How do I add Subtitles

[Dmitri Sled]

THIS!

For folks trying to decide on the best workflow approach to subtitling – especially if it’s a big job with hundreds of subs – I would strongly urge you to take up the InDesign route!

Neither Premiere nor AfterEffects are practical for burned-in subtitles. At the very least, if you are considering this option, make sure you have your subtitle font style/size/color/etc locked down and confirmed with everyone and anyone you are working for, because once you settle on it, the ONLY way to change it is by re-opening each individual title. Changing the subtitle style mid-stream will result in hours of repetitive and needless (but hopefully still highly paid) work.

InDesign, on the other hand, is a lot more flexible in this regard. It might sound “counter-intuitive” (or rather, like a cheap-o bandaid/ducttape half-fix) to export hundreds of PNGs and plop them into Premiere, but that seems to be the absolute best way to go about things.

[Sabreena Pe]

Hi Steve,

Thanks for posting this. I tried using this method, but for some reason the subtitles don’t actually show up when I bring them into Premiere Pro. Any suggestions on why this might be, or what I can do?

thanks,

Sabreena

[Mike Dunaway]

Hi Sabrina,

Please try using our newly released app titlebee, that lets you create broadcast-quality subtitles, modify styles and animations and then export as an alpha layer for premiere pro or burn them directly onto your video.

You can find out more here: https://www.titlebee.com/

Thanks, Mike

[Anna Redkovska]

Dear Paddy (or anyone else who knows the answer),

how do you actually add the translucent box to the subtitles without any plugin?
I never found an option of changing the titles’ background size…

[Paddy Uglow]

Premiere Pro lets you draw boxes in the Titler, and you can set the opacity of the fill on them, and arrange them to be behind the text.

Paddy, CreativeMedia.org.uk

[Julien Beaumier]

For anyone using Premiere CC wanting to make burned in subtitles, here’s the best way to do it. It’s so much quicker than using the title tool!

https://helpx.adobe.com/fr/premiere-pro/how-to/subtitles.html