# Introduction

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If this is your first time using this app, see the [installation](https://autoedit.gitbook.io/autoedit-3-user-manual/installing) and [setup instructions](https://autoedit.gitbook.io/autoedit-3-user-manual/setup) to [setup the STT API system first](https://autoedit.gitbook.io/autoedit-3-user-manual/speech-to-text), and [download the latest release](https://autoedit.gitbook.io/autoedit-3-user-manual/installing).
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![autoEdit 3 - Digital Paper Edit](https://3454478899-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-legacy-files/o/assets%2F-LzxDa5M0ZjC8OZg1Atb%2F-M1mKad7YsiGPDU7Pr7-%2F-M1mLFgV08EmDdNSYw0-%2Fintro-dpe.png?alt=media\&token=d2802559-6279-4fbf-9189-72f50e475991)

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/).

![Digital Paper Edit Workflow](https://3454478899-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-legacy-files/o/assets%2F-LzxDa5M0ZjC8OZg1Atb%2F-M1mLIbFsmPpeV2I6A_M%2F-M1mN0QCFFJgGJVEWGYa%2Fworkflow.png?alt=media\&token=6c6741ed-b957-4344-b8f6-f30764202277)

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

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This app is in active development. It is an [open source project](https://github.com/pietrop/digital-paper-edit-electron). It’s [first version](https://pietropassarelli.com/autoEdit.html) was a rough and ready working proof  of concept, the second version ([autoEdit2](https://github.com/OpenNewsLabs/autoEdit_2)) was originally created as part of a [Knight-Mozilla fellowship](https://opennews.org/what/fellowships/) by [Pietro Passarelli](http://pietropassarelli.com/) with the [Vox Media product team](https://product.voxmedia.com/2016/11/22/13669486/faster-video-editing). This last version was initially started as one of the [BBC News Labs](https://bbcnewslabs.co.uk/projects/digital-paper-edit) open source projects ([Digital Paper Edit](https://github.com/bbc/digital-paper-edit)). 

The current version has been renamed to[ autoEdit 3](https://www.autoedit.io) extending [autoEdit 2](https://github.com/OpenNewsLabs/autoEdit_2) and digital paper edit[ philosophy, features and functionalities](https://source.opennews.org/articles/video-editing-made-better-introducing-autoedit/) further.
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You can [contribute](https://autoedit.gitbook.io/autoedit-3-user-manual/support-the-project) and/or [propose ideas](mailto:pietro@autoEdit.io?Subject=autoEdit%202%20question) you have for this project.

[autoEdit.io](http://www.autoedit.io/) is free and open source. [Free as in free speech as well as in free beer](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gratis_versus_libre).
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