Transcribe feature in PP2024 Productions

This is a really helpful explanation - thank you! Makes sense now

@malikaw74728363 it depends. Sequences can be in two transcript modes. By default, sequences are in Text-Based Editing mode, which means that the transcript is automatically assembled from the source clip transcripts and the sequence transcript dynamically updates as the sequence is edited. In a Production, you need to go back to the source clips and transcribe them in whatever project they live in, and then open the sequence, and the transcript will update into the sequence.

You can also put a sequence into "static transcript" mode, which is where a transcript is made of the audio in the sequence and it does not dynamically updated as the sequence is edited. You can go to the "..." menu in the transcript panel and choose "Generate static transcript" to put the sequence in this mode. In a Production you can always do this kind of transcript, no matter where the source clips live.

I think you're asking about the first, default mode and in that case as Neil points out if you have a sequence already cut but the source clips weren't transcribed, you'll need to do open the project/bin containing the clips you want and transcribe them there. Then when that source project and the project with the sequence are both open at the same time, the transcript will sync across and allow for Text-Based Editing.

I think in Productions you need to transcribe the clips in their bin, essentially. I hope I'm wrong, but ... that's my recollection.