You read more than you watch. Treat video the same way.
Worthwatch gives you what a video covers, with a timestamp for each point. It adds a verdict on whether it is likely worth the runtime, judged from the transcript.
Video is where some of the information is, and it does not skim.
Earnings calls, conference talks, interviews, product briefings, and policy explainers land on video first. An hour of runtime can hold three facts you need and fifty-seven minutes you do not.
A transcript skims. Worthwatch reads it and lists the points with the minute, so you read the list and watch the three minutes.
A reading workflow for video.
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Triage the day's videos
The digest lists every new video from the channels you track with a verdict and a one-line reason. Watch rows first.
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Read the points, then the minute
Open the verdict page. The points are what the video reported, in order, each with a timestamp that opens the player there.
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Ask for the number
On Pro, ask "what figure did they give for the second quarter?" and get the answer with the timestamp, from the transcript.
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Keep the record
Save the verdict to your library and export it as Markdown with the timestamps, for the file.
The title said one thing. Did the video?
Every verdict carries a promise check: whether the video delivers what its title and thumbnail text promised, with a note. A title that promises an announcement and a video that speculates about one get "falls short".
News segments and interviews.
For a news segment the points are what was reported, paraphrased. For an interview with two speakers the points follow the conversation, and the repeats are marked to skip.
Where it falls short.
Charts and slides are not read. A talk whose value is on the slides can be misjudged from the words alone.
Auto-generated captions mishear names and numbers. The panel says when captions were auto-generated; check figures against the source before you cite them.
A verdict is a judgment. It tells you where to look, and you decide what it means.
Pro, for the digest and the library.
Pro adds 30 channels in the morning digest, Ask the video, the library and exports, and a weekly roundup. It costs $4 a month or $36 a year. 5 verdicts a day are free without an account.