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TeresaDemel
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Community Manager
August 25, 2025
Question

Search Panel Updates: Audio Search and Search Similar Frames

  • August 25, 2025
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We continue our Media Intelligence journey with the ability to search for sounds (Audio Search) and similar visual frames (Search Similar). You can try them out in Premiere Pro Beta v25.6 build 41 or later.

 

Audio Search

We launched Visual Search in the Search Panel this Spring, helping you find the perfect clip using natural language to describe visual scenes. Now you can search for those things that are harder to scrub and see: cheering crowds, barking dogs, train engines, and crying.

 

If you have a large sound effects library, you can quickly hone in on relevant sound effects without knowing the name of the clip, simply by typing in “swoosh” or “lightning crack thunder.”

 

How to use Audio Search

  1. Open the Search Panel using the magnifying lens icon in the top-right corner of Premiere Pro

2. Type a description of the audio that you want to find into the Search Panel bar.

3.  You can filter by “Everything” (meaning Audio, Video, Transcription and Metadata) or simply narrow your search down to Audio only

 

Note: Audio analysis now happens automatically when you import audio, similar to the visual analysis. All of the answers in this FAQ about visual analysis apply to audio analysis as well. The analysis happens on your device, and Adobe does not see or train on your media or your search queries.

 

 

Search Similar

Search Similar uses the same visual search technology, except your search query is a visual frame rather than a text description. You can use Search Similar on a visual search result or from the Source or Program Monitor.

 

Search Similar is great for:

  • Exploring other options for a shot in your sequence
  • Finding other instances of a character, branded content, or other proprietary visuals not available in the search tool
  • Narrowing your search without needing to think of the exact language

 

How to Use Search Similar

  • In the Source or Program Monitor, stop on a frame you want to use for search, then
    • Option 1: Click the “Search Similar Frames” button in the Program Monitor toolbar: 
    • Option 2: Right click on the frame and choose “Search Similar Frames”
  • The Search panel opens, showing the similar results

Or

  • In the Search panel, right click on a visual result and choose “Search Similar Frames”

We want to hear from you

  • How does the Audio search work for you? Do you find the sounds you expect?
  • Are there any other ways you’d like to use Search Similar Visuals in the application?

 

 

 

    4 replies

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    Piotr Gardecki
    Known Participant
    October 10, 2025

    Been testing the new Search Panel features in Premiere Pro Beta, especially Search Similar Frames. My goal: automatically locate all instances of a film slate (clapperboard) across a long interview recording.

    I selected a clear frame showing the clapperboard and triggered “Search Similar Frames” from the Program Monitor.

    Unfortunately, the results didn’t include other clapperboard shots—even though they were visually similar and present in the timeline.

     

    Then I switched to Audio Search, typing in “beep” — and boom, Premiere surfaced the moments I was looking for.

     

     

     

    I found the most efficient method (for now) is just clicking through the results and manually adding markers on the timeline. I noticed something interesting: the term “beep” returns a variety of results, not all of which match the classic sync I was expecting.

     

     

     

    Unfortunately, it didn’t return other clapperboard instances—even though they were visually similar and present in the timeline.

     

     

     

    It would be incredibly helpful if the visual search algorithm could treat clapperboards as distinct production objects, similar to how it currently handles faces or logos.

     

    Thanks for all the great work on Media Intelligence so far—these tools are already changing how we log and sync footage. Looking forward to future updates!

    Best, Piotr

     

     

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      Piotr Gardecki
      Known Participant
      October 4, 2025

      I’ve been testing the new Search panel features in Premiere Pro Beta—especially Audio Search and Search Similar Frames—and I’m curious if anyone has used them to automatically locate film slates (clapperboards)?

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        Piotr Gardecki
        Known Participant
        September 24, 2025

         

        Another great addition—simple and super useful! Love that we can preview audio under the image in the source panel, just like on the timeline. Adding IN and OUT points right from the panel makes things even more precise from the start. 

         

         

         

         

         

         

        R Neil Haugen
        R Neil Haugen
        Legend
        August 28, 2025

        Audio search is simply so freaking useful ... thanks. I'm sure others will have useful additions/suggestions, but for me, this alone is quite an improvement.

        Everyone's mileage always varies ...
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