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Carlo Mov
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November 18, 2022
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Speech to Text in Arabic

  • November 18, 2022
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I am surprised that Adobe has some languages included in Speech to Text (Transcribe) feature but not a major language which is used and spoken by over 350 million people which is Arabic? With so many Arabic production features now that are aired and uploaded to many online streaming services, it is CRITICAL that Adobe pays respect to it's users who work in Arabic content/film/TV series.  Now that this request is as important as any new update, it is getting huge attention in the media and NLE users everywhere. So I hope that in the next update 23.1 Premiere Pro will have Arabic included in Speech to Text.

 

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61 replies

Carlo Mov
Carlo MovAuthor
Known Participant
April 5, 2025

now DaVinci has transcribe and translate captions in many languages INCLUDING ARABIC. did you hear that adobe? + more AI features that the new Premiere update feels embarrassing.

Carlo Mov
Carlo MovAuthor
Known Participant
April 4, 2025

Now that Premiere Pro has a new version (25.2; although we are in April and usually they go by the month, i.e., 25.4!), still no Arabic language for either translation or captioning. After 2 years of complaints, it seems Adobe is XXX, and they are purposely ignoring tons of requests to include Arabic language in the list when in transcript mode or translation.

 

I bet you, and hear me loud, many people will switch to other NLEs asap.

 

You have no respect for 350 million people and a lot of Arabic users of Adobe.

 

We do not use offending language: mod

Community Expert
April 4, 2025

Keep the idea you've created alive with regular posts, I hope we, Arabic users, can get more attention this way:
https://community.adobe.com/t5/premiere-pro-ideas/speech-to-text-in-arabic/idi-p/13515504

 

Participant
March 13, 2025

I use SaharaSub, a plugin for Premiere Pro that lets you automatically add subtitles in Arabic. It’s convenient because once you install it, it works directly in Premiere. The subtitles are pretty accurate, and any small errors are easy to fix right inside Premiere. I didn't try it yet, but they added support for After Effects, I think it could be really useful too.

flawless_aura4114
Participant
January 28, 2025

Hi, Kevin. Just curious, what metric does this thread/request need to reach to be considered for very near implementation? 

Kevin-Monahan
Community Manager
Community Manager
January 28, 2025

Please upvote here, @Anas Dokmak.

 

Thanks,
Kevin

 

Kevin Monahan - Sr. Community & Engagement Strategist – Pro Video and Audio
Participating Frequently
January 27, 2025

when is Adobe Premiere going to add an Arabic language transcript?

flawless_aura4114
Participant
January 26, 2025

✅ Arabic captions have been included in free Capcut since 2023 + Translation availability. 

❌ Still no update so far for Pr. 

Ann Bens
Community Expert
Community Expert
January 26, 2025

Moved from beta to regular Premiere forum.

Participating Frequently
January 5, 2025

I would love that to! If anyone has other suggestions that work well please share them.

Participant
December 28, 2024

We really need an arabic transcription asap, we are paying a subscribtion to be able to improve our content creation but when missing arabic transcription, we cannot use it and we spending more time on captions, developers please take this urgent

Participant
November 19, 2024

For podcasts, Reels, and shorts, If you release features in Adobe Premiere to have an Arabic caption generator, it will be supper in use, and many content creatures will use it.

Zaid Al Hilali
Community Expert
Community Expert
November 26, 2024

Delete my post please!