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Load the spoken video
Begin with the source recording in a local project. Your media remains on the computer while the editing workflow stays organized around that file.
Source intact
Spoken-video workflow
Remove the dead air. Add captions. Finish in one workspace.
Talking-head videos, tutorials, lessons, and commentary often need the same two improvements: tighter pacing and readable captions. Polley Edit keeps both jobs in one local Windows project so the cleanup does not become a chain of exports between separate tools.
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Practical sequence
Review each automated step before export
02
Find and review quiet regions
Use the SmashCut workspace to detect silence and tighten pacing. Review the proposed timing rather than treating every quiet moment as an automatic deletion.
Timing reviewed
03
Generate local captions
Transcribe the speech, correct names or technical terms, and group the words into useful caption segments before styling.
Text corrected
04
Choose a readable caption style
Match the text treatment to the final format. Short-form social video may need stronger contrast and larger type than a landscape lesson.
Style previewed
05
Build the full-video export
Combine the enabled processing into a finished video rather than manually transferring intermediate files through multiple programs.
Ready to render
Why silence review matters
Breaths, deliberate pauses, and transitions can carry meaning. Reviewing proposed cuts helps keep speech natural while removing the stretches that genuinely slow the video down.
Why caption review matters
Automatic transcription saves typing, but names and uncommon vocabulary still deserve a human pass. Correction before styling produces a cleaner final result.
Tighten and caption the next recording locally.
Polley Edit combines focused editing workspaces in one Windows application.
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