In this Adobe Premiere Pro tutorial, you will learn how to create custom captions while editing your Premiere Pro video.

You have likely seen lots of custom captions on social media and vertical videos that really pop and stand out. Making them in Adobe Premiere Pro isn’t much of a challenge.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do I create Custom Captions in Premiere Pro?

To create custom captions, open up your text window
On the top bar, go to Window – Text.
In that window, select the Transcript panel and then click the large button to transcribe your footage. After your footage is done transcribing, click the Captions panel and then click Create Captions from Transcript

How do I Customize my Captions in Premiere Pro

When you click Create Captions from Transcript, a menu will appear that will allow you to control the character and duration limits of your captions. 
Once you create the captions with the values you would like, find an individual caption on your caption track and select it. 

Next, open up your Essential Graphics window while highlighting the text in your caption, and that will let you customize it however you want.

How do I create a caption style?

You create a caption style in the Essential Graphics window. Once you have your captions looking how you would like them, click the button next to the style dropdown menu to save your design to a style or to push your design to the rest of your caption track

Where can I find my Essential Graphics Window in Adobe Premiere Pro?

Your essential graphics window by default will be on the right of your workspace. If you can’t find it go to your top toolbar and click Window – Essential Graphics

Why can’t Premiere Pro Locate My Media?

When the media goes offline in Adobe Premiere Pro its usually because of the source file being moved or deleted. When you move a file on your computer, Premiere Pro can’t find it anymore and doesn’t know what should be in your video.

Check out this Tutorial on how to fix it

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