# Introduction

User manual for[ ](http://autoedit.io)the Digital Paper Edit Desktop app. A text-based video editing app.

If this is your first time using the tool, [download the latest release](https://github.com/pietrop/digital-paper-edit-electron/releases) and [setup the STT API system first](https://autoedit.gitbook.io/autoedit-3-user-manual/1.0.6/speech-to-text).

If you don't have experience editing audio/video interviews or would like a refresher on the most effective process, you might want to check out this other gitbook ["How to tell compelling stories out of video interviews"](https://pietropassarelli.gitbooks.io/how-to-tell-compelling-stories-out-of-video-inter/content/).

Or checkout the these [overview slides](https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1ns0HZNnhTb3pI7S_634Shk-4ThgPS68jiylFWkaldkk/edit?usp=sharing).