The user experience in v2.1.6 is designed for speed:
Historically, adding captions involved a tedious process of writing timecodes manually or importing SRT files that often required syncing. Speech to Text integrates directly with the Captions Track in the Premiere Pro timeline.
Unlike newer versions that support 16+ languages, v2.1.6 focuses on 10 core languages with high accuracy:
Note: Arabic, Hindi, and Dutch were introduced in later versions (v3+). If you need those, v2.1.6 is not suitable.
This version solidified the two-step workflow:
