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Al Yonder
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September 26, 2022
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Is there a way to search multiple transcripts in different sequences at once?

  • September 26, 2022
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Hi,

 

I'm trying to find a way of searching through multiple transcripts in different sequences at the same time?

 

Ive got around 80 hours of interviews in 40 different sequences, and pulling my hair out trying to figure a way of searching through all transcripts at once, rather than one at a time - which I'm currently doing.

 

Any thoughts greatly appreciated. 🙂

    Correct answer Stefan26225810jexg

    Just had the sae question. This is now possible in the latest Beta (as of February 2025) It allows you to find all with a new project wide search, supported by ai, even finding images by keywords.

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    vasils
    Participant
    February 10, 2025

    You can upload and transcribe all your interviews using Otter. ai, Sonix. ai, or Trint. Then, use their global search feature to search all transcripts simultaneously.

    Alternatively, if you already have text files, try:
    🔹 Windows/macOS Search – Use built-in search with keywords.
    🔹 Notepad++ or Sublime Text – Use "Find in Files" to search across multiple documents.
    🔹 Google Drive/Docs – Upload all transcripts and use the search bar.

    For more advanced solutions, consider NLTK (Python) for keyword analysis.

    Hope this helps! 😊

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      Stefan26225810jexgCorrect answer
      Participant
      February 10, 2025

      Just had the sae question. This is now possible in the latest Beta (as of February 2025) It allows you to find all with a new project wide search, supported by ai, even finding images by keywords.

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        Al YonderAuthor
        Known Participant
        May 19, 2025

        Great news!

        Thanks

        owens74073756
        owens74073756
        Participant
        September 7, 2023

        I don't have a solution to what you're asking for -- but just to check... do you have a way to search multiple audio files within one, single sequence? I can't find a way to search multiple trascribed audio files, period. If you have a way to search within a single sequence, I'd love to hear it!

        tomjstern
        tomjstern
        Inspiring
        September 7, 2023
        I don't know the answer to your question, sorry. My workaround is to export all my transcriptions to a word file so i can search that and then go back into premiere and find the shot

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          Stan Jones
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          Stan JonesCommunity Expert
          Community Expert
          September 26, 2022

          I don't think there is a way in PR.

           

          One workaround: export each sequence as csv. Oh, wait, that is a Beta feature? Not where I can test till tonight. If not, create captions and export. Import each as a new sheet in Excel and name the sheet the sequence name.

           

          Search the whole workbook.

           

          Stan

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          Al YonderAuthor
          Known Participant
          September 26, 2022

          Thanks Stan,

           

          I was hoping there might be a simple way to do it within Premiere that I was missing, but I guess there isn't.

           

          I saw a plug in called Power Search that I'll try and get a demo for in the hope that might do the job - or make three or four long 24 hr sequences maybe....

           

          Thanks again

           

          Al

           

           

           

          tomjstern
          tomjstern
          Inspiring
          December 30, 2022

          Hi Al, I'm trying to do the same thing. Did you try Power Search? How does it work?

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