Auto Captions for VEGAS Pro

joelsonforte.br wrote on 11/21/2024, 2:52 PM

Auto Captions for Vegas is a tool that fully integrates Whisper (Open AI Artificial Intelligence) to transcribe audio and generate automatic captions in Vegas Pro. Auto Captions is capable of transcribing audio into captions in a wide variety of languages. Download the installer and test the audio transcription in the language of your choice.

Compatible with Vegas Pro 14 or higher
No internet required to function
No character limits on transcription
Automatic language recognition
Support for CPU and GPU (NVIDIA CUDA)
Batch transcription support
Transcribe only timeline selection
Transcribe only region markers
Translate audio to English
Create Highlight active word
Create One Word per line
Import Captions to Timeline
Import Captions as Video to Timeline
Export Captions as SubRip (*.srt), Text files (*.txt) and DVD Architect Subtitles (*.sub)
Find and Replace Texts

Here is a small demonstration of how Auto Captions works, where automatic captions are created from the audio of three videos. One video is in German, another in English, and another in Portuguese.

Download Trial Version Here: Auto Captions for Vegas Pro: https://joelson-forte.github.io/Auto-Captions-for-Vegas/

The Trial Version is limited to 50 usage sessions. After using 50 sessions, the TRIAL version expires.

Contact and Support: If you like Auto Captions and are interested in purchasing the Full Version, please email: joelsonforte.br@gmail.com

ALL FEATURES OF AUTO CAPTIONS FOR VEGAS

Create Feature

Create Auto Captions - Transcribe audio using artificial intelligence and generate automatic captions in Vegas Pro.

Adjust Feature

Highlight Active Word - Highlights the active word in automatic captions.
Match Event Length - Sets the text event length to match the timeline event.
Move Onel Line Texts - Move all text events that have a single line of text to a new track
Resize Text Resolution - Adjusts the timeline text resolution to match the project resolution.

Export Feature

Export Captions - Exports selected text events in the timeline as captions in .srt format.

Import Feature

Import Captions - Imports caption files in .srt format to the timeline.
Import Captions as Video - Imports subtitle files in .srt and .ass format as video to the timeline.

Regions Feature

Insert Auto Captions Regions - Insert Region Markers labeled "Auto Captions" to transcribe only this created regions.
Remove Auto Captions Regions - Removes Region Markers labeled "Auto Captions".
Remove Timeline Selection - Remove the Timeline Selection (Loop Region).

Search Feature

Find and Replace Text - Finds, Selects, Splits, and Replaces Searched Text.
Open Folder of the File - Opens the folder where the selected event or media is located and highlights it.

Support Feature

About Auto Captions - Summary of key information about Auto Captions.
Auto Captions Log File - Log file relating to the processing performed by Auto Captions.
Auto Captions Tutorial - Video tutorial demonstrating the general functioning of Auto Captions.
Register Auto Captions - Area where Auto Captions are registered using the Serial Number.

Toolbar Feature

Hide Auto Captions Toolbar – Hide Auto Captions Toolbar in Toolbar
Show Auto Captions Toolbar - Show Auto Captions in Toolbar
Auto Captions Toolbar – Quick Access to Auto Captions Tools.

Help Tutorial Included

Install
Activation
First Use
Transcribe Selected Events
Transcribe Timeline Selection
Transcribe Auto Captions Regions
Translate to English
Highlight Active Word
One Word Lines
Import Captions
Export Captions
Find and Replace Text
Match Event Length
Move One Line Texts
Resize Text Resolution
Auto Captions Log Files

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Comments

joelsonforte.br wrote on 2/18/2025, 4:13 PM

@Julius_

Yes, but the auto captions only underline the words natively. To make the highlighted words larger, you will need to create a preset in Aegisub and replace the tags. Inside the Auto Captions .zip file, there are tutorials. Check tutorial 08 and see if it's what you need. In this tutorial, the preset used creates a highlight box around the active word. In your case, you just need to edit the preset to use a larger word.

joelsonforte.br wrote on 3/24/2025, 4:17 PM

Auto Captions for Vegas v2.0.4 Update

Note: Anyone who already has Auto Captions for Vegas installed, must completely uninstall the previous version before installing the new version. After installing the new version, restart Windows according to the Tutorial 01 (Installation) in the Tutorial folder.

