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massimob30871584
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September 17, 2025
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Premiere export embed closed captions change

  • September 17, 2025
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Hi,

I made captions in 608 in Premiere. Export in QuickTime Apple Pro Res 422 HQ in "Embed in Output File". When I check the file in QuickTime, the caption are different. Position and Type are change,

Correct answer massimob30871584

Thanks Stan for your help.
I discovered that with CEA-608 captions, you can't customize the positions because they're fixed.
I hope this helps others.

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massimob30871584Author
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September 17, 2025

Hi Stan,
I'm using the Arial font, only three subtitles. I using in zone.
The first one needs to arrived in Paint on, centered. The other two are on Page One, center-aligned, and the last one is left-aligned.
I'm trying to type the text without choosing a track style, and also to select and edit the text. For each test the result was the same.

The first subtitle change and go left, and the other stay centrated. All are positioning more upper

I'm also checking the export with Apple TV.

Premiere 24.6.8
Mac Book Pro 2019
macOs Monterey 12.6.1

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massimob30871584AuthorCorrect answer
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September 18, 2025

Thanks Stan for your help.
I discovered that with CEA-608 captions, you can't customize the positions because they're fixed.
I hope this helps others.

Stan Jones
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Stan JonesCommunity Expert
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September 25, 2025

@massimob30871584,

 

Sorry I was slow in responding. I ran some tests, and got lost in the weeds regarding the buggy PR display of Text Type (pop-on, paint-on etc).

 

PR will definitely export positions for embedded 608. I just tested using Zones and using position adjustment. Be aware that, as you make zone adjustments, the paragraph alignment settings change. For example, the bottom middle zone (default), is set to center text in the box and to place it at the bottom. If you change the zone to upper left, it will change to left and top. If you set it to the bottom middle zone (center aligned), and then use the controls to move it left, it will only move partway unless you change the alignment to left. I did not test those settings; that is what PR preview shows.

 

Stan

 

    Stan Jones
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    Stan JonesCommunity Expert
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    September 17, 2025

    @massimob30871584,

     

    I'll try to test, but I am on PC and no longer have QuickTime. Have you tested with anything other than quicktime?

     

    What are you using for position? Just zones, or specific position adjustments?

     

    What Text type are you trying? And what do you see? The type selections appear inaccurate to me (but can work), and PR does not preview the types, so makes it hard.

     

    Stan

     

     

     

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