be docked to the side of a project so that they can always remain accessible without covering any other part of Descript.
- Smaller tweaks:
- Adding a slash to create a Scene on a new line now only adds one Scene boundary instead of two. Type two slashes back to back to create an empty Scene.
- New compositions now remember your layout preferences of Timeline and Scene Rail size.
- Audio layers no longer get cut off by Scenes when dragged in the Timeline.
- Fixed an issue with exporting transcript with the Word (.docx) format where highlights resulted in black highlights. Color choices are now respected.
- You could always disable the Studio Sound audio effect, and now you can remove it.
- We brought back the ability to copy and paste clips in the Script within the Timeline.
- Copy and paste works more intuitively when switching in and out of Write mode.
- Updated the language for adding a file so it’s clearer whether you are inserting it into the Script or adding a new layer.
- Reordered options in Record to put Display screen above other options.
New in Descript 63.1.2 (20230504.16503) (May 4, 2023)
- Fixed missing ‘Add files’ button and non-functional button in project files
New in Descript 61.1.1 (20230403.14268) (Apr 4, 2023)
- Search highlights:
- You can now search for highlights even without entering a search term. And we’ve moved it over into the main options menu for search so all your options are in one place.
- Search options
- We’ve simplified the search options so you can now find all of them in the slider icon next to your search query.
- Export scene
- You can now export just the selected scene by selecting a scene and exporting “Current selection”. Or you can just use the “Current scene” option during export.
- Drive Conductor:
- The conductor is now available on the drive view. You can create new projects from it, open help options, and if you paste a project link into it the project opens.
- VU meter
- Now turns yellow or red as your audio approaches or begins to clip.
- Smaller tweaks & bug fixes:
- We’ve fixed how the timeline zooms when selecting just one segment of a layer spanning many scenes so it doesn’t zoom all the way out.
- When playing back and you reach the end of a composition, we stop playback there rather than going back to the start of the composition.
- Markers and scenes now show up nicely when placed next to each other, and you can add scenes within a marker.
- Restore removed media should no longer ignore the restored media.
- Volume and opacity toggles now remember the value you had previously set.
- We fixed an issue where overdubs would re-generate more surrounding words when making edits elsewhere in a composition.
- Fixed some bugs where replace with gap clip wasn’t working
- Added toggle to not use ScreenCaptureKit in recorder settings if having trouble
- Changed the transcription icon in the media library
New in Descript 59.1.2 (20230309.18) (Mar 9, 2023)
- Fixed an issue resulting in a crash when selecting a clip from the property panel while editing a sequence
New in Descript 59.1.1 (20230307.10) (Mar 7, 2023)
- Fixed pasting images into Descript that were copied from outside of the app
New in Descript 59.1.0 (20230303.22) (Mar 6, 2023)
- New:
- New caption stock templates
- We’ve added 15 new caption templates in various styles designed to make your vertical videos and clips for social media more engaging and accessible
- Improved canvas layer selection
- It’s now much easier to hover, select, and interact with overlapping layers
- Added global background activity drawer
- This drawer improves the visibility of uploading and downloading files. You’ll find it at the top right of projects and the drive view.
- Move layers in and out of the script
- If you accidentally add a new layer, you can now move it into the script from the ••• menu on the top-right of the properties panel. Layers must contain audio to move them in & out.