In this update, the installation may take about 5 minutes. This happens because in this new update, I used the latest version of Whisper, which is nearly 5GB. This is because Whisper now integrates a new diarization engine and also a new engine that separates individual elements from an audio mix. This opens up a wide range of possibilities for new features in the future.

Auto Captions for Vegas - Changelog
===================================

Version 2.0.4 - March 24, 2025
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NEW:
- Updated to the latest version of Whisper, which features a new diarization engine and
separates individual elements of an audio mix.
- Enable the Speaker ID Option (Seer tutorial 11)
- Create Animated subtitles Option using Aegisub (See tutorial 14)
- Edit Subtitles Files Option using Subtitle Edit (See tutorial 15)
- The minimum number of characters per line has been changed from 21 to 10.
- Updated Tutorials
- The interface has been reorganized

FIXED:
- Clicking the "Help" link in the activation window caused an error.
- Choosing fewer than 22 characters per line generated a blank file on some systems.

Steve_Rhoden wrote on 3/27/2025, 1:37 AM

Great Job 👌 @joelsonforte.br

RogerS wrote on 3/27/2025, 2:09 AM

Speaker ID is very interesting. I was going to suggest a feature where speakers can be moved to their own track but I watched the tutorial video 11 and you've already implemented it under the find text feature!

Users may not find it there so if it's possible to turn into a checkbox in the main screen that would be very convenient.

jredmond wrote on 4/10/2025, 9:30 AM

In a post on Vegas Pro AI, A request by jacknsb and I agree with was made:

"Subtitles – I just wrapped up a project I’ve been working on for the last few days and needed to add subtitles. While I wish there were better built-in text templates, I created my own to use for subtitles. However, the way the built-in subtitle feature splits lines based purely on character limits makes it impractical for long projects. With all the AI tools available now, wouldn’t it be possible to break subtitles into more natural sentence structures instead of just by character count? This is one feature I still have to use a separate app for on projects."

Is this possible with your software?

joelsonforte.br wrote on 4/10/2025, 12:01 PM

@jredmond

Download the trial version and see if it meets your needs. The trial version allows the user to use 50 sessions before it expires. Check out the tutorials, they will guide you through the process.

joelsonforte.br wrote on 4/15/2025, 10:13 AM

Auto Captions for Vegas v2.0.4.1 Update is Available

Note 1: Anyone who already has Auto Captions for Vegas installed, must completely uninstall the previous version before installing the new version. After installing the new version, restart Windows according to the Tutorial 01 (Installation) in the Tutorial folder.

Note 2: Starting from this version, it will no longer be necessary to uninstall Auto Captions to install updates. It will also no longer be necessary to register again.

Auto Captions for Vegas - Changelog
===================================

Version 2.0.4.1 - April 15, 2025
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NEW:
- The Auto Captions Generator interface has been redesigned.
- New Transcription Region Selection Panel in the "Region Markers" option.
- Users can now define the location and name where the transcription-generated files will be saved.
- A new "Project Folder" option has been added to the "Go to File Location" tool.
- New system for "Create Subtitle Animation" option. (see Subtitle Animation folder in Tutorial Folder).

IMPROVED:
- Starting from this version, it will no longer be necessary to uninstall Auto Captions to install updates.
It will also no longer be necessary to register again.
- The options "Auto Captions Region Insert" and "Clear Transcription Regions" have been removed,
as they have been replaced by the new "Region Markers" option in the Auto Captions Generator.
- The option "Highlight Words" has been removed, as they have been replaced by the new subtitle animation system
in the "Create Subtitle Animation" option.
- The Diarization option has been removed indefinitely due to issues with speaker recognition in the audio.

