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combat films
Known Participant
August 1, 2025
Question

"Create Captions" in "Transcript" window removes all punctuation marks

  • August 1, 2025
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Here are the steps I made to get this issue.

Mac Studio M1 Max 2022 

Sonoma 14.2.1

Premiere 24.6.5 Build 3

 

1. I am using Korean captions, running a test with english only captions doesn't seem to replicate the issue.

2. I right click the video and use "Transcribe" I select "Korean" and "seperate speakers"

3. I let that do its thing and at the same create a .srt file using a more accurate transcription model. I then strip all the srt info to get a raw .txt file. 

4. I then go to "Text - Transcript" and hit the three dots to "Import corrected transcript". That imports correctly with puncutation and lines up perfectly.

5. I create a sequence from the clip and hit the "Create Captions" button. The captions that are created do not have any punctuation. The only workaround I have found is to replace "." and "," with ";" and "..." after they are created I then go back and replace them with the original punctuation. 

 

It is rather annoying to have to do all these steps. I can also test it in Premiere 2025 if needed.

3 replies

jamieclarke
Community Manager
Community Manager
August 1, 2025

Hi @combat films - Yes transcripts have punctuation, but subtitles do not.  The lines of subtitles should be naturally separated and end in units of words or phrases.

combat films
Known Participant
August 1, 2025

I see. So basically my workaround is the only way to make the Korean subtitles have punctuation? It is a feature not a bug?

jamieclarke
Community Manager
Community Manager
August 1, 2025

Yes, this is intentional behavior based on feedback from the Korean user community. Transcripts include punctuation, but subtitles are formatted without it to better match common expectations for Korean captioning where line breaks are typically based on natural phrasing rather than strict punctuation.

combat films
Known Participant
August 1, 2025

Thanks for getting back so quick @jamieclarke 

 

Here are some screenshots for clarity. 

This is using the exact method I mentioned of reuploading a cleaned up .txt file and the settings I use to create those captions. The the a screenshot of the captions which do not include punctuation. 

 

 

 

Just to test it I had it re-transcribe to show that even Premiere Pro adds punctuation to Korean transcripts. You mention Korean not having punctuation but it does. Also, the puncutation helps create better breaks in captions instead of having two thoughts in one caption. 

 

The screenshots below are of the re-transcribe and the resulting captions.

 

jamieclarke
Community Manager
Community Manager
August 1, 2025

Hi @combat films -   Thanks for submitting your bug report. We need a few more details to try to help with the issue.
Please see, How to Report a Problem.

 

Can you post a screenshot of what you are seeing.  

with Korean subtitles there should never be a period at the end of a subtitle line.


Sorry for the frustration.