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Feb 20, 2025 4:50 PM UTC
Question

Transcribing audio from only 1 specific track and then simply delete the pauses. But no Deletebutton

As I stated in the title, I only want a transcription from 1 specific track so I can delete the pauses.

 

I have 3 video clips and 3 audio tracks and I want Premiere to cut accordingly to Track3's pauses.

But the problem is that the delete button is greyed out when I'm generating a static transcript from Track3.

 

How do i Fix this?

4 replies

Community Expert
Feb 20, 2025 11:49 PM UTC

Static transcripts do not support text-based editing, which is likely why the Delete button is greyed out.


To enable text-based editing, try transcribing the clip directly:

  1. Select the clip in the Project panel.
  2. Right-click and choose Transcribe.
  3. If the clip has multiple audio channels, use the Channel Selection dropdown to choose the specific track you want to transcribe.

 

Once the transcript is generated, you should have access to text-based editing features.

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Kevin J. Monahan Jr.
Legend
Feb 20, 2025 11:55 PM UTC

Thanks Paul. It seems as though this is a very common problem. Wouldn't you agree?

 

Thanks,
Kevin

 

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Kevin Monahan - Sr. Community and Engagement Strategist – Adobe Pro Video and Audio
Community Expert
Feb 21, 2025 12:59 AM UTC

It definitely comes a lot - it may be worth adding a dialog box that warns that static transcriptions do not support text-based editing (unless they're added to a nested sequence).

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Kevin J. Monahan Jr.
Legend
Feb 20, 2025 10:53 PM UTC

Hi there, @Lemonsausage,

I read your message. Sorry for the frustration. I hope we can troubleshoot the issue here for you. Perhaps @Stan Jones or @PaulMurphy has an idea. Paul shared this solution in the past. I hope it helps!

 

Thanks,

Kevin

 

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Kevin Monahan - Sr. Community and Engagement Strategist – Adobe Pro Video and Audio