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August 21, 2025

Why is the V24.4.0 captions editing is made to be torturous?

  • August 21, 2025
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Hi,

Does selecting text really have to be that annoying? It requires pixel perfect precision, otherwise it's extremely unforgiving. With words it would take too long to explain, but I made a screenshot video, please take a look.
Windows 11. 
Extremely easy to replicate - just try to actually edit the captions once, and you will instantly realise. 
Note: I am reporting a bug, but not planning to engage in any discussions: once the bug is reported (by posting this post), I'm not gonna return to this forum thread anymore. I shall do my editing, and tech support shall do their fixing. I believe enough information was posted (if the screenshot video can be viewed successfully), and further discussions will provide nothing culturally enriching. 

Respectfully,
GJ

2 replies

IanB_360
Community Manager
Community Manager
August 21, 2025

Hi @Gauher_Jaan3978 
As editors and tech support specialists, the experts here and the Adobe team focus on enriching the users' experience when working in Premiere Pro. If you double-click the text, you should be able to edit it. I have not had any issues in v 25.4 on a Windows 11 machine.
If you choose to check back in, the link here, How to Report a Problem, has steps to provide more information about your problem to help us identify the issue. 
Here to help
Ian 

Stan Jones
Community Expert
Community Expert
August 21, 2025

@Gauher_Jaan3978,

 

Thanks for posting. You have a split caption segment, and are trying to edit the (same) text in each segment. The drag-select does not appear to be working correctly. I entered edit mode by double clicking and by hitting enter. I was able to correctly select the text using drag-select and by using keyboard commands. I tested in 24.6.5, 25.4.0, and Beta 25.6.0.31.

 

BTW, if you do check back, consider upvoting this feature request that might make that editing easier:

https://community.adobe.com/t5/premiere-pro-ideas/split-caption-at-text-under-playhead/idi-p/14088062

 

Stan