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Colour for each speaker in closed captions

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Is it possible to set Premiere closed captions to give each speaker a different colour?

The transcription can recognise when each speaker is speaking, but the captions created from that transcription are all the same colour - I want each speaker to have a different colour.

Is that possible and, if so, how, please?

Thank you.

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Correct answer Stan Jones

Not without a lot of trouble.

 

First issue is that, even though the transcription has the option of identifying speakers (and you can edit the speaker designation etc), that information IS NOT transferred to captions created from the transcript. I assume they plan to do so, but I have seen no information as to the future intention.

 

Also, a sequence can only have a single active caption track. And the only Caption Track Styles apply to an entire track. So you can create a track for each speaker, and you can set a style to make the color different, but you can't show them at the same time. The exception (see below) is nesting and burning in.

 

See "Show Multiple Caption Tracks" in this thread:

https://community.adobe.com/t5/premiere-pro-discussions/faq-workaround-nesting-to-apply-effect-controls-to-caption-track/td-p/11935335

 

And a post in that thread re converting captions to graphics text:

https://community.adobe.com/t5/premiere-pro-discussions/faq-workaround-nesting-to-apply-effect-controls-to-caption-track/m-p/12090742#M350619

 

And a thread using caption "blocks":

https://community.adobe.com/t5/premiere-pro-beta-discussions/mulitple-captions-blocks-and-other-major-captions-issues/m-p/11902745#M2718

 

There are several relevant feature requests. Here's one:

https://adobe-video.uservoice.com/forums/911233-premiere-pro/suggestions/42970134-multiple-caption-tracks-visible-for-accessibility

 

Stan

 

 

 

 

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April 3, 2022

Not without a lot of trouble.

 

First issue is that, even though the transcription has the option of identifying speakers (and you can edit the speaker designation etc), that information IS NOT transferred to captions created from the transcript. I assume they plan to do so, but I have seen no information as to the future intention.

 

Also, a sequence can only have a single active caption track. And the only Caption Track Styles apply to an entire track. So you can create a track for each speaker, and you can set a style to make the color different, but you can't show them at the same time. The exception (see below) is nesting and burning in.

 

See "Show Multiple Caption Tracks" in this thread:

https://community.adobe.com/t5/premiere-pro-discussions/faq-workaround-nesting-to-apply-effect-controls-to-caption-track/td-p/11935335

 

And a post in that thread re converting captions to graphics text:

https://community.adobe.com/t5/premiere-pro-discussions/faq-workaround-nesting-to-apply-effect-controls-to-caption-track/m-p/12090742#M350619

 

And a thread using caption "blocks":

https://community.adobe.com/t5/premiere-pro-beta-discussions/mulitple-captions-blocks-and-other-major-captions-issues/m-p/11902745#M2718

 

There are several relevant feature requests. Here's one:

https://adobe-video.uservoice.com/forums/911233-premiere-pro/suggestions/42970134-multiple-caption-tracks-visible-for-accessibility

 

Stan

 

 

 

 

ElGuaposVibeTribe
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December 2, 2022

I'm super new to Premiere but I've been working tirelessly to learn alot of tips and tricks. After much trial and error I eventually found Chris's video that is on the last link you shared. Is this still the best way to do it? Also I've been transcribing each audio track indivudually is that the best/fastest way? Thank you for the reply.

Stan Jones
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August 10, 2024

Hi, is there a way to do this now in 2024 or is it still not possible?


@Cringe38461975habx,

 

There is still no way to automatically apply a different style to each speaker. 

 

The introduction of "Upgrade caption to graphic" opens possibilities, but it takes work to get only one speaker on a track. Also transcripts can now be filtered by speaker.

 

See this post with various Ideas to upvote:

https://community.adobe.com/t5/premiere-pro-ideas/beta-add-speaker-names-and-2-lines-option-to-captions-from-transcription/idc-p/13998726#M10600

 

Stan