Provide a way to delete a transcription

Forum|Forum|3 years ago
January 24, 2023
45 replies
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When you copy a sequence and then delete clips in it, the old transcription stays with the timeline. Sometimes I copy a timeline because it has a layout and features that I am using consistently throughout a project but am building new edits within it. I realize that creating a template is probably the best way to go, but sometimes I just want to copy another timeline with edits already in it and work from that. I'd like to be able to just completely delete the transcript that comes over with it.

Perhaps offer an option in the ... menu to CLEAR TRANSCRIPTION

I am on MacPro (M1) in PP 23.2 on Ventura

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PeterBrian

Participant

I totaly back this up. Had to research a long time until i finally found out you can not delete a transcription that you already made. It's annoying. Up.

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POwens

Inspiring

This is needed.

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Jose302666977c5u

Participant

Agreed. This issue is very frustrating.

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Carl32228453448i

Participant

please implement this!

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Anton W

Inspiring

Thumbs up for the posiblity to delete the transcript

Stan Jones

Community Expert

@iris.imaginations,

I agree re having the option to delete. But until we have it, all you need for your situation is "re-transcribe."

In the newest versions (23.4 and 23.5) with text-based editing (i.e. source media transcription), the automatic transcribe gives no prompt for language and causes problems for quite a few users. I have found that almost all of the transcribes other than automatic actually do present the option.

If this is a source media transcription, rather than sequence/static transcription, just find the clip in the Project Panel, right click, and "re-transcribe."

If it is a static transcription, open the sequence in the timeline, go to the Text panel, transcribe tab, 3 dot menu, and re-transcribe.

Each of those should present the option for language.

Also, you can set the default language in Edit -> Preferences -> Transcription. I have not tried the new "detect language." If you change languages frequently, give it a try and let us know how it works.

Stan