Selects can translate the captions in a timeline into another language. Your original transcript is never changed, and the translation appears directly underneath it, so you can read both.
Note: Translate transcript is in Beta. You will find it in the [Tools] tab on the latest version of Selects. If you do not see it, update the app and check again.
What you can use it for
You can use transcript translation for two things:
Edit footage in a language you do not speak. Read the translated transcript inside Selects and cut by text the way you normally would
Send translated captions to your NLE. Choose whether your handoff to Adobe Premiere or Final Cut Pro carries the original captions, the translation, or both
How to translate your transcript
To translate your transcript, open the [Tools] tab and pick a timeline and a language.
In the left panel, switch from [Assistant] to [Tools]
Click [Translate transcript (Beta)]
Under [Timeline], choose a draft or an analyzed timeline
Under [Target language], choose a language. Start typing to search
Click [Translate]
Selects translates in the [Assistant] panel and works through the whole timeline in one pass. Leave it running until it reports that it has finished.
If your transcript has misheard words, fix them before you translate. Learn more in Check names and terms before editing.
Translate again when your edit is final
Translate again once your edit is final. A translation is tied to the exact text it was made from, so correcting a word, cutting, or retiming clears the translation for that caption. Running it again picks up everything you changed.
The translated text is read-only in Selects. If you want different wording, either change the original caption and translate again, or edit the caption in your NLE after handoff.
Send translated captions to Premiere or Final Cut Pro
To send translated captions to your NLE, set [Caption text] in the handoff settings to one of these:
[Original only], your original transcript on its own
[Translation only], the translated text on its own
[Original + translation], both in the same caption, one line each
The captions arrive inside the Premiere or Final Cut project file, so there is no separate subtitle file to import.
Any caption without a current translation comes through as its original text, so your export always completes. Translate again before you hand off if you want the translation on every caption.
Note: A few things are still on the way while Translate transcript is in Beta. Translated captions arrive on the same caption track as your original, not a separate one. They go to Adobe Premiere and Final Cut Pro only. Exporting a translation on its own as a subtitle file is not supported yet.