When you open the EchoVideo Transcript Editor, a Version drop-down list is at the top left side of the screen, above the playback pane.
Every time a transcript is uploaded, edited, and saved, it gets a version number. The Original version is the first transcript applied to the media. It is typically the one returned from the automated transcription service provider, as shown in the figure below.
When a version is selected, the text to the right of the Version drop-down box shows when that version was created / saved / uploaded, and who applied / edited and saved it. The version number increases by one every time the transcript is saved or a different one is uploaded.
The Version drop-down list, among other things, allows you to select to apply a previous version if edits made to a transcript are inaccurate or inappropriate.
When you select to apply a different version than the one currently applied, you get a notification message asking you to confirm the change. This is confusing because simply selecting a different version does not apply it. You must select to edit that previous version and then save it as a New Version. This allows you to review it before deciding on the version you want to use.
To apply a previous transcript version:
- Open the Transcript editor
- From the Version drop-down list, select the version you want to review/use.
- Click Edit Transcript.
- Make any necessary changes to the transcript.
- Click Save As New Version.
- Click OK in the notification box to create a new Version and apply it to this media.
If the current transcript version is also the Original (you or another user reverted to the original), it will still have a newer version number, but EchoVideo recognizes it as the original transcript. If you attempt to revert to any version that is also the original, the Save As New Version button will be disabled until you make any edits. This is because EchoVideo knows that the selected version (original) is the same as the currently applied version (also the original).