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Re:Shasta: AI-powered audio recording and editing by adroitboss on Friday September 23, 2022 @06:08PM (#32957695)
Descript was the first thing I thought of. Since it does audio and video, I am not sure this can be called a competitor. Descript has such a head start with features I don't think Adobe will be able to catch up.

I wonder if they made Descript an offer before starting this project. Although, the base problem of editing audio or video with text isn't that difficult. They probably thought it could easily be cloned. The devil is in the details however, and the rabbit hole runs deep.

Re:Shasta: AI-powered audio recording and editing by CharlesW on Friday September 23, 2022 @07:22PM (#32958227)
> Descript has such a head start with features I don't think Adobe will be able to catch up.

What specifically is Descript doing that Adobe couldn't do relatively easily, or isn't doing already in its other NLE products (Premiere, Audition, Rush, After Effects)?

Re:Shasta: AI-powered audio recording and editing by adroitboss on Saturday September 24, 2022 @09:55AM (#32962632)
I think everything associated with their lyrebird acquisition. I think it would probably not be as simple as hiring decent engineers to throw at the problem when it comes to Descripts machine learning offerings.
Re:Shasta: AI-powered audio recording and editing by steakknife on Sunday September 25, 2022 @02:26PM (#32974358)
Adobe already has a big AI research team and Shasta is already incorporating AI features. Check out http://shasta.adobe.com/enhance