Feature Request: Allow Setting Fixed Pause Duration After Deleting Pauses in Text-Based Editing

Request Summary: Add an option to define the amount of time left between sentences when deleting pauses via the transcript pauses filter.

Details: Currently, when deleting pauses using the Text-Based Editing tool, Premiere Pro removes silence entirely and ripples the timeline, leaving no gap between sentences. This can make edits sound abrupt or unnatural, especially in interviews, narration, podcasts, or tutorial content.

Feature Proposal:

• Allow users to set a fixed duration (e.g. 1.5 seconds) to be inserted automatically on both sides (ie. leaving 0.75 seconds of the clip on each side of the extraction) of a deleted pause.

• This setting could live in the Transcript panel options, alongside the current “minimum pause length” detection setting.

Why This Matters:

• Helps preserve natural speech rhythm and pacing

• Reduces need for time-consuming manual nudging

• Increases usability for creators handling long-form content, podcasts, interviews, or auto-generated narration

This feature would greatly speed up workflows and improve output quality for many editors using AI-assisted transcripts. Thank you for considering this!