Once your footage is transcribed in Trim, the transcript view lets you edit your video like a document. Cut sentences, delete words, and fine-tune your edits before pushing them to your Premiere timeline.
For transcription steps, see Clean Up Your Video With Trim.
Note: Your progress is auto-saved per sequence. If you restart Premiere and reopen the same sequence, your previous edits will be restored.
Toolbar
The toolbar at the top of the transcript view gives you quick access to tools.
1. Undo: Undo the last edit. Shortcut: u.
2. Redo: Redo the last undone edit. Shortcut: r.
3. Time Machine: Revert Premiere Assistant and your Premiere sequence to the state before your last [Apply to sequence]. Click [Restore] to confirm.
4. Find: Search for words in the transcript. Results appear as a list with timestamps showing every occurrence.
Toggle [Exact match] to find only exact word matches.
[Delete clips] deletes every clip in your transcript that contains the found word.
Toggle [Replace] on to enter a replacement word. Use [Replace] to swap one instance at a time, or [Replace All] to replace every occurrence at once.
[Check names and terms]: Premiere Assistant shows a list of proper nouns it detected (names, places, and brand names) with a [Change to] field next to each. Edit any corrections, then click [Update] and close the panel.
5. Settings: Adjust transcript view settings.
Speaker: Toggle speaker labels on or off.
Auto move word to playhead: When on, the selected word in captions edit mode follows the Premiere playhead.
Show chapters in edit captions: Toggle chapter markers on or off in caption edit mode.
Text size: Adjust the transcript and caption text size.
6. Shortcuts: View all keyboard shortcuts. Click [Customize] to reassign them. Note: some shortcuts may not work if they conflict with Adobe Premiere hotkeys.
7. Export: Export the transcript in three formats: Transcript text file, Caption SRT file, or Chapter titles for YouTube. Add optional fields (Timecode, Chapter title, Summary) and set a file location before exporting.
8. Help: Opens the Cutback dashboard and launches the chat box automatically, so you can start a conversation with the team right away.
Make your cuts using text
The transcript is organized in chapters. Deleted sections show in gray and are not applied to your sequence until you click [Apply to sequence].
To manage a chapter, click the three-line icon (≡) next to the chapter title. Three options appear:
[Delete chapter]: removes the chapter and its content from the transcript.
[Rename chapter]: renames the chapter title.
[Create sequence]: creates a new Premiere sequence from this chapter only.
To delete a sentence: click the scissors icon next to it, or press l.
To delete a word: click or drag to select it, then right-click and choose [Edit video] > [Cut], or press k.
To restore a deleted section: right-click it and choose [Edit video] > [Uncut], or press k again.
Text Editing Options
The edit options look different depending on how you select text.
Right-clicking a single word opens a dropdown with three submenus: Edit video, Edit caption, and Effects.
Dragging to select a range shows a tab bar at the bottom of the transcript with Edit video and Effects tabs.
Edit video
Action | Shortcut | Notes |
Cut | k | Marks the selection for deletion |
Uncut | k | Restores a previously cut section |
Edit timestamp |
| Opens the timeline panel to fine-tune the cut |
Add marker | i | Adds a Premiere marker at this point |
Play | Spacebar | Previews the selection |
Duplicate to new sequence |
| Copies the selection to a new Premiere sequence |
Note: Cut and Uncut use the same shortcut (k). Which one appears depends on whether the selection is already marked for deletion.
Edit captions
Available for single-word selections only.
Action | Shortcut |
Correct text | ; |
Merge with above | Backspace |
Split caption | Enter |
Line break | Shift + Enter |
Merge with prev word | n |
Merge with next word | m |
Effects
Action | What it does |
Add animated captions | Creates animated captions from the selected section |
Add zoom | Adds a zoom effect to the selected section |
Add B-roll images, videos | Adds B-roll resources to the selected section |
Fine-tune in timeline view
For more precise control over a cut, open the timeline to switch to waveform view.
There are three ways to open it:
Right-click a word, then choose [Edit video] > [Edit timestamp].
In the [Edit captions] tab, click [Timeline] at the bottom left of the panel.
In the [Trim] tab, click the waveform icon at the bottom right, next to [Apply to sequence].
Note: The waveform timeline appears for captions you generated inside Premiere Assistant, not for imported SRT files.
