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February 14, 2026

Text-based transcript editing not able to select silences.

  • February 14, 2026
  • 2 replies
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Issue – Text-Based Editing pause deletion does not work in, even though pauses are recognized in the static transcript.
Steps to reproduce

  1. Open an existing project.

  2. Import video clip with spoken content.

  3. Open the Text panel → Transcript → Transcribe sequence.

  4. In the transcript, verify that pauses are recognized in the static transcript view.

  5. Switch to Text-Based Editing mode.

  6. Filter for “Pauses” in the Text-Based Editing panel.

  7. Attempt to delete pauses using “Delete All Pauses.”

Expected result – All pauses in the transcript should be selected and deleted in Text-Based Editing mode.

Actual result
• The Text-Based Editing panel shows “0 results” for pauses, even when the static transcript labels them clearly.
• The “Delete All Pauses” button is clickable but does nothing.
• Issue occurs in all projects, including new blank projects.

Adobe Premiere Pro version – 26.2.0 Beta, 26.0.1, and 26.0 (attempted in all 3)

Operating system – Windows 11

GPU driver version (Windows only) – NVIDIA 591.86

Video format – MP4 / WAV (tested with both; issue is independent of format).

Comparative information
• Affects all projects tested, including new blank projects.
• Not dependent on sequence type; occurs in standard sequences.
• Problem began after updating to 26.x (tested in 26.0 stable and 26.2 Beta).

    2 replies

    Stan Jones
    Community Expert
    Community Expert
    February 14, 2026

    @Jay369393212kez,

    You can’t delete silences in clip/source monitor view - only when the clip is in a sequence. This is because this would require modifying the source clip itself.

    Stan

     

    Participant
    February 14, 2026

    Welp, for some reason I can’t understand, I simply tried using a different video file on the same project and was able to use the previously unusable feature.
    The only factor I didn’t change in the testing was the issue. I’m not certain why this video file wouldn’t allow for text-based editing but others did. It’s not a different file type, codec, or anything of the sort.

    Oh well.