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

0. Introduction

01 - The how and why of video captioning
02 - Using the exercise files

1. Why Accessible Video Matters

03 - Key statistics on accessibility
04 - Understanding hearing accessibility issues
05 - Legal issues surrounding accessibility
06 - Additional benefits of accessible video

2. Generating a Transcript in Premiere Pro

07 - Exploring the captions and graphics workspace
08 - Transcribing clips on import
09 - Transcribing a sequence
10 - Identifying speakers in a transcript
11 - Find and replace text in a Premiere Pro transcript
12 - How to export a transcript for external use
13 - Other tools for editing transcripts in Premiere Pro

3. Generating Captions in Premiere Pro

14 - Choosing a file format for closed captions
15 - Generating captions
16 - Using a visual style for your captions
17 - Reviewing captions for accuracy
18 - Adjusting the timing of captions in the timeline

4. Formatting Closed Captions in Premiere Pro

19 - Changing the font of closed captions
20 - Changing the position and alignment of closed captions
21 - Changing the appearance of the text for closed captions
22 - Using styles with closed captions

5. Formatting Open Captions

23 - When to use open captions
24 - Changing the font of open captions
25 - Changing the position and alignment of open captions

6. Exporting and Embedding Captions

26 - Exporting captions to a sidecar file
27 - Embedding captions in a movie file
28 - Enabling open captions on export

7. Uploading Captions to Facebook, YouTube, and Other Sites

29 - Uploading captions to Facebook
30 - Uploading captions to YouTube
31 - Uploading captions to X (Twitter)
32 - Uploading captions to Instagram

Conclusion

33 - Next steps