How do I add a background colour to captions in Premiere Elements 13?

[rebeccalNR]

Hi there!  There are loads of videos on how to add a title text etc. but I want to add a background colour to my subtitles / captions and I can't find anything on how to do this.  I'd like this to be a gradient / a bit transparent so you can see the video behind the colour.  Other programmes seem to offer this, but I'm struggling to see how to do this.  Please can someone help?!

[Bill Sprague · Accepted solution]

The basic techique is to put your background on video track 1 and the content like a title above it on video track 2.  The background can be any image file you find or create.  In Premiere Elements you can create a "Color Matte" for that background.

[rebeccalNR]

Thank you so much for getting back to me. I’ve followed your instructions and think I’ve got it now. Thanks again!