Premiere Assistant opens as a panel inside Adobe Premiere. The left sidebar shows every tool available. Click any section to open it.
Captioning Tools
Captions
The Captions section is where you transcribe your footage and edit your captions. Captions analyzes your sequence and generates a word-level transcript you can edit directly as text. From here, you can hide filler words, repeated words, and profanity; format your captions by customizing letter and word count, punctuation, and letter case; translate into 30+ languages; run a spell check; and apply your final subtitles to the sequence.
After transcription, you can also use text-based editing to edit your footage directly from the transcript and build a rough cut.
Animated captions
The Animated captions section is where you apply animated caption presets to your sequence. Browse from a preset library, preview styles in your timeline, and apply in one click. You can also create and save custom presets.
Video Editing Tools
Trim
The Trim section gives you AI-powered tools to clean up your footage. You can also run transcription analysis from this tab. Select your sequence, set the language, and choose how to analyze your audio. You can preview edits before applying and color-code the affected clips to see what changed.
Trim includes five tools:
[Remove silence]: cuts dead air and long pauses from your sequence
[Remove filler words]: detects and removes hesitations, repetitions, and hedging
[Remove retakes]: identifies and removes repeated lines or botched takes
[Edit according to script]: matches your footage to a script you provide
[Create shortform clips]: generates shorter clips from your full-length footage
Multi-cam switch
The Multi-cam switch section lets you automatically switch between camera angles in a multi-camera sequence. Premiere Assistant reads the audio to decide when to cut between cameras. You can also run transcription analysis from this tab.
Remove silence
The [Remove silence] tab lets you remove silence from your footage without generating a transcript.
Caution: If you remove silence here and then transcribe your footage using [Captions], your subtitles may be out of sync. If you plan to add captions, use the Remove silence tool inside [Trim] instead.
Preview
The preview window lets you check your cuts before you apply them to your Premiere sequence. You can preview in two places: inside the Premiere Assistant panel, or in Premiere's program panel. Each one shows something different.
Preview inside the Premiere Assistant panel
To preview inside the Premiere Assistant panel, use the preview window in the Trim tab to play your video with your cuts applied. Preview is available in the [Trim] tab only, not the [Edit captions] tab.
In the [Trim] tab, turn on the [Preview Edits] toggle in the transcription settings. When it is on, the preview window is ready after transcription.
If [Preview Edits] is off, the preview window shows [Load Preview] after transcription and does not play any video. Click [Load Preview] to start encoding. Encoding time depends on the length and number of your videos.
In both cases, click the three dots in the preview window and select [Play Cutback preview].
To preview your edits, cut text in the transcript and press the spacebar. The preview plays your video with the cuts applied, so if you delete a section with the k shortcut, playback skips it.
Note: Preview encoding takes time and can slow transcription on long or multiple videos. If you need faster transcription, leave [Preview Edits] off before you transcribe. You can turn preview on afterward by clicking [Load Preview] whenever you're ready to review your cuts.
Preview in the Premiere program panel
The Premiere program panel plays your original sequence, without the cuts you made in Premiere Assistant. Use it to compare your original footage with the cut version you preview inside Premiere Assistant.
To switch to it:
Click the three dots in the preview window and select [Play Premiere Pro program panel].
Or click your Premiere timeline and press the spacebar.
Note: The cuts you made in the Premiere Assistant panel do not show in the Premiere program panel. To see your edited version, preview inside the Premiere Assistant panel instead.
Effects & Animation Tools
The [Background effect], [Animate object], and [Resources] sections give you tools to enhance your visuals.
Background effect removes a clip's background and lets you apply visual effects to clips with the background already removed (clips up to 10 seconds).
Animate object adds preset motion to graphic elements.
Resources gives you image editing tools for images you bring into your project.
Menu
The Menu section shows all Premiere Assistant tools in one place. Click any tool name to jump to that section in the panel. Use the language dropdown in the top-right corner to switch languages. Click [Settings] to manage your export preferences, back up your data, or report an error.
FAQs
How do I change the interface language?
Go to [Menu] in the left sidebar. The interface currently supports English, Korean, and Japanese.
How do I log out?
In the Premiere Assistant panel, go to [Menu > Logout].
How do I change my email or password?
Go to the Cutback Dashboard and click the [Settings] icon to update your email or password. To reset a forgotten password, click "Forgot Password?" on the login screen.
How do I register or unregister a device?
Devices are registered automatically when you sign in through the Premiere Assistant panel. No extra steps needed. To manage your devices, go to Cutback Dashboard > [Device]. The Pro plan allows registration of up to two devices.
To unregister a device, go to Cutback Dashboard > [Device] and remove it. To log out from the current device, go to [Menu > Logout] in the Premiere Assistant panel.
Can I be logged in on two devices at the same time?
Premiere Assistant does not support simultaneous logins. Even if you are on the Pro plan, which allows registration of up to two devices, only one session can be active at a time. This limitation is designed to ensure account security and optimal performance.
What do I do if my device is already in use with another account?
If you encounter the error message stating that a device is "already in use with another account," follow these steps to resolve the issue:
Log in to your Cutback dashboard.
Navigate to the Premiere Assistant section and select "Devices."
Identify and delete the registered device causing the conflict.
Log in again to Premiere Assistant to use it normally. This process ensures that the device is deregistered from the conflicting account, allowing you to re-register it under your current account.