Apply to sequence
Click [Apply to sequence] to push your edits to your Premiere timeline.
Tip: Finish all your edits in Premiere Assistant before clicking Apply to sequence. Changes made directly in the Premiere sequence afterward will require re-transcription, which uses another transcription hour.
Keyboard shortcuts
Note: Some shortcut keys may not function in Adobe Premiere due to hotkey conflicts.
Click the keyboard icon in the toolbar to view all shortcuts. Click [Customize] to reassign them to fit your workflow.
Navigation and editing
Action | Shortcut |
Change selected word (up) | w |
Change selected word (down) | s |
Change selected word (left) | a |
Change selected word (right) | d |
Edit selected word | ; |
Add/Remove word cut | k |
Add/Remove sentence cut | l |
Add/Remove chapter cut | Shift + l |
Merge with previous word | n |
Merge with next word | m |
Caption editing
Action | Shortcut |
Hide caption of selected word | h |
Hide caption of selected sentence | Shift + h |
Split caption | Enter |
Merge with above | Backspace |
Line break | Shift + Enter |
Preview playback
Action | Shortcut |
Play word | p |
Play line | Shift + p |
Play from current word | Spacebar |
Increase playback speed | > (Shift + .) |
Decrease playback speed | < (Shift + ,) |
Multi-cam
Action | Shortcut |
Change speaker | Mac: Option + 1–9 / Windows: Alt + 1–9 |
Switch camera | 1–9 |
Troubleshooting
The video plays in Premiere Assistant but not in the Premiere preview window
If pressing the spacebar doesn't start playback in Premiere's preview window, the playback location setting may need to be adjusted.
Click the three dots next to the play button in the [Rough Cut] preview and check the playback location. It should be set to either Premiere Assistant or Premiere, depending on where you want to preview.
If it's set to Premiere and still not playing, set In and Out points in your Premiere sequence (press I for In, O for Out), then try playing again.
Keyboard shortcuts or keyboard input aren't working
Make sure the Premiere Assistant panel is active. Inputs may not register if another panel is in focus.
There may be a conflict with Premiere's built-in shortcuts. Try closing and reopening the Premiere Assistant panel.
If language input switching (such as Korean/English) isn't working, this is a known Premiere limitation. Quit Premiere, switch your input language at the system level, then reopen Premiere.
The number of tracks in Premiere Assistant doesn't match what I see in Premiere
Click [Reload] in Premiere Assistant to refresh the track list.
I deleted a word, but it still plays during playback
The preview may not have regenerated yet. In the [Trim] panel, click [Load Preview] to regenerate it.
Also check your playback settings. Under the preview window, open Settings and make sure the playback option is set to [Premiere Assistant].
The audio sounds choppy or unnatural after deleting words
Small audio fragments can remain around cut words, causing rough transitions. Here's how to smooth them out:
Check the Premiere Assistant panel for leftover speaker blocks between sentences. These are often short breaths or background noise. Select and delete any you don't need.
Click [Timeline] at the bottom of the panel to switch to waveform view and fine-tune clip boundaries.
In Premiere, apply an Audio Crossfade effect between clips for smoother transitions.
Note: Premiere Assistant makes cuts at the word level. If word timestamps are slightly misaligned, cuts may sound rough. We're working on improving this.
FAQs
Can I move between letters in a word using the keyboard while editing captions?
No, there's no keyboard shortcut to move between letters within a word in caption editing mode. Once you select a word with [;] or by double-clicking it, you can only reposition your cursor inside that word by clicking with your mouse.
This is a limitation of Adobe Premiere, not Premiere Assistant. Premiere Assistant runs inside a panel embedded in Premiere, and Premiere intercepts arrow key presses for its own timeline navigation before they reach the panel.
Tip: If you need to fix the same word or phrase in multiple places, use Find and Replace instead of editing letter by letter.
Does a correction in [Check names and terms] apply permanently to future transcripts?
No, a correction you make in [Check names and terms] only applies to the current transcript. It is not saved permanently, so when you generate a new transcript for a different project or sequence, your previous corrections will not carry over. You will need to make the same correction again for that new transcript.
Within the current transcript, though, one correction fixes every instance of that word at once. You will not need to fix each occurrence one by one.