From install to your first captions

Everything you need to install and use MotionCaption in After Effects or Premiere (2023+): setup, features, and fixes.

What is MotionCaption?

MotionCaption creates animated captions right inside After Effects and Premiere. Start from a large library of caption presets, then adjust styles, animations, effects, and transitions. Workflow tools like Clean Up for silences and filler words, plus optional AI (transcription, translation, emoji and B-roll suggestions, highlights), handle the rest.

After EffectsNative text layers

Captions arrive as real text layers in your comp. Fonts, colors, timing, animation, and easing stay editable after they are created.

PremiereMoGRT

Captions arrive as a Motion Graphics template. Every caption rides on one clip, so it stays light and lands fast. Split it to style any caption on its own, or load your own MoGRT.

Adobe After Effects 2026
MotionCaption

Captions

Transcribe or import, edit text and timing, then enhance every caption.

  • Transcribe
  • Import SRT, TXT, CSV
  • Format
  • Text
  • Highlight
  • Emojis
  • B-roll
  • +6 more
Read the Captions section
The MotionCaption panel in After Effects. Pick a tab to see what it does.

Quickstart

Four steps. Each card links to the full write-up.

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