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Dancuster85
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Apr 25, 2026 7:41 PM UTC
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Transcribe Sequence isn't working

I use transcribe very regularly.  A 1-3 minute clip usually takes about 15 seconds for Adobe to transcribe. I’m sitting here for 30 minutes and the bar isn’t moving. I tried starting my project over and it still gets so far and then just stops. The program isn’t frozen, the bar just stops moving and it says “Transcribing on device (30 minutes remaining)”. I can cancel the request and Premiere still functions like normal, so it’s not freezing or needs a forced shutdown. I also restarted my MacBook Pro, on current OS Sequoia 15.7.5 and running Premiere 26.2.0 (Build 6S).

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    Participant
    Sep 15, 2026 5:29 PM UTC

    Same problem.  I updated to Tahoe and now it doesn’t work anymore.  Tried all the workarounds I can find with no luck and it’s really, really irritating.  This software is basically useless to my workflow without this function.  Fix it Adobe, immediately.

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    Stan Jones
    Community Expert
    Community Expert
    Sep 16, 2026 1:23 PM UTC

    ​@David283339163t2s,

    What version of PR are you on? And it worked before you updated to Tahoe?

    Stan

     

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    Participant
    Sep 28, 2026 12:04 PM UTC

    Yes.  It used to work fine.

    OSX Tahoe 26.6.2 (25G83)
    Premiere 26.0.1

    I was on 26.5.1 but downgraded and it seems to be working now, although it sporadically fails.

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    mattchristensen1
    Community Manager
    Community Manager
    Apr 27, 2026 11:34 AM UTC

    ​@Dancuster85 Premiere 26.2 included a new set of transcription language packs, and it sounds like maybe on your system the process of installing the language pack got stuck. Normally it happens right after Premiere itself is installed. Could you try quitting Premiere, then going to Creative Cloud Desktop. Find Premiere in the Apps section, and click the “…” menu, then choose “Get add-ons”. Do you see your language there, and can you click “Add” or “Retry”?

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    Participant
    Sep 15, 2026 5:28 PM UTC

    There is no way to modify the speech to text language add on after it is installed in OSX.  That add on doesn’t give you the option (no three dots):
     



     

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    Stan Jones
    Community Expert
    Community Expert
    Apr 27, 2026 1:22 AM UTC

    ​@Dancuster85,

     

    It’s a lot like this thread. But see my comment there re several other reports of transcription problems:

     

    Stan

     

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