Transcript Editing Impossible - Keeps Resetting to 0:00:00 even when “Follow active monitor” is on

Issue
Transcript panel stops following the timeline playhead and breaks after text-based ripple editing, even when “Follow active monitor” is enabled.

Steps to reproduce

1. Open a project with an existing sequence transcript

2. Open Text → Transcript

3. Enable Follow active monitor

4. Click words in the transcript and confirm the playhead follows correctly

5. Use the Transcript search field (enter any search term)

6. Open Transcript View Options and toggle options such as Speakers, Pauses, or Low-confidence words

7. Exit search and attempt to edit by selecting words in the transcript (ripple delete)

Expected result
The transcript should stay aligned with the timeline playhead, and selecting words should reliably move the playhead and allow text-based ripple editing. It should not go to 0:00 on the transcript after each edit.

Actual result
The transcript no longer stays aligned with the playhead. Selecting or highlighting words does not reliably move the playhead, and the transcript goes back to 0:00. “Follow active monitor” remains enabled but appears non-functional. There is no visual indication that the transcript has entered a non-editable state.

Screen recording frame.io-link: https://f.io/Z3wf9mxh 50 sec

Adobe Premiere Pro version
Adobe Premiere Pro (Beta) 26.1.1 BETA StaticLib (Build 26)

Operating system
macOS Sequoia 15.4 (24E248)

GPU driver version (Windows only)
N/A

Video format
Not format-specific. Occurs regardless of codec, resolution, or frame rate.

Comparative information

• Does it affect all projects or only some projects?
  Affects multiple projects.

• Does it affect new projects?
  Yes. Reproduces in new projects after generating a sequence transcript.

• When did the problem begin?
  Observed in early january 2026 and continues in current 26.1.1 beta.