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warpigs666
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July 27, 2021
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Show speaker name with captions in Premiere Pro?

  • July 27, 2021
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The new captions feature allows me to identify individual speakers, but then when I click 'create captions' it doesn't show the speaker's name anywhere. What is the point of identifying the speaker and how do I show their name with their subtitles?

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Correct answer Stan Jones

It looks like a start to a future feature. I see nowhere that the speaker name appears. It is not exported from the transcribe tab options to export a text file. The speaker names are imported with a saved transcript.

 

For anyone who has not tried this: You must elect the Speakers option when transcribing. After you do, in the Transcript tab, you will see, for example, "Speaker 1" etc on the left? Left click on Speaker 1, and pick "Edit Speakers." Change each name to whatever you want for that speaker. It replaces "Speaker 1" with your edit. Same for "Speaker 2," etc.

 

Upvote this feature request:

https://adobe-video.uservoice.com/forums/911233-premiere-pro/suggestions/42901230-beta-add-speaker-names-and-2-lines-option-to-capti

 

Edit 10/4/23. This request from the User Voice system was migrated to the new Ideas forum here. See my update post here:

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

 

There are several that ask for speaker name to be included in the export to a text file. Just search "speaker" in that forum.

 

Stan

 

 

 

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Stan Jones
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Stan JonesCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
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July 27, 2021

It looks like a start to a future feature. I see nowhere that the speaker name appears. It is not exported from the transcribe tab options to export a text file. The speaker names are imported with a saved transcript.

 

For anyone who has not tried this: You must elect the Speakers option when transcribing. After you do, in the Transcript tab, you will see, for example, "Speaker 1" etc on the left? Left click on Speaker 1, and pick "Edit Speakers." Change each name to whatever you want for that speaker. It replaces "Speaker 1" with your edit. Same for "Speaker 2," etc.

 

Upvote this feature request:

https://adobe-video.uservoice.com/forums/911233-premiere-pro/suggestions/42901230-beta-add-speaker-names-and-2-lines-option-to-capti

 

Edit 10/4/23. This request from the User Voice system was migrated to the new Ideas forum here. See my update post here:

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

 

There are several that ask for speaker name to be included in the export to a text file. Just search "speaker" in that forum.

 

Stan

 

 

 

Participating Frequently
October 4, 2023

Hi on a related issue, after doing a transcribe with Seperate Speakers turned on, when I go to change the speaker names I am not allowed and I get a small dialogue box saying 'To edit speaker names make changes in the source transcript". I thought I was in the source transcript - am I missing something?

Stan Jones
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October 4, 2023

This is an old thread, and you are using the newer version with source media transcription - as you note.

 

You are in sequence view (because you see that message) but probably seeing the transcription from source media.

 

Open the Source clip in the Source Monitor, then switch to the Text panel/transcript tab.

 

This assumes you have the "Follow active monitor" selected in that panel. If not, change it manually.

 

stan