- Add files to start or end of script
- You can now add new files to the beginning or end of the script by dragging and dropping to the top or bottom of the script
- Other improvements:
- You can now select any resolution option when publishing, and if you aren’t on Pro or Enterprise you can upgrade to access 4K publishing
- For quick recordings, the copy link and open share page functionality have been merged into a single button
- Recorder errors caused by some of the most common cases will give specific instructions and links to the troubleshooting page in our help center
New in Descript 58.1.2 (20230223.21) (Feb 24, 2023)
- Fixed an issue that caused recordings to be discarded when recording camera and computer audio had certain configurations
New in Descript 57.1.1 (20230206.15) (Feb 7, 2023)
- Scene thumbnails have moved from the Script to the new Scene Rail, which makes it easier to quickly navigate, rearrange, and interact with scenes in your compositions
- Added ability to right-click a scene in the Scene Rail and "Save to Template"
- Layers now snap to other layers when dragged, resized, and rotated
- Right-clicking at a point in the Canvas with multiple layers reveals a new “Select layer” dropdown menu to easily select the desired layer in the stack
- Drive View load time is now 6x faster in the app and 12x faster on the web
- Basic seat limitations are now fully enforced in Descript
- You can now add custom billing details to your invoices, which will be reflected in the downloadable PDF invoices/receipts
- Fixed an issue with recorder device detection
New in Descript 26.2.0 (20211029.19) (Nov 6, 2021)
- Parametric EQ effect:
- In addition to our 10-band graphic EQ, Descript now has a 5-band Parametric EQ effect Parametric EQs are great when you need more precise control over sculpting your sound Learn more
- Progress bar clips:
- A common request from those of you making videos for sharing on social media, you can now add burnt-in Progress Bars to your videos Learn more
- Other improvements and fixes:
- On the Mac, we've moved the Screen Recorder's timer and stop button from the menubar to a dock on the side of your screen, where it should be easier to use It also gives us space to add upcoming features like a pause button If you don't like the dock showing up in your recordings, set it to auto-hide in the screen recorder preferences
- We've addressed quirkiness in the UI for moving a Project to a different folder
- When you submit an Overdub Voice for training from a training project, you'll be prompted with a recorder to capture your Voice ID
- We’ve made a small update to the Overdub model to get rid of a “metallic” sound that some users experienced If this is you, head into your training project and re-submit for training to improve your Voice
New in Descript 7.0.4 (20210127.1) (Jan 28, 2021)
- We're happy to announce that Descript is officially SOC2 Type 1 compliant.
New in Descript 4.1.0 (Oct 26, 2020)
- Publishing to YouTube:
- We’ve added YouTube to the list of third-party publishing providers. Once you’ve published your project in Descript, you can push your published file directly to YouTube.
- Fancy Captions:
- Descript now supports Fancy Captions (often referred to as “Open” or “Burned-In” captions), which allow you to display and customize the fonts for rendered caption/subtitle text at the bottom of your video.
- Improved Video Editing Features:
- Descript now supports additional video editing features to help you create professional multimedia content, all within Descript. This new release provides content creators with tons of new functionality including: video and image overlays, shapes, animations, titles, transitions and more!
- Multi-Window Editing (BETA):
- Now you can open a single project in multiple windows to give you a side-by-side view of your work. Multi-window editing allows you to easily copy media from one section of a Composition to another, or between various Compositions in the same project.
- Screen Recorder:
- With Descript’s new Screen Recording Utility you can now take screen recordings of your desktop and share them or add them to a project for editing.
New in Descript 3.9.4 (Jul 31, 2020)
- Customize the branding of audiograms up to 30 minutes long by changing the color and adding a background image or custom badge.
New in Descript 3.8.5 (Jul 29, 2020)
- Custom Audiograms:
- Customize the branding of audiograms up to 30 minutes long by changing the color and adding a background image or custom badge.
- Overdub:
- Make quick corrections to your audio, add additional voice over to your project, or synthesize entire messages in your own voice - without stepping in front of the mic.
- Descript Pro Plan:
- A new Descript plan, including self-service access to Overdub, designed for professionals with advanced editing and export needs.
- Revoke Application Access:
- In the case of your account security being compromised, revoke access to your account across other logged-in apps after changing your password.
- Updated Invoice Details Page:
- Easily access receipts from past payments from the Invoice Details page.
- Filler Words Pro:
- Descript’s most advanced handling of filler words takes context into account to detect, ignore, and delete filler words like “you know,” “like,” and “kind of” as well as repeated words, making it easier than ever for your recordings to sound tight and polished.
- Descript Creator Plan:
- A plan for individuals and teams who want fully-featured audio/video editing and transcription.