Getting started with text-based editing
To get started, open the editor and click the “Transcript” icon in the left-hand menu.
You have two distinct ways to scrub the timeline and find moments in your media for precise edits. When you play your media, the playhead moves along the timeline and can be dragged as needed. The text in the Transcript panel will be highlighted as the speaker talks, and you can jump to different parts of the media by clicking individual words.
Tip
Search for keywords in the transcript search bar, and we'll highlight all instances in which the keyword appears.
Editing via transcript
The entire transcript container in the editor is interactive. You can click on individual words to scrub to that portion of your content, highlight words and sections to keep or delete, or generally scroll through the transcript.
Tip
Found a small typo in the transcript? Double-click the word to correct it. Editing the transcript doesn't update captions that were already burnt into an exported video, however single-word corrections (double-click → Correct word) do reflect in burnt-in captions. Larger edits require re-exporting. You can learn more about making corrections to the transcript within the editor here.
As a user of text-based editing, you can take all current timeline-based actions. You can:
Delete via Keyboard shortcut
Split, which will create a paragraph break in the transcript text as well
Undo or Redo
If you edit the transcript (i.e., delete/split), the changes will be reflected on the timeline. If you edit directly on the timeline (i.e., split, delete, rearrange clips), those changes will be reflected visually in the transcript.
When you delete text in the transcript, the words don't disappear—they show up with strikethrough text in the transcript and a grayed-out section on the timeline, and playback automatically skips them.
The original clip stays intact (it isn't split into separate clips). In addition to using the undo option, (above the timeline) you can select the struck-through text and click "Restore." You can restore a fully or partially deleted segment.
Tip
Text-based editing is best for scrubbing, correcting single-word typos, and deleting/splitting. It is not a way to rewrite transcript text in bulk. You can't paste a fully revised transcript back in to replace the words, as deleting the existing text and pasting new text in won't preserve the original timing. For heavy caption/transcript rewrites, edit the transcript on the media's manage page or re-upload captions instead.