Several languages in one video

Applies to 0.11Updated 6 Nov 20262 min read

When a video has more than one spoken language, each part is transcribed in its own language, and the captions go on one track per language.

Languages are found automatically wherever the app transcribes: the Text panel, Transcribe and Caption This Clip, the Source Monitor, From Footage and Shorts.

• The sound is cut at quiet moments into short pieces, and each piece's language is found.
• One language heard: it is transcribed exactly as before.
• Several heard: each run of one language is transcribed in that language.
• A few words or a name are not taken as another language. A second language counts only after at least 6 words clearly heard.

One caption track per language

Captions from Transcript and Transcribe and Caption This Clip put each language on its own track, for example "Captions — Russian" and "Captions — English". The language menu beside the timecode shows one at a time.

The line after a transcription

In the Text panel, the Shorts panel and AI Edit, a line says what was heard, for example "Heard Russian and English. Captions are made in the spoken languages, one track each."

• Translate Captions to lists the languages. Captions are made first if there are none. With several languages, the others are translated into the chosen language's track, only where it has no caption, so that track holds the whole video in one language. The originals stay on their own tracks.
• Keep as It Is closes the line. You can still translate later from the Captions menu or the Languages panel.

After a translation the line says "The captions are now also in English, on their own track." with Dub to English…, which opens Dub from Captions, and Done.

Several languages are part of Pro and the 3-day free trial. Captions in one language work in every plan; on Creator a second language carries the PRO badge.