We will cover how I like to work with the raw text.

How to add closed captioning to a video premiere pro. Insert captions new item captions and choose your video setting. Premiere Pro automatically creates a new caption. If you cant see the Caption Panel simply go to the window menu and select Captions.

The process is really pretty straight forward. Drop the text file into your Premiere Pro project like any other piece of media. Start by adding your video file to the Mezzanine file section then add your transcript or caption file to the Captions section.

To begin creating your captions you will click on Caption at the Top of the Premiere Pro screen. Creative apps and services for everyone. The most basic way to add subtitles to a video in Premiere Pro is to use the same Title Tool that you may have already used to create titles in a video.

It can be broken down in 4 simple steps. In this Premiere Pro CC tutorial well take a look at adding closed captioning to a video project I shot. Creating Captions Step By Step.

Premiere Pro provides a comprehensive toolset that lets you create edit stylize and export captions and subtitles in all supported formats. Make sure your In and Out points match up with the spoken word. You can also assign keyboard shortcuts to this command.

Add the Closed Caption Display button to the button bar by dragging it from the button editor. Drag the SRT from the Project panel into your sequence and drop it anywhere in the sequence. By waiting to add captions youre saving time because you dont need to readjust or tweak captions based on new video edits in your video.