@Geoffrey37968971duzb,
Thanks for the update. I hope it just keeps working!
> I'm not sure I completely understand the distinction between source clip transcript and sequence transcript
The text-based editing workflow has a serious learning curve. When it works, it seems intuitive, but when it doesn't, it can be very confusing. Some of Premiere Pro can be sorted by just jumping in and doing. This is not one of them.
The help guide is here:
https://helpx.adobe.com/premiere-pro/using/text-based-editing.html
There are 2 types of transcripts and 2 "views." The original type of transcript was a static transcript of a sequence. Once created, it does not change as you edit your sequence. The second type of transcript was introduced with text-based editing and can be referred to as the "source media" transcript. It stays with the clip. So there are 3 situations that are most relevant: A) source media transcript in source monitor view; B) source media transcript(s) in program monitor/timeline view; and C) static transcript (of a sequence) in program monitor/timeline view.
How is the view changed? In the Text Panel/Transcript tab, bottom left, you will see a check box for "Follow active monitor." If you have this checked, it will automatically change the view as you switch from the timeline/program monitor to the source monitor. If you do not have it checked, you manually click one of the icons for "Show Source monitor transcript" or "Show Program monitor transcript." I'll assume you have this checked.
A - Open a clip in the Source Monitor, and switch to the Text panel/Transcript tab. You will see the source media transcript for the clip that is active in the Source Monitor. If there is no clip open there, you see No dialogue found. This is the Source media transcript in Source Monitor view. Note that if you click on the 3 dots drop-down menu, there is no option for Create static transcript.
B - Open a sequence in the timeline that has at least one clip transcribed, and switch to the Text panel/Transcript tab. You will see the source media transcript for all the clips in the sequence that are transcribed. If there are untranscribed clips, you will see a message to that effect. Edit the timeline (delete, move, add another clip), and the transcript you see is the combination of all the clips' transcripts as edited. This is the Source media transcript(s) in Program Monitor view. It can be confusing for at least 2 reasons. 1) It is truly a Sequence transcript even though it is composed of Source media transcripts. 2) You can do some things in this view (edit the text of the transcript you see and have the text changed in the source media) but you cannot do others (edit Speaker names which must be done in Source Monitor view).
C - Now, click on the 3-dot menu, and pick Generate static transcript. The transcript you create includes only what is in the sequence when created and will not change as you edit the timeline. If you wanted to return to the source media transcripts, click the 3-dot menu and pick Generate text-based editing transcript. It returns to the combination of source media transcripts for the sequence.
If you create captions in paragraph B and you create captions in paragraph C (without making any changes to the timeline), the captions will be identical.
This may now be clear as mud. Make it muddier: nest the sequence with a STATIC transcript in another sequence. As you edit that other sequence, it behaves as a source media transcript. omg
Stan
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