How to Auto Generate Subtitles in Premiere Pro 2022 | Adobe Premiere Pro Tutorial

Introduction

In this tutorial, you will learn how to auto-generate subtitles in Adobe Premiere Pro 2022. Subtitles enhance accessibility and understanding for your audience. This guide will walk you through creating a transcript, generating captions, modifying their style, and exporting them for use in your videos.

Step 1: Transcribe Your Audio

To begin, you need to create a transcript of your audio track.

1. Open Adobe Premiere Pro and load your video project.
2. Navigate to the Text panel. If it’s not visible, you can enable it by going to Window > Text.
3. Click on Transcribe Sequence.
4. In the dialog box that appears, configure your settings:
   • Choose the audio track you want to transcribe.
   • Select the language spoken in the video.
5. Click Transcribe. Premiere Pro will analyze your audio and create a text transcript.

Tip: Ensure your audio quality is clear to improve transcription accuracy. Background noise can hinder the process.

Step 2: Creating Subtitles

After the transcription is complete, you can convert the transcript into subtitles.

1. In the Text panel, select Create Captions.
2. Choose your desired caption format:
   • For standard subtitles, select the Open Captions option.
3. Adjust the settings for your captions:
   • Set the maximum length of captions per line.
   • Define the duration for each caption.
4. Click Create to generate the subtitles based on your transcript.

Common Pitfall: Make sure to review the captions for any errors in the text generated from the transcription.

Step 3: Modifying Subtitle Style

Customize the appearance of your subtitles to match your video’s style.

1. Select the caption track in the timeline.
2. In the Essential Graphics panel, you can modify the following:
   • Font type and size
   • Text color and background
   • Position and alignment on the screen
3. Make adjustments as necessary until you achieve your desired look.

Tip: Use contrasting colors for text and background to ensure readability.

Step 4: Exporting the Subtitles

Once your subtitles are styled to your liking, export them for use in your video.

1. Go to File > Export > Media.
2. In the export settings, ensure that the Captions tab is selected.
3. Choose how you want to export the subtitles:
   • Embed them directly into the video.
   • Export as a separate file (e.g., SRT or VTT).
4. Click Export to finalize the process.

Tip: If you plan to upload your video to platforms like YouTube, exporting a separate caption file can be beneficial for accessibility.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, you learned how to auto-generate subtitles in Adobe Premiere Pro 2022, from transcription to export. Subtitles not only enhance the viewer experience but also improve your video's reach. Now that you have the skills, consider applying them to your future projects to make your content more accessible. Happy editing!