The Updated Transcription Tool is Massive Overkill

[Skot Wilymz]

Greetings,

I have noticed Premiere Pro has an update for the transcription tool and I must say, it is rather overbearing. Now the tool targets the source file. This may seem like a good thing, but when you have four timeline/sequences open at the same time, Premiere is targeting the clips from the source file and performing a transcription—in all four—at the same time. This causes the transcription tool to reach into timelines that is should not be working in.

I have even used in/out points in a singluar timeline to target only 10 minutes worth of clip, but yet, the transcription tool targets the ENTIRE two hours of a single take, and yes, in all four timelines (or how many you may have open).

Unless I am missing something here, this is rather excessive, where the transcription tool is massively overreaching into other timelines, and the full extent of the source file, rather then simply targeting 10 minutes worth of a clip, even when it is trimmed in the targeted timeline.

Furthermore, this overreach may also effect some shortcut key funtionality in other timelines (where no transcription should be taking place at all).

Does anybody know how I can specifically narrow down the targeting of the transcription tool to avoid Premiere dropping a nuke on the entire project?

Thank you for any help.

[Stan Jones · Accepted solution]

Skot,

You don't have to use the "source media"/Test-based editing transcriptions.

Edit -> Preferences -> Transcription and turn off automatic transcription. Then in the Text panel -> Transcript tab, 3 dot menu, turn off "show untranscribed."

Then if and when you want to use the "regular," previous transcription, select the timeline/sequence, transcript tab, 3 dot menu, and pick "static transcription."

For anyone who hasn't started this process, when you get to the "create project" screen, you can turn off autotranscription there.

Stan