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Remove Filler Words

Learn how to automatically detect and remove filler words from your video in Premiere Assistant.

Written by Nandita Kothari

Premiere Assistant scans your transcript for filler words and sounds (like "uh," "um," or "you know") and marks them for deletion. You review the suggested cuts before anything is applied to your Premiere sequence.

Note: Removing filler words requires transcription. Complete the Trim steps first before using this feature. See Clean up your video with Trim.

Remove filler words

  1. In [Trim], click the [Cut tools] dropdown and select [Remove filler words].

  2. A draft preview opens. Sections flagged for removal are highlighted in the transcript. Use the edit navigation at the bottom to step through each suggested cut.

  3. Review each suggested removal. Adjust any edits that do not look right before saving.

  4. Click [Save] to accept the draft, or [Discard] to cancel all suggested removals and start over.

  5. Click [Apply to sequence] to push the final edits to your Premiere timeline.

    • [Create new sequence]: saves changes to a new sequence while keeping your original untouched.

    • [Apply to original sequence]: updates your existing sequence with the changes.

Note:

  • Edits are not applied to your sequence until you click [Apply to sequence]. Any changes not applied will be lost.

  • Your captions will stay in sync when you apply the sequence. If you plan to continue working on captions, do not make any direct edits in the Premiere sequence afterward, as this can cause your captions to fall out of sync.

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