Re-transcribe sequence and Language Selection aren't available for Text-Based Editing

[Wong5EEC]

While I was hyped by the Text-Based Editing feature released on Premiere Pro 23.4 today, but I was confused by the new feature. I transcribed a sequence of a 40-min interview in Cantonese, but the default language was set to English, until I found out it's transcribed in nonsense English, the "Re-transcribe sequence" option in the drop down menu was greyed out. There is no way to delete the transcription data or redo the transcription process, unless I tried the old way "Generate static transcript" so I can choose another langauage and retranscribe the sequence, but text-based editing isn't available. 

Has anyone found out how to re-transcribe a text-based editing sequence? Or simply the feature wasn't there? 

[alfrexr78659032]

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[Serge32624241g6bw]

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[David25533612jes7]

Hy guys, im here with a kind of related problem. I actually transcribed an italian video in my premiere pro in italian, howeever when I'm triyng to delete a part of I just can't. The option is greyed out. Do you know how to resolve? thanks in advance

[Stan Jones]

I think you are in the "selection" mode and not the edit mode. Click the edit text (testo corretto?), press the Enter key, or double-click.

Does that work?

Stan

[Kolja282207803yu6]

Hi sorry i have the same issue and like to choose "re-transcribe sequence" but is grey. how to change it? i choose by mistake english and need to change it to German... as the engilsh makes nonsense right now. please help

[Stan Jones]

@Kolja282207803yu6,

A screenshot would help.

Stan

[defaultig3dqv3ixuap]

This is bloody infuriating. I cannot retranacribe a sequence in another language. It takes spanish audio and goes to english. Whyyyyy I cant even get the option for english let alone re transcribe being an option it is always greyed out.

[Stan Jones]

A screenshot might help.

In the project panel, right-click -> re-transcribe. That should the option to pick language.

Stan

[lindead]

I found this video, it helped me, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t-1sJZTkfBw&ab_channel=LeadNerds

[Stan Jones]

The subject of this thread is re-transcribing a source clip when the language was incorrect. And it deals with the problem of the re-transcribe option being greyed out when you are in Sequence/Program Monitor view when the transcription is of a source clip. The tutorial does not address this. The tutorial recommends creating a static/sequence transcript to avoid the issue, but does not explain why "re-transcribe sequence" is greyed out.

The confusion about source media transcriptions and sequence ("static") transcriptions is a primary part of the text-based editing learning curve. If you don't want to use the text-based editing functions, just create static transcriptions of sequences and update (re-transcribe) as needed. And do not create source media transcriptions. But the text-based editing functions are very useful, and it is important to understand the difference even if you are not planning to use them.

Early in the tutorial, the sequence shown is already transcribed using "create static transcription." We know this because the 3 dot menu shows "Generate text-based editing transcript" and "re-transcribe sequence."

Then they click on another sequence, and say "it just doesn't work," because re-transcribe sequence is greyed out.  This time, we can see that there is only a source media transcript, because we see "create static transcription" and, since there is no static transcript, "re-transcribe sequence" is greyed out.

If you have only a source media transcript, and you are in Source Monitor view, you will see "Re-transcribe clip" (NOT sequence).

Stan

[Snehal339946522laz]

hi there, I solved a similar issue by lassowing all the dialogue clips in my timeline, right click menu and select 'Ignore Transcript'.

This cleared the current text in the text panel and allowed the option to retranscribe the sequence.

[Stan Jones]

@Snehal339946522laz,

It's an interesting process, but I don't think it should have any effect on re-transcribing.

If you select one or more source clips in a sequence and use "Ignore Transcript," and you double click one of those clips to open it in the Source Monitor, it will show "No dialogue" in transcript view and there is no option to transcribe or re-transcribe.

If you right clip the original source clip in the Project Panel, without regard to the ignore transcript/sequence setting for the clip, it will show re-transcribe as an option.

Stan