For information about adjusting a captions text style, see Format caption text in Final Cut Pro.

In Final Cut Pro, captions are assigned special caption roles.

To create a new set of captions, you first choose a caption format ( CEA-608, iTT, or SRT ), then you create a caption role specific to that format and a subrole for each language version.

Create caption roles and subroles To open the Final Cut Pro role editor, do one of the following: Choose Modify Edit Roles.

Click Captions at the top of the role editor to open the Captions pane.

To create a caption role, click the Caption Role button, then choose a caption format from the pop-up menu: iTT, CEA-608, or SRT.

A new caption role appears in the Caption Roles list in the format you chose.

You can change the name of a role at any time by clicking it.

By default, Final Cut Pro creates a caption language subrole based on the preferred language setting in macOS System Preferences.

For example, if macOS is set to English, Final Cut Pro creates a subrole for the English language.

To add another language subrole, move the pointer over the caption role in the Captions pane, click the Language button, then choose a language from the pop-up menu.

To delete a caption role or a language subrole, move the pointer over the role or subrole, then click the Delete button () to the left of the role or subrole name.

Click Apply. The caption roles and subroles you created are now available to any project in the library.

To create the actual captions and assign them to subroles, see Create captions, below.

Note: Choosing a language does not affect what kind of characters can be typed into the captions.

See the macOS Help topic Type in another language with input sources.

For example, if you were to add captions and then make changes to dialogue clips later, you might cause the captions to go out of sync with the audio.

In the Final Cut Pro timeline, position the playhead where you want a caption to appear.

Choose Edit Captions Add Caption (or press Option-C, or Control-Option-C if the caption editor is already open).

A new caption clip appears at the top of the timeline (in a dedicated caption lane), and the caption editor opens.

The caption is connected to the primary storyline at the playhead position.

If a connected clip at the playhead position is selected, the caption is connected to that clip instead.

Important: If you move clips earlier or later in the timeline, any connected captions move with those clips.

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