Premiere Pro: Captioning Video for Web and Social Media

Course details

In today's digital world, making videos accessible and discoverable is crucial. This course explores the importance of open and closed captions in video delivery. Learn how closed captions enhance accessibility for individuals who have hearing challenges, support language learners, and assist viewers in noisy environments. Additionally, you'll discover the advantages of open captions, which are always visible, especially in social media contexts where videos often play without sound. Check out this course to learn the skills to make your videos more inclusive and reach a broader audience through effective captioning strategies.

Concepts

Introduction

The how and why of video captioning
Using the exercise files

Why Accessible Video Matters

Key statistics on accessibility
Understanding hearing accessibility issues
Legal issues surrounding accessibility
Additional benefits of accessible video

Generating a Transcript in Premiere Pro

Exploring the captions and graphics workspace
Transcribing clips on import
Transcribing a sequence
Identifying speakers in a transcript
Find and replace text in a Premiere Pro transcript
How to export a transcript for external use
Other tools for editing transcripts in Premiere Pro

Generating Captions in Premiere Pro

Choosing a file format for closed captions
Generating captions
Using a visual style for your captions
Reviewing captions for accuracy
Adjusting the timing of captions in the timeline

Formatting Closed Captions in Premiere Pro

Changing the font of closed captions
Changing the position and alignment of closed captions
Changing the appearance of the text for closed captions
Using styles with closed captions

Formatting Open Captions

When to use open captions
Changing the font of open captions
Changing the position and alignment of open captions

Exporting and Embedding Captions

Exporting captions to a sidecar file
Embedding captions in a movie file
Enabling open captions on export

Uploading Captions to Facebook, YouTube, and Other Sites

Uploading captions to Facebook
Uploading captions to YouTube
Uploading captions to X (Twitter)
Uploading captions to Instagram

Conclusion

Next steps