How to delete video sections on the timeline via the transcript?

[yumiifmb]

When generating a transcript it becomes possible to remove for instance silences and breaks. You can search for a word within the transcript, but you can't actually delete it when right clicking for instance.

How do you delete a section of the timeline directly by deleting the word?

[Kevin-Monahan · Accepted solution]

Hey yumifmb,

Just delete the word in the transcription, then press the Extact button. Have you tried that? Works a treat here. Let us know.

Thanks,
Kevin

[yumiifmb]

Can you please show screenshots of what to do?

[Sumeet Kumar Choubey]

Hi yumiifmb,

You may right-click on the words that you want to delete & select the option Delete (Ripple) from the context menu. The default shortcut for this is the "delete" key on your keyboard. You can also perform other actions, like Cut (Extract) from the same context menu. 

Hope it helps. Let us know if you have any questions.

Thanks,

Sumeet

[yumiifmb]

This option is greyed out. 

[caroline_edits · Accepted solution]

Hey Yumii,

I'm wondering if maybe you generated a "static transcript" instead of a "text-based editing" transcript. That might be why the options to edit are greyed out. If you select the "..." icon in the top right, does it give you the option to generate a text-based editing transcript, or does it still say "generate static transcript"?

Let us know, see the screenshot on where to find the options!

Caroline

[yumiifmb]

Actually yes, it does say generate text-based editing transcript. Is this what I should do? I'm not sure how that happened, because in general I just click on the generate button when generating the transcript. I never tried deleting footage via deleting words, however, so. 

[Ishan Y]

Yes, please try generating a text based editing transcript. Let us know how it goes. 

[yumiifmb]

Yes that fixed it! I had no idea that the transcript generated wasn't text based apparently. Is there a way to generate the transcript like this every time? Otherwise yes, the ripple delete option appeared, so, this is great, thank you!

[Stan Jones]

@yumiifmb,

Just as for removing silences, you must be in sequence/timeline view of the transcript to use Delete. In the lower left of the Transcript window, you can see the "follow active monitor" checkbox and the icon indicating which view you are in.

Stan

[yumiifmb]

I don't have that issue, though. Removing silences works fine.