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Premiere Pro
Transcript Converter
Unlock the full potential of Premiere Pro’s Text-Based Editing with the industry’s most versatile transcription bridge. Version 2.5 introduces a massive leap in accessibility, offering over 600+ combined hours of free transcription through integrated elite services like ElevenLabs, Gladia, Deepgram, and AssemblyAI.
Whether you are working with unsupported languages or need surgical accuracy, you can now transcribe and translate your dialogue into 100+ languages directly within the panel, saving you thousands in production costs while maintaining a seamless, professional workflow.
Transcript Converter v2.5: The Ultimate Bridge to Text-Based Editing
Stop wasting hours on manual transcriptions and expensive paywalls. Transcript Converter v2.5 is here to revolutionize your Premiere Pro workflow, giving you access to the world’s most powerful AI transcription engines and over 600+ combined hours of free transcription.
Whether you are a documentary filmmaker, YouTuber, or corporate editor, this extension bridges the gap between state-of-the-art AI services and Premiere Pro’s native Text-Based Editing workflow.
What’s New in Version 2.5?
We’ve listened to the community and packed this update with features that save you money and time.
- Elite AI Integration: Now supporting the industry’s most accurate models, including Gladia, Deepgram, and AssemblyAI, alongside ElevenLabs and Sonix.
- Massive Free Quotas: We've integrated services that offer incredibly generous free tiers—including up to $200 in signup credits and 10 hours of free monthly transcription—totaling over 600 hours of free service for new users.
- FREE Native Translation: Use Gladia’s advanced Audio Intelligence to translate your dialogue into multiple languages at no extra cost, directly within the panel.
- Auto-Import Magic: Say goodbye to manual dragging. Generated SRT subtitles are now automatically imported and organized into your Premiere Pro project the moment they are ready.
- Smart Info Buttons: Instantly view free quotas, hourly rates, and direct links to service dashboards with our new in-app info guides.
Compare the World’s Best Transcription Engines
Supercharge Your Text-Based Editing
Stop letting language barriers limit your edit.
Transcript Converter is an Adobe Premiere Pro extension designed to bridge the gap between AI transcription services and Premiere Pro's Text-Based Editing workflow.
Whether you are generating brand-new transcripts or importing existing files from your favorite AI services, Transcript Converter makes it seamless. With version 2.5.0, the extension now features two powerful tabs: Transcribe (for generating entirely new transcripts directly from your Project Panel) and Convert (for importing and converting existing JSON transcripts).
Why Every Editor Needs Transcript Converter?
- Unlock Text-Based Editing for Everyone:
Premiere Pro’s Text-Based Editing is a game-changer, but native transcription can be limited. Transcript Converter lets you use high-end external APIs to generate the specific .json format Premiere needs, providing support for almost all languages and superior accuracy for complex accents or technical jargon - Zero Interruptions with Background Rendering:
Don’t let your computer lock up while transcribing. The extension securely renders your timeline audio in the background, allowing you to keep editing while the AI works. - Unbeatable Cost Savings:
Why pay a premium for transcription? By leveraging the API tiers of multiple services, regular editors can satisfy almost all their transcription needs for free. Our comparison table helps you pick the cheapest (or free) option for every project.
Who is this for?
- International Editors: Those working in languages not yet natively supported by Premiere Pro’s internal transcription engine.
- Accuracy Power Users: Even if your language is officially supported, there are times when Premiere Pro's built-in transcription engine may not provide the precision you need, especially if you are dealing with noisy audio clips or a specific dialect that requires deeper nuance. By using external services like ElevenLabs, OpenAI Whisper, or Google Chirp, you can tap into massive cloud-based AI models designed to handle state-of-the-art accuracy for complex accents, technical jargon, and difficult recording environments.
- Scriptwriters & Producers: Anyone who needs clean, time-coded Word documents for script writing, client review or translation workflows.
Main Benefits
- Universal Compatibility: Converts raw JSON data into the strict formatting Premiere Pro requires. No more "static text" that doesn't highlight; your words will sync perfectly with the playhead.
- Intelligent Segmentation: Massive blocks of text are hard to navigate. Automatically split long transcripts into manageable 5, 10, or 20-second segments to make your timeline easier to read.
- One-Click Word Export: Generate a professional .docx table with timestamps and speaker names, perfect for translation or offline script approval.
- Batch Processing: Select multiple JSON files at once and let the tool handle the heavy lifting.
Supported Transcription Services
The "Convert" tool automatically detects and converts transcripts from the most accurate services available today:
- OpenAI Whisper: The industry-standard open-source model, supported via local JSON file conversion for flexible workflows.
- ElevenLabs Scribe: High-accuracy transcription with 90+ supported languages and a consistent 2.5-hour free monthly quota.
- Gladia.io (NEW): Provides elite, state-of-the-art accuracy with a generous 10-hour free monthly quota and native translation support.
- AssemblyAI (NEW): Offers highly accurate, industry-leading transcription accessible via API, now featuring $50 in one-time free credits upon signup.
- Deepgram (Nova-3) (NEW): A powerhouse in speed and accuracy, providing a massive $200 in one-time free credits to get you started.
- Sonix.ai: Trusted, high-quality transcription with seamless in-app integration and direct download capabilities.
- Google Chirp: The state of the art engine used by YouTube.
