Speech to Text - Language

[rodri ribeiro]

Hello!

I've just downloaded Adobe Premiere Pro v22 Beta version so I can test a bit of the speech to text function.

However, I need to use it in portuguese and, for some reason, all languages besides english seem to not be included. They all have a little cloud by their side, which seems to indicate some kind of download needed, I guess? How do I enable portuguese and other languages? English is the only one that works.

Anyway, I would really appreciate any help.

Best,

Rodri.

[Ali Jaber]

I don't know about the Beta, but in the standard version V22, language options are enabled:

You can install V22 while keeping your current version for testing purposes

[Alexander_DVA]

Thank you for your feedback!

To use a language that has not been downloaded yet, you just need to trigger a transcription using that option. One step of the process will then be to automatically download all required files (with progress).

Best regards,

 Alexander

[rodri ribeiro]

Hey Alexander,

Thanks for the answer.

So, I've triggered a transcription in portuguese but things don't seem to flow.

The screen says "Creating automatic transcription" and then below it says "Initializing local transcription mechanism".

It stays on this stage for a very long time, much longer than how long tutorials inform it should take.

I'm attaching a picture so you can see for yourself.

Thanks once again.

[defaulte6upn4t0nzww]

Hi Rodri,

Did you find the solution ? I have the same problem with CC2022.2.0

When I select French Langage, the screen says "Local transcription engine initialization" but it looks like PP failed to install it.

[Alberto Bedin]

Hello I have exactly the same problem of defaulte6upn4t0nzww and rodri ribeiro:

- Premiere stays idle on "initialing local transcription engine" when i choose Italian (it has a cloud image near to it)

- When I choose English (no cloud near it) it works.

I'm on the latest version up-to-date ( 22.2.0 build 128)

I think that it' a critical bug that you should fix.

Thank you

Alberto

[Alexander Riss]

Hi Alberto,

thank you for reporting this issue.

When a language pack is not available on your system - the first transcription will trigger the download of the >500MB language pack. Depending on your internet connection this might take a while to complete the installation.

You can also manually trigger the installation via the Creative Cloud Desktop App:
- In the "All Apps" View - click on the "..." icon next to Premiere Pro

- Choose "Addons"

- This will show the list of already installed language packs

- click the "add" button next to the language pack  / this will trigger the download process and show you the progress made so far

Hope this helps to unblock your workflow!

Best regards,

 Alexander

[Alberto Bedin]

It works downloading the language from CC Desktop App. Thanks! 🙂

I think you should just fix the automatic download feature

[deliberatevideo]

That explains a lot, thanks for the workaround! I was having the same problem described. I have a poor internet connection, so "initializing local transcription engine" seemed to load endlessly and it was unclear why. I'll have so much peace of mind being able to see a progress bar!