Caption export diagnosis and handoff sheet
Creator Lane | Reviewed October 31, 2026
https://creatorlanehq.com/blog/premiere-pro-captions-not-showing-in-export

CAPTION EXPORT DIAGNOSIS

Project / owner:
Premiere version / operating system:
Final sequence name:
Final sequence duration:
Recipient / destination:
Required deliverable: burned-in / sidecar / specified embedded format
Requested language(s):
Receiver's caption specification, if applicable:

TEST MARKER
Approximate time:
Opening spoken words:
Caption segment present in sequence?:
Selected caption track:
Export mode and format:
Test range:
New test filename:
Player / destination preview used:
Observed result:
One setting changed:
Result after that change:

FULL DELIVERY
[ ] Full sequence, not just the diagnostic range
[ ] Correct language and approved cut
[ ] First spoken sentence checked
[ ] Middle sentence checked
[ ] Last spoken sentence checked
[ ] Names, numbers and negations reviewed
[ ] Clean and burned-in video clearly distinguished
[ ] One clearly labelled subtitle file for each delivered language
[ ] No test files mixed with the approved master
[ ] Recipient knows how the caption package should be viewed

Approved filenames:
Reviewer / review date:
Unresolved issue and exact error:
Next diagnostic action:

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