A small example of subtitle animation created in Auto Captions with option "Create Subtitle Animation".

joelsonforte.br wrote on 6/29/2025, 1:40 AM

Auto Captions for Vegas v2.0.5 Update is Available

Auto Captions for Vegas - Changelog
===================================

Version 2.0.5 - June 29, 2025
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NEW:
- Extension with dockable window (Tutorial 01)
- Save Settings in Auto Captions Generator
- Reset Settings in Auto Captions Generator
- Choose output folder for Transcription Files
- Auto Lyrics in Auto Captions Generator (Tutorial 05)
- Create Subtitle Animation (Tutorial 10)
- Edit Texts in Subtitle Edit (Tutorial 11)
- Export Subtitles (Tutorial 12)
- Import Subtitles (Tutorial 14)
- Import Subtitles as Video (Tutorial 16)
- Merge Selected Text Events (Tutorial 19)

FIXED:
- Various fixes

IMPROVED:
- Various improvementes

joelsonforte.br wrote on 7/17/2025, 6:33 PM

Auto Captions for Vegas v2.0.6 Update is Available

Download here: https://joelson-forte.github.io/Auto-Captions-for-Vegas/

Changelog:

======================================
Version 2.0.6 - July 17, 2025
======================================
NEW:
- Translate Subtitles - (Tutorial 13)

- Change Text Preset (Tutorial 14)

FIXED:
- Various fixes

IMPROVED:
- The option Import Subtitles as Video now is part of Create Subtitle Animation

TimeTree wrote on 7/24/2025, 2:23 PM

Hi there, I've installed the Auto Captions Trial Version for Vegas Pro 21, and it's still not showing the icons to the right of the "Vegas Hub Logout", yes I've followed step 1, installed the version, restarted PC, and no I haven't installed any earlier versions. I also enabled quick time as well.

joelsonforte.br wrote on 7/24/2025, 5:54 PM

@TimeTree

You can access it in three ways:
1. Through the Script Menu

2. Creating a shortcut on the Toolbar

3. Using the Extension

In the Extension option, to snap the window into the interface, you need to hold down the "Control" key on the keyboard and drag the window to the spot where you want it to snap into place.

If you have any further questions, please feel free to get in touch.

TimeTree wrote on 7/24/2025, 10:46 PM

Not bad, any tips for making audio not as muffled sounding so the captions can detect it slightly better?

joelsonforte.br wrote on 7/24/2025, 11:15 PM

@TimeTree You can improve the audio a bit by adjusting the equalization.

TimeTree wrote on 7/27/2025, 10:20 AM

Very Cool, definitely worth using the trial version and see if it's what you need, and Also only a one-time purchase with including updates. This is a huge improvement over the single Transcription that Vegas uses (not that it's bad, it's very slow and makes mistakes lol). I really like the auto import feature very cool!

Stephen-Ottley wrote on 8/1/2025, 5:16 AM

I've been working with this app now for only about one week but I can already confirm it has not only saved me hours of work manually creating subtitles, it is also very easy to use and very accurate. Obviously it is necessary to check the text once the captions are created, but very few actually require correcting. Joelson is very responsive to queries and questions and has guided me in a couple of instances that allowed me to very simply align the text so as to avoid the certain areas of the video. In short he has made subtitling fun!

joelsonforte.br wrote on 8/1/2025, 9:10 AM

@TimeTree and @Stephen-Ottley

Thank you all very much for your kind and detailed comments!
I'm truly glad to hear that you're enjoying the app's features — from the convenience of automatic import to the accuracy and speed of subtitle generation, which you mentioned is already saving you hours of manual work. It's incredibly rewarding to see that the user experience has exceeded your expectations and that the support has helped make the process even smoother.

Feedback like yours motivates me to keep improving and innovating, making the subtitling process more enjoyable and efficient. I sincerely appreciate your trust and recognition.

Warm regards, and once again, thank you all so much!

Sincerely,
Joelson