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OJ1234567
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September 23, 2022
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Transcribe Sequence greyed out

  • September 23, 2022
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Running the latest version but Transcribe Sequence is greyed out when i try to transcribe in order to create closed captions. What gives?

    Correct answer OJ1234567

    Could you share your OS and OS version? Let us know what you see in the Transcript tab and check if the Re-transcribe sequence option is available. 

     


    Sorry. I've been out of state on a shoot the last few days. Problem solved. When i clicked on "Transcript" in the captions window– there were already some transcriptions in there even though it wasn't complete and I do not remember ever asking for it. At any rate I clicked on the three little dots and hit "re-transcribe". From that point Premier Pro worked as expected. I guess another case of operator error? Thanks for the help everyone.

     

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    toneproductions
    Participating Frequently
    November 19, 2024

    Helllo friends.  I solved my issue by rendering and replacing my audio in the sequence I wanted to transcribe. I was workring with proxies so I think the the transcribe part of Prem was seeing my media as 'offline'

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    katieaustin
    Participant
    February 6, 2024

    I was having the same issue and I think it's happening with the addition of text-based editing! What I did was hit "create static transcript" so it Won't change when you edit the video but if you have a final cut that should be fine. It'll re-transcribe the sequence and re-transcribe will be clickable, in case you need to do it again. 

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    Andrea31521406j0ux
    Participant
    August 6, 2023

    I'm having the same problem.  Re-transcribe is greyed out.

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    ryan_4879
    Participant
    July 23, 2025

    Having the same issue - I found the best way was to render and export the audio or the video as a whole, then bring that final export back in and, since all of the audio is one clip, it picks it all up. Then you can always copy the captions you make and paste them onto the original sequence, or just re-export the previously exported version, now with captions.

    Stan Jones
    Community Expert
    Stan JonesCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    July 23, 2025

    @ryan_4879,

     

    > Having the same issue

     

    The issue discussed in the post I think  you are referring to was having "Re-transcribe sequence" greyed out when "Generate static transcript" is available. Note that this is in sequence/program monitor view. In that view, "re-transcribe sequence" is only an option if a static/sequence transcript has been created.

     

    Your workaround will work for a static/sequence transcript when you are finished editing, but it should not be necessary. Just create a static transcript and be sure to pick "mix" as the audio type. 

     

    Stan

     

    Ishan Y
    Ishan Y
    Inspiring
    September 23, 2022

    Hey,

     

    Sorry about the issue. Which version of Premiere Pro are you currently working on? Please refer to this link and let us know if that helps.

     

    Thanks,

    Ishan

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    OJ1234567Author
    Inspiring
    September 23, 2022

    version 22.6.2 (build 2)

    i've done the things in the link to no avail

    Ishan Y
    Ishan Y
    Inspiring
    September 26, 2022

    Could you share your OS and OS version? Let us know what you see in the Transcript tab and check if the Re-transcribe sequence option is available. 

     

    Stan Jones
    Community Expert
    Stan JonesCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    September 23, 2022

    Please post some screenshots. It is working normally for me.

     

    Stan

     

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      OJ1234567Author
      Inspiring
      September 23, 2022

      thanks for troubleshooting this for me. Screen shot attached.

      Stan Jones
      Community Expert
      Stan JonesCommunity Expert
      Community Expert
      September 24, 2022

      The screenshot shows the Caption tab in the Text panel, with "Transcribe Sequence" greyed out, and "Create new caption track" and "Import captions from file" active. Probably not your issue, but you will see that if you have already transcribed the sequence but have not created captions. Switch to the Transcript tab. If you do not see the result of a transcription, is the "Transcribe sequence" button there greyed out?

       

      One user with this problem reported being helped by support, but we never did learn how they fixed it. @Ishan Y, do we have any more info about the best way to get help once the troubleshooting steps have been followed?

       

      Stan

       

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