Remove ums from screen recordings
Talking while you click is hard. The voiceover fills with ums and long gaps while you look for the thing to show. erm finds those filler words and silences in your screen recording or tutorial and cuts them out.
Tutorials without the “um, so, where was it”
A tutorial is only useful if it’s easy to follow. Hesitation while you search for a button makes a simple task look complicated, and the viewer can’t tell what is important.
What erm finds
Click File, then um… 3.9 s pause where is it… Export. Uh, choose a folder and erm press Save.
How erm helps with screen recordings
- Listens to the voiceover, so it works with any screen recorder you already use.
- Shortens the long silences while a page loads or you move between windows.
- Cuts the picture and sound together, so the video stays in step with the voiceover.
- Everything stays local, so passwords and customer screens never leave your Mac.
Remove filler words from screen recordings in three steps
- Drop in your video. A .mov, .mp4 or .m4v of any length, from your camera, phone or screen recorder.
- Review the cuts. erm marks each um, erm, uh and long pause. Keep any you like.
- Save the edit. Done on your Mac. Nothing is uploaded.
Prefer to do it by hand? Read how to remove ums from a video on a Mac, with or without erm.
Tips for cleaner screen recordings
- Record with QuickTime or Shift-Command-5, then drop the .mov straight into erm.
- Said something you didn’t mean, like “where is it”? Switch to the transcript and cut those words too.
- Keep the pause while a page loads only if the viewer needs to see it loading. Otherwise let erm shorten it.
Questions
Does it work with recordings that have no face in them?
Yes. erm only listens to the audio, so it makes no difference whether you’re on screen.
Will a cut make the screen jump?
A cut removes the same moment from both the sound and the picture. If a cut would be jarring, you can keep it when you review.
Does it work with QuickTime and Shift-Command-5 recordings?
Yes. Both save .mov files, which erm opens directly.
Does it work with Loom, ScreenFlow or Camtasia?
Yes, once you export or download the recording as a .mov, .mp4 or .m4v file.
Other ways to use erm
Product demos
A live walkthrough fills up with “um”, “uh” and silences while you hunt for the right screen. erm finds those filler words and long pauses in your demo video, you choose which go, and it cuts them out on your Mac.
Online courses
Teaching on camera is tiring, and re-recording a lesson for one stumble is worse. erm finds the ums, erms and long thinking pauses in each course video, and removes the filler words you choose.
Teachers and lectures
A recorded lecture gets watched again before an exam. erm finds the ums, erms and long gaps in a lecture or classroom recording and removes the filler words you choose, so the lesson is clearer and a little shorter.