Subtitles for Premiere Pro: SRT Captions

Subtitles for Premiere Pro, from an SRT you make here.

Upload your video or its audio, download an SRT with timed captions, and bring it into Adobe Premiere Pro as a captions track. Files over 500 MB continue on the upload page. Packs from $4, credits never expire. · packs from $4 for 500 minutes, credits never expire.

SRT and VTT exports Timed to the audio Up to 10 hours or 5 GB per file First transcript free

Step one: make the SRT.

Do this in WhipScribe, then move over to Premiere Pro.

Upload the video or audio

Upload your exported video, or an audio-only export of the sequence (MP3 or WAV) to keep the file small. SRT timings count from the start of whatever file you upload. Files over 500 MB continue on the upload page.

Check the words

Read through the transcript and fix names or terms it misheard. Signed in, you can edit a line and save it, so the caption file comes out right.

Download the SRT

Open the export menu and choose .srt. VTT is there as well if you also publish the video to a web player.

Bring the SRT into Premiere Pro.

Based on Adobe's own guidance for adding subtitles to video.

Import the SRT. Bring the file into your Premiere Pro project the same way you import any other media, or drag it into the Project panel.
Drag it onto your sequence. Drop the SRT from the Project panel anywhere in the sequence. Premiere Pro creates a new captions track that holds all of your subtitles.
Check the timing. Play the first few captions against the audio. If you transcribed a clip that starts later in the sequence, move the captions so the first line matches the first spoken words. Depending on your version, Premiere Pro may ask how to place captions when you import them.
Review, style and export. Recent versions open the Text panel from the Captions workspace (Window > Workspaces > Captions), where you can read through the caption track. Styling such as font, size and position is set inside Premiere Pro, and the Captions options at export let you keep a separate caption file or burn the captions into the video.

Menu names move between Premiere Pro releases. If a step doesn't match your screen, Adobe's help pages on importing caption files cover your version.

Captions that stay in sync.

A few habits that save a round of fixes in the timeline.

Transcribe the locked cut

Make the SRT after the edit is final. If you trim the sequence afterwards, captions drift from the cuts, and a fresh SRT is quicker than retiming by hand.

Fix names once

Correct names and jargon in WhipScribe before exporting, so every caption file you download from that transcript already has them right.

One transcript, many files

SRT for Premiere Pro, VTT for a web player, DOCX for a script or client review and TXT for a description, all from the same transcript.

Long projects fit

Files can run up to 10 hours or 5 GB, so a feature-length rough cut or a long livestream recording goes up as one upload.

Packs from $4, credits never expire.

After that, $8 buys 1,000 minutes, $12 buys 2,000 minutes and $24 buys 5,000 minutes. Credits never expire and there is no subscription. SRT, VTT and every other export use the same minutes.

Cost example: a 12-minute video uses 12 minutes, which is $0.096 (under 10 cents) on the $8 pack. A batch of twenty 10-minute episodes is 200 minutes, $1.60 on the $8 pack. See pricing for details.

$8 for 1,000 min $12 for 2,000 min $24 for 5,000 min Credits never expire

Subtitles for Premiere Pro, answered.

How do I add subtitles to Premiere Pro with WhipScribe?

Upload your video or its audio here, export an SRT, import the SRT into your Premiere Pro project and drag it onto the sequence. Premiere Pro creates a captions track from it.

Which subtitle format should I use for Premiere Pro?

SRT. Premiere Pro imports SRT caption files, and most editors and video platforms accept the format. WhipScribe also exports VTT for web players.

Why are my captions out of sync?

SRT timings count from the start of the file you uploaded. If that file starts at a different point from your sequence, move the captions so the first line matches the first spoken words. If the edit changed after you transcribed, make a new SRT.

Who handles caption styling?

Premiere Pro. The SRT carries the words and timings; you set the look inside Premiere Pro and choose at export whether to keep a separate caption file or burn the captions in.

Should I upload the video or just the audio?

Either works. An audio-only export such as MP3 or WAV is smaller and quicker to upload; the words and timings come out the same.

Can I fix wrong words before importing?

Yes. Signed in, you can edit a line in the transcript and save it before you export the SRT. You can also edit caption text inside Premiere Pro afterwards.

How much does it cost?

Packs from $4, credits never expire. After that, packs are $8 for 1,000 minutes, $12 for 2,000 minutes or $24 for 5,000 minutes, and credits never expire.