Delete existing captions to replace entire transcript

[kevinf63485541]

Is there a way to delete a captions track completely? I need to replace the existing captions with new ones but the transcript window still displays all the text even if I manually select all the captions and delete.  There is no option to replace with a new srt file anywhere I can see.

[Stan Jones · Accepted solution]

The answer to your question appears to be "no," you can't delete the transcript itself. But I think the other answer to your question is that you don't need to.

If you want to replace the transcript by retranscribing, just click the 3 dots in the transcript tab and pick retranscribe.

If you don't want to use the captions from the caption track you created from the transcript, just delete the caption track: right click on the caption track header in the timeline, and pick "delete track."

In the Text Panel, switch to the Captions tab if needed, and then pick either "Create new caption track" or "Import captions from file."

Stan

[kevinf63485541]

I'm an idiot and your a genius.  The solution was what you said in right clicking in the playhead and deleting the entire caption track.  I then simply reverted the captions pane to the saved layout and either retranscribe or import a new srt, which is exactly what I needed to do.  I was simply overthinking the process and assumed there was some specific way to replace captions when in fact its easier to just start anew.  Thank you so much.

[Stan Jones]

You're welcome! I've found several things where I was overthinking and missing the new, obvious solution!

Stan

[JaimeGomez78]

Hi. This is not true, at least now or, at least, with a new bug. If in a project i got various sequences, and in one of them i make a transcription, then i duplicate and i want a new transcription or a new caption track from an imported STR, i make what you said (delete the CC track) and the transcription in the panel remains. Not gone.

[Stan Jones]

Jaime,

I think it is still the same, but it is also true - there is no option to delete a transcript. I did not word that response well. The workaround is to re-transcribe.

There are feature requests to add this:

https://community.adobe.com/t5/premiere-pro-ideas/add-a-quot-delete-transcript-quot-button/idi-p/135...

https://community.adobe.com/t5/premiere-pro-ideas/provide-a-way-to-delete-a-transcription/idi-p/1361...

Each of those has only one votes - now 2 with my upvotes.

If you see a feature requests with more votes, post it here.

Stan

[arts52724800]

I have a problem that similar but different...

I created the transcript and the captions from it, then made LOT's of changes to the captions (not the transcript).

the transcript doesn't change when you change the captions.. so the difference is great. 

I was asked by the client to send them the subtitles in text format for review. 

I will then need to import them back somehow and switch the old ones. 

I cant transcribe back from the captions and there is no option to import the exported caption.... I don't know what to do... 

[Nick Schale]

Did you find a solution? We are in the same park

[Stan Jones]

Nick, this is an important feature that PR is missing.

See my post, and other issues in this thread:

https://community.adobe.com/t5/premiere-pro-discussions/how-to-import-caption-txt-file-in-premiere-p...

This is simple if you can get the person editing the text to keep the srt structure intact. But we all know that is not likely.

I don't recall if I addressed in that thread how to get a text only file. Just export the csv version and extract the text column.

Export SRT for the timecodes.

I would also take the edited text file and the original text file and do a compare in Word. If the edits have retained the caption structure, you can just make the edits in the srt.

In that post, where I talk about using Subtitle Edit to make a text file into an srt, note that SE will take the timecodes from your original SRT export for that import.

Stan

[Nick Schale]

Thanks Stan

[Aline Mian]

Hi, I have a different problem in the same area. I have a video that I have created the transcript for and now I've decided to trim donw some parts of the video, but the transcript is not adjusting and I can't remove the excess text, any suggestions? I don't want to redo the transcript because then I would have to review and adjust all of it again.
There should be a way to delete parts of the transcript.

[Stan Jones]

Aline, you are correct; this can't be done.

The captions themselves adjust if you delete them as you make changes to the timeline. You could try building the "transcript" from the captions. If you don't want timecodes, export captions as csv, then just use the text column.

What you want would be a feature request:

https://adobe-video.uservoice.com/forums/911233-premiere-pro

Stan