- Adobe Premiere Pro JSON Exports: Use Transcript Converter to enhance native exports with intelligent segmentation and the ability to generate formatted Word documents directly from your scripts.
Try Before You Buy (Risk-Free Trial)
We want to ensure this tool fits your specific workflow perfectly.
- Trial Limit: The free trial is fully functional but limited to 10 days.
- ⚠️ Important Note: AI formats change frequently. Please download the trial and test your specific JSON files before making a purchase to ensure compatibility with your current transcription service. If you have any issue with your service, open a support ticket providing a sample JSON file and the name of the service you use, we will try to add support for the transcription service IF the JSON file contains all the required data.
Transcript Converter Tutorial
- 00:00 Introducing Transcript Converter V2.5
- 00:34 Setup and API Integration
- 02:19 Transcribing and Comparing
- 03:48 Reviewing the Output
- 04:56 Enabling Text-Based Editing
- 05:50 Transcribing Sequences & Free Translations
- 07:25 Pro Tip for Sequence Editing
- 08:21 Accuracy Comparison: Premiere Pro VS ElevenLabs
- 11:24 The Convert Tab
- 12:05 Wrap-Up & How to Download
Discussions
Want to talk about it?
Head over to r/aescripts to chat with fellow users about this product.
Need Support?
Please open a support ticket to be connected directly with the author of this product
Version History
2.6.0 -
Jul 30, 2026
• Keyterms & Custom Vocabulary: Added custom vocabulary boosting support for AssemblyAI, Deepgram, and Gladia. Supports Arabic and English terms with automatic Right-to-Left (RTL) text direction and Arabic comma (،) parsing.
• Multi-Project Selection Fix: Fixed an issue in Premiere Pro multi-project workflows where items from secondary projects could be misidentified. The panel now strictly grabs selections from the currently active project.
• Persistent Panel Settings: The panel now automatically remembers your selected services, formats, languages, translation targets, keyterms, and UI state across panel re-opens and Premiere Pro restarts.
• UI & Queue Redesign: Redesigned the Transcription Queue to an edge-to-edge layout and fixed scrollbar corner rendering on compact panel sizes.
• Updated Service Info: Refreshed pricing and credit popover information across all integrated STT engines.
2.5.2 -
Jun 18, 2026
- Sentence-Aware Caption Breaks: Added smart punctuation detection (including RTL languages) to ensure captions naturally break at the end of a sentence instead of spanning across them.
- Balanced Two-Line Captions: Introduced a new wrapping algorithm that splits long captions near the middle, ensuring visually balanced two-line subtitles without stranded words.
2.5.1 -
May 29, 2026
2.5.0 -
Apr 11, 2026
- State-of-the-art AI Engines added: Fully integrated Deepgram (Nova-3), AssemblyAI (Universal-3 Pro), and Gladia.io natively into the extension.
- Unlock 600+ Free Hours: Brought unparalleled cost efficiency by tapping into the direct APIs and large free tiers of the newly integrated providers.
- Free Auto-Translations: Enabled Gladia's Audio Intelligence for completely free, automatic translations of your timeline dialogue into 99+ languages.
- SRT Auto-Importing: Subtitles are no longer just exported to a folder; SRT files now flawlessly auto-import directly into your active Premiere Pro project bins the exact moment they finish rendering.
- Service Info Dashboards: Added sleek UI popovers beside each service. You can now track your free quotas, verify exact API pricing, and jump straight to provider web dashboards directly from the panel.
Improvements & workflow tweaks:
- Intelligent UI filtering: Selected translation languages and spoken languages now dynamically update to only display those strictly verified and supported by your currently checked AI services. Added a quick "Clear All" translations widget.
- Advanced API Optimization: Optimized default API payload structures out of the box (like enforcing strict paragraphing, utterance splitting, and speaker diarization limits universally).
- Background Rendering Safety: Improved the Premiere Pro-to-Adobe Media Encoder handoff loop. Temporary processing files are now automatically scrubbed/deleted from your OS upon a successful transcription.
2.0.0 -
Apr 4, 2026
Background Rendering: Integrated Adobe Media Encoder (AME) for automated background audio extraction and processing, keeping your Premiere Pro timeline free to use.
SRT Subtitle Export: Added support for exporting standard .srt subtitle files alongside your JSON transcripts.
Advanced SRT Settings: Added a new settings menu to customize SRT output (control maximum characters per line, maximum lines, and toggle speaker ID tags).
Expanded Language Support: The language dropdown now supports 57 distinct languages, covering the full overlap of ElevenLabs and Sonix.ai capabilities.
Smart File Management: Added the ability to define a custom global Output Folder for all transcripts, with automatic cleanup of temporary audio files.
UI/UX Overhaul: Completely redesigned the extension interface for a cleaner, native Premiere Pro look with optimized vertical spacing for the queue.
Simultaneous Processing: You can now select multiple AI services (e.g., both ElevenLabs and Sonix) to transcribe the same audio simultaneously in the background.
1.1.0 -
Feb 12, 2026
- UI: Improved responsiveness and styling (Dark Mode optimized).
- Core: Enhanced JSON parsing for better Premiere Pro compatibility.
- Various bug fixes.
1.0.0 -
Jan 22, 2026
Compatibility
Premiere Pro
2026, 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021
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