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Cheerful_strength6ef0
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September 13, 2026
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Transcription not working in Adobe Premiere Pro 2026

  • September 13, 2026
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I am on Adobe Premiere Pro 2026, version 26.5, and I cannot get my transcription tool to work. I have uninstalled and reinstalled Premiere all night, I have tried installing prior versions from 2026 (which froze my computer repeatedly), and I am back at the latest version again. I have had this issue intermittently for a month or two. This issue is across projects and started happening after one of the updates.

Please let me know what I can do to fix this. I need this to be working for a project I’m doing at work tomorrow.

    Correct answer Stan Jones

    ​@Cheerful_strength6ef0,

    I’m also Windows 11, version 25H2, and tested this today in PR 26.5.0. Transcription is working for me as it should. Some of the recent bugs only appear for some users. There have been changes in multiple versions since 26.0, but some users still report problems. Do the following tests first, but if continuing problems, first reset the workspace, then the media cache, and then reset preferences. (Reinstalling may not reset preferences.)

    >  I have also tried right-clicking the clip but that hasn’t worked, either.

    That is the best way to isolate transcription itself, so give that another try as I’ll describe below.

    > makes no progress as it continues to buffer.

    It’s not buffering. If you do a screen recording with the Progress Panel open, you’ll see that it is “rendering audio data.” And then it will says “transcribing on device.” If you don’t have the language pack installed for the language you choose (it will show a cloud icon in the drop-down list), after rendering audio, it will show “Downloading language pack.” These are very large, and take along time. But English is installed by default, and that’s what you’re probably using, so that is not likely to appear.

    Close and reopen PR. Create a new test project. Add one clip. In the Project Panel, right-click and pick Transcribe. Does the “Create transcription for source media” dialogue open? Is your language English? Open the Progress window (Window → Progress). Click Transcribe. Notice what it says in the Progress panel. 

    If it completes, open the clip in the Source Monitor, and then switch to the Text panel/transcript tab. Does the transcript show? If it does not complete, does it show any message? E.g. “No dialogue found.” 

    You can do a screen recording using the snipping tool.

    Stan

     

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    Stan Jones
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    Stan JonesCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
    Community Expert
    September 13, 2026

    ​@Cheerful_strength6ef0,

    I’m also Windows 11, version 25H2, and tested this today in PR 26.5.0. Transcription is working for me as it should. Some of the recent bugs only appear for some users. There have been changes in multiple versions since 26.0, but some users still report problems. Do the following tests first, but if continuing problems, first reset the workspace, then the media cache, and then reset preferences. (Reinstalling may not reset preferences.)

    >  I have also tried right-clicking the clip but that hasn’t worked, either.

    That is the best way to isolate transcription itself, so give that another try as I’ll describe below.

    > makes no progress as it continues to buffer.

    It’s not buffering. If you do a screen recording with the Progress Panel open, you’ll see that it is “rendering audio data.” And then it will says “transcribing on device.” If you don’t have the language pack installed for the language you choose (it will show a cloud icon in the drop-down list), after rendering audio, it will show “Downloading language pack.” These are very large, and take along time. But English is installed by default, and that’s what you’re probably using, so that is not likely to appear.

    Close and reopen PR. Create a new test project. Add one clip. In the Project Panel, right-click and pick Transcribe. Does the “Create transcription for source media” dialogue open? Is your language English? Open the Progress window (Window → Progress). Click Transcribe. Notice what it says in the Progress panel. 

    If it completes, open the clip in the Source Monitor, and then switch to the Text panel/transcript tab. Does the transcript show? If it does not complete, does it show any message? E.g. “No dialogue found.” 

    You can do a screen recording using the snipping tool.

    Stan

     

      Cheerful_strength6ef0Author
      Participant
      September 19, 2026

      Hi Stan,

       

      Thank you for the response. I have attempted the steps you outlined but still have not had success. I just opened a test project and added my one clip. I tried to right click and transcribe the clip. It rendered the audio data but when I checked in the “progress” tab, it never got past 0% percent. Then, after a few seconds, it said ““no dialogue found” in the text tab. My language in Premiere is English, and I’ve just confirmed that the English language pack is installed.

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      PaulMurphyCommunity Expert
      Community Expert
      September 13, 2026

      To help, we need more to go on than "not working." Transcription can fail in several different ways, and each one points somewhere different.

      Can you fill in the gaps for us:

      1. How are you starting the transcription? e.g. from the Text panel, or by right-clicking a clip?
      2. What happens after that?
      3. Are you transcribing a single clip, or multiple clips, in the Project panel or in your Timeline?
      4. What operating system and version are you on?

      The more specific you can be about what you see on screen, the faster we can narrow this down.

        Cheerful_strength6ef0Author
        Participant
        September 13, 2026

        Hi Paul,

         

        Thank you for your response. Yes, I am trying to start the transcription from the text panel. I have also tried right-clicking the clip but that hasn’t worked, either. Basically, it begins to transcribe but it says “estimated: -” and then makes no progress as it continues to buffer. At a certain point, it stops trying to trascribe altogether.

        I have been only trying to transcribe one clip at a time on the timeline when I do this. I am operating a PC on Windows 11, version 25H2.

        Thanks for your help.

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