Step 1. Configure settings and generate captions for your sequence

In Premiere Assistant, click [Edit Captions] from the panel menu.
Configure the transcription settings:
- Range: Choose which part of the sequence to transcribe: [Whole sequence], [Select Clip], or [In/Out].
- Language: Select the language spoken in the video. Only one language can be selected at a time.
- Preview: Turn preview on to review edits before applying them to the sequence.
  Note: Turning on preview requires encoding time. If you're editing a long video or need faster performance, turning it off can speed up caption generation.
- Speakers: Choose how many speakers are in the video: [One person] or [Multiple]. For multiple speakers, choose [Audio separated] or [Audio not separated].
- Video: Select [One camera] or [Multi cameras] based on your setup.
  Caution: Errors may occur when transcribing or doing text-based editing on a multi-cam nested sequence. Use a non-nested multi-cam timeline instead.
- Script: If you have a script that matches your video exactly, paste it here.
Click [Transcribe video to edit captions] to start.

Step 2. Edit your captions

After transcription, your captions open in the [Edit Captions] tab. To learn how to edit your generated captions and apply edits to your sequence using captions, see Text-Based Video Editing.

The Edit Captions panel also has two additional tools in the bottom toolbar.

Caption tidy up

Click [Caption tidy up] (the sparkle icon) to flag common transcription clutter in your captions. Toggle on any combination:

Hide filler words: greys out filler words like "um," "uh," and "like"
Hide repeated words: greys out back-to-back repeated words
Hide profanity: greys out profanity. Click Profanity filter to customize which words are filtered.

Greyed-out words are hidden from your captions but still exist in the transcript. To remove them from the video entirely, select a greyed-out word and press K.

Spell Check

Click [Spell Check] (the A with a checkmark icon) to scan your captions for spelling errors. Premiere Assistant checks through your captions and flags anything that looks off for you to review and fix.

Step 3. Adjust caption formatting

Before applying to the sequence, adjust how your captions look using the format settings at the bottom of the Captions tab.

Max length per line: Choose Letter count or Word count, then set the number.
Punctuation toggles: Period/full stop, Comma, Question, Exclamation.
Multi-line (Up to 2 lines): Toggle on to display captions across two lines.
Lettercase: Choose As Typed, Uppercase, Lowercase, or Titlecase.
Silent section: Set to [Sustain caption] to keep the last caption visible during silence.

Tip: If you don't see the caption formatting menu, scroll down or expand the Premiere Assistant window

Step 4. Apply captions to the sequence

When your captions are ready, click [Apply to sequence] and choose a caption type:

[Premiere caption track]: Adds captions as a native Premiere caption track.
[Animated Captions]: Adds captions as styled graphic clips. Choose a caption effect first.
[Captions with speaker name]: Same as Animated Captions, but includes speaker labels.

For more on caption styles, see Add Animated Caption Effects.

Troubleshooting

How do I hide captions during silent sections?

Captions are timed per line, so a caption disappears as soon as its line ends. To hide captions during silent sections: in [Captions] mode, add a line break at the end of the last spoken line before the silence.

The video plays in Premiere Assistant but not in the Premiere preview window

Click the three dots next to the play button in the [Trim] preview and check the playback location.
If it's set to Premiere and still not playing, set In and Out points in your Premiere sequence (press I for In, O for Out), then try playing again.

How should I work with videos that include more than one language?

Premiere Assistant's AI does not support transcribing multiple languages at once. If your video contains more than one language:

Set the language to Language A, transcribe and complete your edits, then apply to Premiere. Then set the language to Language B and transcribe again for the other section.
Or, create one sequence with only Language A parts and another with only Language B parts. Transcribe and edit each separately, then combine.