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Mario34175315yeyc
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February 27, 2024
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Transcript isn't capturing both speakers

  • February 27, 2024
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Hello, I am trying to add the transcript to an interview I'm working on and it's not including the audio track of the second person. I have two video files (with audio) and it's only recognizing the audio file of one of them. How can I have the transcript recognize both people? 

I created a second project to troubleshoot this and when I clicked on the Text window, it already had the file transcribed. I was trying to start the whole process from scratch because I believe there's a window that pops up where you can identify if there are multiple people speaking. I didn't have this option when I created the new project. Any advice on that would be helpful, too. Thank you!

    Correct answer mattchristensen

    Are the different speakers in different audio clips/files? If so, you'll need to make sure both source clips are transcribed and then in your sequence cut them together either on one single track, or if they are on A1 and A2 tracks for example, there will need to be a gap in A1 in order for the transcript from A2 to be visible in the sequence transcript.

     

    Premiere Pro is using the transcript from whatever audio clip is "highest up" meaning on the lowest numbered audio track in order to build the sequence transcript.

     

    If you're speakers are only in one clip then you just need to re-transcribe and choose to Detect Speakers. You can do this by right clicking on the clip in the Project panel and choosing Re-Transcribe...

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    KSKStudios7549343
    Inspiring
    April 30, 2025

    Hi, yes—I'm having a similar problem. I have two on-camera speakers, both of whom were recorded simultaneously using a remote recording system. Both speakers need to appear together on screen, so they need to exist on separate v-tracks. Since they were in conversation, they both have end to end audio tracks that are in sync and can't be conflated during the editing process.  Both clips were transcribed before bringing them into the system, with each speaker getting a distinct name in the source transcription.  Not being able to see both peoples speech in the transcription makes it nearly impossible to make use of the transcription tool during the editing process.  Adobe - do you have plans to fix? Or have a work around for situations like mine?

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    Kelly33690385ej9j
    Participating Frequently
    September 15, 2025

    Same! Adobe we need to be able to have one transcript for speakers on differnet tracks. No professional editor puts different speakers audio onto the same track. How would you ever apply any kind of overall track effect. What about podcasts? You would never cut them together onto one track. You have to fix this asap please! Crazy that this doens't work already. 

    Stan Jones
    Community Expert
    Stan JonesCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    September 16, 2025

    @Kelly33690385ej9j,

     

    See my post in the other thread you posted in:

    https://community.adobe.com/t5/premiere-pro-beta-bugs/text-based-editing-doesn-t-work-with-multiple-audio-channels/idc-p/15505664#M6169

     

    Start a new thread with your particular workflow questions.

     

    Stan

     

    mattchristensen
    Community Manager
    mattchristensenCommunity ManagerCorrect answer
    Community Manager
    February 28, 2024

    Are the different speakers in different audio clips/files? If so, you'll need to make sure both source clips are transcribed and then in your sequence cut them together either on one single track, or if they are on A1 and A2 tracks for example, there will need to be a gap in A1 in order for the transcript from A2 to be visible in the sequence transcript.

     

    Premiere Pro is using the transcript from whatever audio clip is "highest up" meaning on the lowest numbered audio track in order to build the sequence transcript.

     

    If you're speakers are only in one clip then you just need to re-transcribe and choose to Detect Speakers. You can do this by right clicking on the clip in the Project panel and choosing Re-Transcribe...

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      Ingo26099345yxcb
      Participant
      April 29, 2025

      I'm having a related problem. I have a file with three speakers. But Premiere is sandwiching speaker two's and speaker three's lines together. I have no problem adding and naming a third speaker, but how do I separate speaker two and three's lines?

      mattchristensen
      Community Manager
      mattchristensenCommunity Manager
      Community Manager
      April 30, 2025

      When you have a source clip transcript in the Text panel, you can click in the transcript once to place the cursor, and then use the Split button at the top of the transcript to split that segment into two, at the cursor point. Then change the speaker name to the correct person.

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