Decision and verification worksheet
Creator Lane | Reviewed October 24, 2026
https://creatorlanehq.com/blog/text-based-editing-vs-timeline-editing

TEXT-BASED EDITING VS TIMELINE EDITING FOR INTERVIEWS
Original Creator Lane decision worksheet | 2026-10-24

TASK
Audience / project:
Required outcome:
Current workflow and its specific limitation:
Options actually available without a new purchase:
Source material and permission:

DECISION QUESTIONS
What should be decided in the transcript?
Your evidence / answer:
Unresolved detail / owner:

What needs timeline review afterward?
Your evidence / answer:
Unresolved detail / owner:

How do you preserve the speaker's intent?
Your evidence / answer:
Unresolved detail / owner:

What is the role of automatic filler removal?
Your evidence / answer:
Unresolved detail / owner:

How should captions be created after editing?
Your evidence / answer:
Unresolved detail / owner:


PRACTICE BRIEF
Choose a one-minute answer with a tangent and a meaningful pause. Shorten it in text, then listen without looking at the transcript. Restore any breath or context needed for a natural explanation. Finish by checking the captions against the final audio, not the original transcript.

ACCEPTANCE CHECKS
[ ] Edit meaning before rhythm
Evidence:
[ ] Listen after every consequential cut
Evidence:
[ ] Retime captions to the final edit
Evidence:

RESULT LOG
Option / exact version / account or interface:
Date / source URLs checked:
Input / settings / output version:
What was actually tested (leave blank if not tested):
Accepted results / failures / correction time:
Actual charges, if any (do not estimate as measured):
Privacy / permissions / delivery checks:
Decision and main limitation:
Next action / owner:
Recheck trigger:

REFERENCES
Descript captions: https://www.descript.com/captions
Premiere Speech to Text: https://www.adobe.com/products/premiere/speech-to-text.html
W3C caption guidance: https://www.w3.org/WAI/media/av/captions/

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