Edit by Script lets you cut, trim, and clean up a video by editing its transcript. Delete a word and the matching footage disappears; restore the text and the footage comes back. It's the fastest way to tidy up talking-head footage, interviews, and podcasts without touching the timeline.
Who Can Use This Feature?
Limitations
Available on all plans.
Your video must contain spoken audio.
Only languages that separate words with spaces are supported. Wider language support is in development.
You can't reorder your video by highlighting and dragging text. Moving a section elsewhere in the project isn't supported.
What is Edit by Script?
Edit by Script is a transcript-based editing panel in the VEED editor, opened from the Edit by Text button in the upper-left corner of the timeline. Instead of dragging clip handles, you edit the words your speaker said, and the video follows.
Common use cases
Cutting a rambling take down to the parts worth keeping
Stripping filler words out of an interview or podcast
Tightening pacing by removing long pauses
Pulling a single quote or section out as its own clip
Getting started with Edit by Script
Open a project first
You'll need your footage in the editor before you can edit its script. If you already have a project, open it from Recents on your dashboard. If not:
Start from a blank project — click Edit video in the left panel, then upload your video.
Start by recording — open More apps at the bottom of the left panel and click Record.
For the full steps, see how to create a new project in VEED.
Editing your project's script
Add your video to the editor. See how to upload video, audio, music, or image files if you need a hand.
Click on your video in the timeline in the editor
Click Video in the left panel
Click Edit with Script
Alternative, you can also click Script in the left pannel
Editing your video
Cutting and trimming
Highlight any words in the transcript and click Delete, or press Backspace.
The words turn to strikethrough text, and the matching video and audio are removed.
To undo a cut, highlight the strikethrough text and click Restore.
Removing pauses
Natural pauses show up in the transcript as entries like (( 0.5 s )). Delete or restore them exactly as you would a word, to tighten or loosen your pacing.
For a faster clean-up, open the settings menu at the top right of the panel and choose Delete Silences. Pick a preset or drag the slider to remove every pause above a certain length at once.
Removing filler words
Open the settings menu and choose Filler Word Removal to delete every detected "um", "uh", or "like" across the whole video in one go.
The option is grayed out when there are no filler words to remove.
Exporting one section
Highlight the text you want in the transcript and click Export. We'll render a new clip containing only that portion, leaving your original project untouched.
Hiding deleted lines
Deleted words stay visible with a strikethrough by default, so you can bring them back.
For a cleaner view, open the settings menu and switch Show Deleted off. Cut lines disappear from the panel and reappear whenever you switch it back on.
Every change updates instantly in the preview, so you can review your edits without re-rendering.
Keyboard shortcuts
Delete selected text: Backspace or Delete
Undo: ⌘ + Z (Ctrl + Z on Windows)
Redo: ⌘ + Shift + Z (Ctrl + Shift + Z or Ctrl + Y on Windows)
Play or pause: Spacebar
FAQs
Q: Why can't I open Edit by Text?
Your video needs spoken audio, and its subtitles must have been generated with Auto-subtitle. If you typed your subtitles by hand or uploaded a subtitle file, transcript editing won't be available.
Q: Can I use my own subtitle file?
No. Only subtitles generated by our Auto-subtitle tool work with Edit by Script.
Q: Which languages are supported?
Any language that separates words with spaces. Languages written without spaces between words aren't supported yet, though we're working on it.
Q: Can I move a section to a different point in the video?
No. Highlighting and dragging text won't reorder your footage. Use the timeline in the editor for that.
Q: Can I get deleted footage back?
Yes. Highlight the strikethrough text and click Restore. If you've hidden deleted lines, switch Show Deleted back on first.
Q: Why is Filler Word Removal grayed out?
Because no filler words were detected in your transcript. There's nothing for it to remove.
Q: How is this different from the silence remover tool?
Edit by Script removes pauses from within the transcript panel while you edit. The silence remover tool is a standalone feature that strips silences from a clip without a transcript.