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February 14, 2026

Text-based transcript editing not able to select silences.

  • February 14, 2026
  • 2 replies
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Issue – Text-Based Editing pause deletion does not work in, even though pauses are recognized in the static transcript.
Steps to reproduce –

  1. Open an existing project.

  2. Import video clip with spoken content.

  3. Open the Text panel → Transcript → Transcribe sequence.

  4. In the transcript, verify that pauses are recognized in the static transcript view.

  5. Switch to Text-Based Editing mode.

  6. Filter for “Pauses” in the Text-Based Editing panel.

  7. Attempt to delete pauses using “Delete All Pauses.”

Expected result – All pauses in the transcript should be selected and deleted in Text-Based Editing mode.

Actual result –
• The Text-Based Editing panel shows “0 results” for pauses, even when the static transcript labels them clearly.
• The “Delete All Pauses” button is clickable but does nothing.
• Issue occurs in all projects, including new blank projects.

Adobe Premiere Pro version – 26.2.0 Beta, 26.0.1, and 26.0 (attempted in all 3)

Operating system – Windows 11

GPU driver version (Windows only) – NVIDIA 591.86

Video format – MP4 / WAV (tested with both; issue is independent of format).

Comparative information –
• Affects all projects tested, including new blank projects.
• Not dependent on sequence type; occurs in standard sequences.
• Problem began after updating to 26.x (tested in 26.0 stable and 26.2 Beta).

    2 replies

    Stan Jones
    Community Expert
    Community Expert
    February 14, 2026

    ​@Jay369393212kez,

    You can’t delete silences in clip/source monitor view - only when the clip is in a sequence. This is because this would require modifying the source clip itself.

    Stan

     

    Participant
    February 14, 2026

    Welp, for some reason I can’t understand, I simply tried using a different video file on the same project and was able to use the previously unusable feature.
    The only factor I didn’t change in the testing was the issue. I’m not certain why this video file wouldn’t allow for text-based editing but others did. It’s not a different file type, codec, or anything of the sort.

    Oh well.