When you open the Text panel > Transcript > Settings (gear icon), you now see three options:
The keyword “extra quality” suggests you want higher accuracy than default. Adobe doesn’t call it that, but you can achieve significantly better results with these steps:
For professional subtitles (e.g., Netflix, YouTube, broadcast), do this after Speech to Text: adobe speech to text v216 for premiere pro 20 extra quality
Result: Near-human accuracy without pirated “v216” nonsense.
In the Speech to Text panel:
Expected performance:
Yes – for final delivery. No – for rough cuts. When you open the Text panel > Transcript
Even the best AI struggles with bad audio. Before transcribing:
Official Adobe tests show this can reduce transcription errors by 40%. In the Speech to Text panel: