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iMovie Tutorials

iMovie doesn't have an easy way to add subtitles, so you may want to explore other options (like using Premier Pro to generate captions once your project is finished in iMovie). Here are some directions for various methods.

If you are uploading your video to YouTube, you can use its tools to add subtitles.

Premier Pro

Premiere Pro tutorials

Adobe's documentation

Basics

Working on Projects

NOTE: If you want to create captions for subtitles, Premiere Pro can auto-generate a transcript that can be turned into captions. These can be hard-coded into your video, or you can download the .srt file for use on platforms like YouTube. 

You can use Premiere Pro to generate a transcript of audio.

Written directions on Adobe's site: Speech to Text in Premiere Pro, also includes a video demo.


1-minute demonstration of the process (no audio):

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Willamette University Libraries

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Portland Oregon 97209