Important: This article refers to Google Workspace Experiments, which is a trusted tester program for users to try new AI features. To check if you have access to Workspace Experiments features, open Google Vids. A window to help you start creating in Vids will appear if you have access. Learn where you can use Workspace Experiments features.
To trim speech-based videos or audio in Vids, you can edit the text transcript. To create a polished media clip, you can remove highlighted silences and filler words.
Learn how to trim transcripts
To remove filler words and long pauses from video clips or audio tracks by editing the transcript:
- On your computer, open a video in Google Vids.
- Click on a video clip or audio track that contains speech in English
Transcript
.
- The transcript displays in a side panel on the right.
- If the transcript isn’t ready, a “Generating transcript” message shows.
- In the transcript, select a word or silence that you want to remove.
- Click Remove
.
- When you play back your media, that word or silence is removed.
Transcript 
.
Tips:
- Filler words, like "uh," show in red and are underlined.
- Silences display in parentheses, with ellipses and their duration.
- Example: (...3s)
- To restore deleted words or silences, you can select the removed term
.
Give feedback about audio & video transcript trim
Google Workspace with Gemini is constantly learning and may not be able to support your request.
If you get a suggestion that’s inaccurate or that you feel is unsafe, you can let us know by submitting feedback. Your feedback can help improve AI-assisted Workspace features and broader Google efforts in AI.
Because feedback may be human readable, do not submit data that contains personal, confidential, or sensitive information.
- After the transcript trim is complete, a “How would you rate this transcript edit?” message shows.
- You can select Good transcript edit
or Bad transcript edit
.
- You can select Good transcript edit
- If you click Bad transcript edit
- Click Submit.
To provide general feedback on this feature:
- In your menu bar, click Help
- Describe your issue or suggestions.
- To help identify the issue, select Capture screenshot.
- Click Send.
To report a legal issue, create a request.
Learn about Workspace Experiments feature suggestions
- Workspace Experiments feature suggestions don’t represent Google’s views, and should not be attributed to Google.
- Don’t rely on Workspace Experiments features as medical, legal, financial or other professional advice.
- Workspace Experiments features may suggest inaccurate or inappropriate information. Your feedback makes Workspace Experiments more helpful and safe.
- Don’t include personal, confidential, or sensitive information in your prompts.
- Google uses Workspace Experiments data and metrics to provide, improve, and develop products, services, and machine learning technologies across Google.
- Your Workspace Experiments Data may also be read, rated, annotated, and reviewed by human reviewers. Importantly, where Google uses Google-selected input (as described in the Privacy Notice) to generate output, Google will aggregate and/or pseudonymize that content and resulting output before it is viewed by human reviewers, unless it is specifically provided as part of your feedback to Google.
How Workspace Experiments data in Vids is collected
When you use transcripts in Vids, Google uses and stores the following data:
- Generated content.
- Google Workspace content that you have access to that is referenced to generate content (both Google-selected input and user-provided input).
- Your feedback on transcripts.
To understand how this data is used, review the Google Workspace Experiments Privacy Notice and Terms for Personal Accounts.