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How PaperCuts works
An overview of the full workflow from live session or upload through to a finished paper cut.
Inviting collaborators to a project
How to add team members to a folder, the difference between viewer and collaborator access, and how to revoke access.
Keyboard shortcuts
Every keyboard shortcut in PaperCuts organized by context: transcript editor, paper cut editor, and beat sheet editor.
Assembly cut, rough cut, fine cut
The three named editing milestones every documentary passes through. Covered in the PaperCuts learning hub.
Documentary post-production workflow
From dailies to final delivery: every stage a documentary passes through in post. Covered in the PaperCuts learning hub.
How PaperCuts works
An overview of the full workflow from live session or upload through to a finished paper cut.
Starting a live transcription session
How to open the session tab, choose a provider, and what happens when the connection drops during a live interview.
Choosing a transcription provider
When to pick Deepgram, Google STT V2, AssemblyAI, or OpenAI for live or file transcription, and how to switch after the fact.
Language support for live transcription
Which providers cover which language groups, how to set a source language before starting, and how translation works mid-session.
Speech-to-text providers compared
Whisper, Deepgram, AssemblyAI, and Google STT scored on accuracy, latency, and cost. Covered in the PaperCuts learning hub.
Navigating the project browser
What the project browser shows, how to move between folders, and what the status badges mean.
Organizing projects into folders
How to create folders, move files between them, and use folder-level sharing to control who sees what.
Sharing a project with a viewer
The difference between a read-only share link and a collaborator invite, and how to generate each one.
How PaperCuts works
An overview of the full workflow from live session or upload through to a finished paper cut.
Choosing a transcription provider
When to pick Deepgram, Google STT V2, AssemblyAI, or OpenAI for live or file transcription, and how to switch after the fact.
Uploading audio and video files
Supported formats, file size limits, what happens during processing, and how to handle upload errors.
Retranscribing a file with a different provider
When retranscription makes sense, how to start it from the file detail panel, and what it preserves vs. replaces.
Supported audio and video formats
Every audio and video container PaperCuts accepts, what the server extracts from video, and the maximum upload size.
Transcript-based editing
Selecting interview clips by reading words instead of scrubbing audio. Covered in the PaperCuts learning hub.
Speech-to-text providers compared
Whisper, Deepgram, AssemblyAI, and Google STT scored on accuracy, latency, and cost. Covered in the PaperCuts learning hub.
Creating your first paper cut
Opening the paper cut editor, naming your cut, adding selects from the transcript drawer, and reordering rows.
Importing from Excel, Word, or PDF
How the import wizard works, what it maps automatically, and what to do when column matching fails.
Using AI assist in the paper cut
What AI assist does, how to invoke it, how to review suggestions, and what it costs in credits.
Exporting a paper cut
The export formats available, what each one contains, and how to export the translation instead of the source.
What is a paper cut?
A written assembly of interview selects in the order the editor plans to use them. Covered in the PaperCuts learning hub.
Creating a beat sheet
Opening the beat sheet editor from the sidebar, adding beats, and reordering them with drag and drop.
Linking a paper cut to a beat sheet
What linking does, how to link from the beat sheet editor, and how to unlink.
Generating beats with AI
How AI generation works, how to trigger it, how to edit the output, and what it costs.
What is a beat sheet?
An ordered list of the story moments a documentary intends to land. Covered in the PaperCuts learning hub.
What a character overview is and how to use it
What a character overview is, when to use one, and how to create one from a project.
Portrait modes explained
Portraits, Ensemble, Timeline Chronicle, and Thematic Assembly: what each mode produces and when each one is most useful.
Exporting character overviews to Word
What the .docx export includes, how it looks in Word, and how to regenerate a section before exporting.
How speaker identity works across files
How PaperCuts assigns a UUID to each voice, matches it across files, and what the threshold setting controls.
Merging two speaker identities
When to merge, how to do it from the speaker panel, and what happens to existing transcript entries.
Renaming a speaker across all files
How global rename works, where to rename, and why the speaker UUID is unchanged by renaming.
What credits are and how they are used
Which features consume credits, which do not, and the current rate of 100 credits per dollar.
Buying credit packs
Available pack sizes, volume discounts on larger packs, and how to see your balance.
Subscription vs. pay-as-you-go credits
What the $25/month subscription includes, when buying credits separately makes more sense, and how the two combine.
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