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n_cushing1242
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February 1, 2023
Question

Closed Captions SRT timecode shifts on export

  • February 1, 2023
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Running Premiere 23.1

We ran into this problem with a client delivery today where the SRT file would export at a timecode shift of about 4 seconds and 9 frames from picture.
Left is the text edit panel w/ timecode in Premiere, right is exported SRT file in TextEdit. 

 

When exporting open captions, the timing is perfect and all subtitles display on time. There is something happening with the sidecar SRT file that is moving its timecode out of sync from the Premiere sequence it was exported from. We dropped the media into a new sequence in a new project, and it still net the same off-time result. 

I am thinking it must be a bug because all settings were triple-checked and multiple premiere project files were tested to the same error. 

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    Kevin J. Monahan Jr.
    Community Manager
    Kevin J. Monahan Jr.Community Manager
    Community Manager
    April 3, 2024

    Hello @n_cushing1242,

    Thanks for the message. It’s been a long time since you filed this bug. I apologize for the lack of a response. Are you still having this issue? If so, the team will need more info from you to reproduce the bug. Can you provide the information required here? How do I write a bug report?

     

    I'll move your post to the Discussions board while we await your information.

     

    Thanks,


    Kevin

    Kevin Monahan - Sr. Community and Engagement Strategist – Adobe Pro Video and Audio
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      n_cushing1242Author
      Participant
      February 1, 2023

      @Stan Jones apologies I miss-typed. They are closed captions as SRT as that is the way the client wants them delivered: closed with the option to toggle them on/off on streaming sites like Youtube and Vimeo.

      We've been using SRT for closed captions for the past year since they can come right out of Premiere. We don't have another subtitle creation software. 

      If I exported as a .txt or .csv file, would those work in uploading captions to Youtube?

      Stan Jones
      Community Expert
      Stan JonesCommunity Expert
      Community Expert
      February 1, 2023

      Your post topic says closed captions, so what specific type is the caption track?

       

      There have been some issues regarding beginning times with closed caption sidecars, but that is usually looking at something other than srt, e.g. .scc. I never did see a satisfactory response.

       

      Is there a reason you are exporting closed as srt?

       

      Stan

       

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