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Dependable Productions
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September 7, 2023
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Problems with Foreign subtitles

  • September 7, 2023
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Hello. I've had problems with French subtitles.  When you edit them, all fine, and as soon as they export, they change a to r and add in some very random characters!  I found a converter that worked as suggested in a previous post, but as soon as you went to amend either the font or background, etc it went back to the 'buggy' version.  This is using the latest version of captions in Premiere which I know has been recently updated.  Thank you. 

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Dependable ProductionsAuthor
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December 10, 2024

just to say, a year later, we are still having the same problem.  

Stan Jones
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Stan JonesCommunity Expert
Community Expert
September 7, 2023

Can you paste a sample of text with the correct letters?

 

I need something to test.

 

The other thread you refer to is here:

https://community.adobe.com/t5/premiere-pro-discussions/french-subtitle-srt-file-not-displaying-correctly-in-premiere-premiere-pro-14-9-and-earlier/m-p/8946176#M68509

 

As you noted, this was regarding the "old" caption workflow. But the main issue there, using the correct UTF file type, is still relevant.

 

The converter works and you get good subtitles into PR? But when you export they are "bad"?

 

Stan

 

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Dependable ProductionsAuthor
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September 8, 2023

Yes I used the converted SRT file and the subtitles are then there and correct and you can move their position, but as soon as you change the font or add a background they revert back to the 'bad' subtitles!  What do you want me to paste?

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richardc76062821
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September 8, 2023

Thanks!

 

The caption style default on my system is Minion Pro 48, white fill, no stroke, drop shadow, no background.

 

I edit a caption and add a bit of the text with two types of accents. Looks correct.

Add a background to the style. No change.

Increase font size to 100; wraps to 3 lines. No change to accents.

Change font to arial. No change.

 

Export to srt. Export is UTF8 w BOM. Import to new caption track; accents correct. Add background no change.

 

What fonts are you using? That may be an issue.

 

Stan

 

 

 

 

 

 


The client's font is Frutiger CE 55 Roman Regular

 

 

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