I tried to use Descript to save time by automatically restructuring a long interview. My goal was to take a new, color-corrected version of an interview (with the same words as the original) and have Descript automatically cut and rearrange the transcript to match the order of a previously edited version.

However, the AI assistant and script editing tools were not able to reliably:

-Identify and match each talking point or sentence between the two versions (even though the words were the same, just in a different order).

-Rearrange the new version to match the reference order, without manual intervention.

-Remove extra content and ensure only the correct sequence remained.

Instead, I spent hours trying to automate this, but the system either left the order unchanged or only partially removed content seemingly at random. This not only defeated the purpose of using Descript for time-saving automation, but it also wasted hours of time and I still have to do the entire thing manually.

Request:

Please add a feature that allows users to:

-Automatically match and reorder transcript content from one version to match the structure/order of a reference transcript (especially when the words are the same, just in a different order).

-Confidently automate this process for long interviews or documentary projects, without manual cut-and-paste.

This would be a huge time-saver for editors working with multiple versions of the same interview or needing to update a project with the latest clips

Thank you!