Tip:
Before viewing this guide, we recommend checking out the guide on text-based editing first.
Getting Started
Open a new project file in Adobe Premiere Pro and prepare your audio and video files in the sequence.
In the top menu of Premiere Pro, go to [Window] > [Extension] > [Cutback] to launch Cutback.
Select the [Auto rough cut] menu.
Configure the settings for video transcription:
Select Range: Choose the range for transcription
[Whole sequence]: Generates transcript for all tracks in the current sequence.
[Select Clip]: Generates transcript only for selected clips in the sequence.
[In/Out]: Generates transcript only for In/Out points set in Premiere Pro.
Select Language: Choose the language spoken in the video. Only one language can be selected at a time.
Preview On/Off: If preview is turned on, you can review the edits before applying them to the sequence.
Speakers:
If you have only one speaker, select [One person]
If you have more than two speakers, select [Multiple]
If each speaker has a separate mic and is recorded on different audio tracks, you can select [Audio separated] and assign names to each track.
If all voices are on a single audio track, you can select [Audio not separated] and enter the number of speakers. AI will distinguish them by voice.
Video: Choose the number of video tracks. If there are multiple speakers with separate audio tracks, you can also assign corresponding video tracks.
Script : If there's a script that matches the video exactly, insert it here. We'll use it for initial subtitles, then transcribe only the parts that don't match.
When you’re done setting up, click the [Transcribe video for auto rough cut] button.
Note:
Turning on preview will require encoding time. If you're editing a long video or need faster performance, turning it off can speed up subtitle generation.
Editing Auto-Generated Captions
Edit a word: Double-click a word or press the ; key to edit it.
Merge words: To merge with the previous word, press n. To merge with the next word, press m.
Split a word: Double-click or press ; to enter edit mode, then add a space where you want to split, and press Enter.
Merge sentences: Press Delete on the first word of the second sentence you want to merge.
Split a sentence: Press Enter on the word where you want the sentence to break.
Hide captions (without deleting the cut):
Press h to hide the selected word’s caption.
Press shift + h to hide the entire sentence’s caption.
Click the eye icon at the beginning of a sentence to hide its caption.
For more precise editing,
use timeline in the bottom to view the audio waveform while editing.
You can collapse the timeline using the X button in the top-right of the timeline.
When the timeline is collapsed, a [Timeline] button appears in the bottom-left corner of the Cutback panel. Click it to expand again.
After edits, Click [Apply to sequence] to add captions.
You can choose between two types:
Premiere Pro Captions – Adds captions as a native caption track.
Motion Captions – Adds captions as styled graphic track after selecting the caption effect.
Adjust Caption Format
Max length per line: Set the maximum number of characters or words per line.
Punctuation: Choose whether to display punctuation marks like periods, commas, question marks, and exclamation points.
Multi-line: Display captions in two lines instead of one.
Lettercase: Choose between uppercase, lowercase, or title case.
Note:
The menu to adjust the caption format is located at the bottom left of [Edit Captions]. If you don’t see the menu, try expanding the Cutback panel size.