See the workflow.
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Here's the approach.
Media Composer 2026.8 preserves the original PhraseFind AI transcript separately from edits, so you can recover the original text.
Step by step.
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Open the transcript
Open the clip in the Transcript Tool and identify the text you want to recover.
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Choose the recovery scope
For one segment, right-click it and choose Revert. For everything, use the Transcript Fast menu > Revert Transcript.
Restore the full transcript or a selected segment.Workflow illustration · Media Composer 2026.8 - 03
Check the result
Review the recovered text against the audio before making further corrections.
Sources & version notes
Written for Avid Media Composer 2026.8. Menu names and available features can differ in other versions.
Version reference: Media Composer 2026.8