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January 24, 2023
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Export captions as .vtt (WebVTT) files

  • January 24, 2023
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I'd like the option to export closed captions as .vtt files. Some of my clients only accept this format, and doing it manually or with different software is either very time consuming or costly.

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Participant
October 10, 2023

Does anyone have suggestions for third party apps/plugins for VTT export while maintaing position?

kylek43868987
Participant
September 7, 2023

We're also needing software that can export .vtt while retaining positioning.

Participating Frequently
July 19, 2023

We also need this feature. VTT is what our industry uses, not SRT. It is frustrating needing to use a third-party tool to convert the file after exporting it. 

Participating Frequently
April 21, 2023

While I don't underand why Adobe hasn't come through on this yet, Veed.io has been a great, free workaround for me, and it's easy to use. 

https://www.veed.io/tools/subtitle-converter/srt-to-vtt

 

Participating Frequently
April 21, 2023

While we wait on Adobe to get with the requirements of ADA, here are two free sites that will convert SRT to VTT which is not the full solution we want but might be useful until we get one.

100% Editing Tools is https://en.editingtools.io/subtitles

Free and Pay Subtitle Tool https://subtitletools.com/convert-to-vtt-online

Stan Jones
Community Expert
Community Expert
January 31, 2023

@TeresaDemel,

 

Thanks for working on this. I don't know how I missed this feature request in UserVoice. I suppose it was a) because it was old when the new caption workflow came along, and b) we still had .stl for export from what are now Subtitles. It took me a bit to realize .stl was gone for that purpose, since it was still listed in the reference guide as an option. That left no workaround for getting styling out of PR.

 

In any event, there is no longer a convenient way to get anything but font color out of PR in a sidecar from a Subtitle track.

 

I do not see in this thread so far the fact that Vimeo recommends VTT as its top choice:

https://vimeo.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/224968828-Captions-and-subtitles

 

"Vimeo supports the following captions and subtitles file formats: SRT, WebVTT, DFXP/TTML, SCC, and SAMI files, but we recommend using WebVTT whenever possible....

 

If you have captions or subtitles enabled as a viewer, you can access the Customize menu within CC settings to edit font size, font color, font edge styling, background color, and background opacity. Creators can also access this functionality by leveraging WebVTT standards in caption or subtitle files during upload."

 

I have not tested this recently, but Youtube's implementation of VTT is more limited than Vimeo (they most prefer .scc), but they export a VTT option that includes word specific timing.

 

I see references on many sites now to setting color and opacity for the "window" in addition to background.

 

I emphasize that sidecar export needs urgent attention, and it is not a simple choice. VTT is being used more.

 

The survey is a great idea, but the choices for what to include require adding too much under "other"!

 

Positioning (zone and more specific location)

Font family

Font size, font color, font edge styling, background color, and background opacity

In line font styles such as italics etc.

 

Stan

 

Participating Frequently
January 30, 2023

It sure is! I'm really hoping this is resolved soon!

Participant
January 30, 2023

The lack of a VTT export is quite the problem for us. 

Francis-Crossman17221443
Community Manager
Principal Product Manager
January 24, 2023
We are working on this.

We have completely redesigned the captioning workflow in Premiere Pro version 15.0. You will see many dramatic workflow improvements. Please update to the latest version.

Learn all about the new captions workflow here: https://helpx.adobe.com/premiere-pro/user-guide.html/premiere-pro/using/working-with-captions.ug.html
TeresaDemel
Community Manager
Community Manager
January 24, 2023
Hey all, I'm the product manager for this feature. I have a quick VTT survey so you can give us a little more detail. Please fill out the survey so we can make sure to serve your needs well. https://forms.microsoft.com/r/wZCG6KVFBK