What you’ll take away
- Ask what the partner means by textless before removing anything.
- Preserve the approved timing and provide a reference showing the original text.
- Keep localized captions and graphics separate from the clean master.
Clarify the requested clean version
A localization partner may need titles and captions removed but logos retained, or may need a more extensive clean picture. Ask which elements should remain and whether separate audio or graphic assets are part of the handoff. Do not assume one universal delivery specification.
In an illustrative product video, English captions, chapter headings, and a closing message need replacement. The product logo and customer picture remain. The partner also needs the approved reference so it can see where each translated element belongs. That is a precise deliverable, unlike a request to remove “all text.”
Start from the editable project
Locate the project behind the approved film, including graphics and fonts where they are part of the authorized handoff. Make a separate sequence for the clean version. Keep the approved master available so picture timing and retained elements can be compared.
If the only source is a flattened video with text burned into the pixels, a genuinely clean version may require rebuilding the covered picture or returning to original sources. Do not promise that an assistant can remove every baked-in title perfectly. Knowing the source limitation early helps the partner choose a practical plan.
If the project is unfamiliar, add and save open-my-premiere-project in a blank Wideframe chat and invoke it with the project path. Its initial read-only inventory includes sequences, captions, graphics-related elements, and offline media before asking what to do next. That gives the localization handoff a concrete starting point; it does not turn a flattened video into an editable clean master.
Separate the text elements by their role
Captions represent speech; titles and diagrams explain the story; product interfaces may contain text that belongs to the pictured action. Removing all three indiscriminately can destroy meaning. Decide whether a product screen needs a localized capture, an overlay, or to remain as a reference.
Keep an inventory of the wording the partner will replace, tied to the relevant moment. A timecoded text list is useful when several headings look similar. Distinguish a customer quotation from editorial text so the translation process preserves attribution.
Use explicit revisions for the clean sequence
In Wideframe, identify a copy of the approved project and the exact clean-version instructions. The review-note recipe provides a route for applying supported, explicit changes as a new version. Add the public recipe when useful and keep unsupported graphic operations with the editor.
Do not change story timing merely because text disappears. Empty space where a title used to sit may be intentional for the translated replacement. If the partner needs different timing, treat that as a separate agreed version rather than silently changing the clean master.
Prepare reference and clean outputs together
Export the approved reference and clean sequence using the partner's actual settings. Wideframe's render recipe can create a specified MP4 where that is the requested format. Use the editor's normal export path when the delivery calls for another format or more complex package.
Name the files by role and revision. The partner should not have to guess which contains the authoritative timing. Keep the text list and source-language captions associated with the same approved version.
Review what remained as carefully as what disappeared
Check that removed captions do not survive in another overlay, that logos intended to remain are still present, and that picture or audio timing has not changed unexpectedly. Look for text embedded inside images or screen recordings that the clean-sequence instructions did not address.
Make the remaining exceptions clear in the handoff. A clean picture with an intentionally untranslated interface is different from a fully language-neutral master. Accurate labeling lets the partner plan its work without discovering the distinction late.
Keep future language versions connected to the master
When the source film changes, identify which clean, reference, subtitle, and graphic versions are affected. A translated caption file from the previous edit can be wrong even when most of the picture is unchanged. Preserve a clear source revision for each language package.
For the next project, keep editable text and an intentional clean-output path from the beginning. The recurring assistant task is preparing named versions from explicit instructions; the production benefit is a handoff that the localization partner can use without reconstructing the edit.
Try this request
Prepare a separate clean version of this approved project using the attached text-removal instructions. Preserve picture and audio timing, retain the specified logos, and flag baked-in or unsupported elements. Keep the reference and clean outputs clearly named by revision.
Sources
Published by Wideframe. Product details are based on the documentation below; examples are not customer results or benchmarks.
- Wideframe: apply-review-notes · consulted 2026-09-18
- Wideframe: render-mp4 · consulted 2026-09-18
- Wideframe: captions · consulted 2026-09-18
- Wideframe open-my-premiere-project recipe · consulted 2026-09-18
Prepare a clean localization handoff
Bring the approved project and the partner's specific delivery requirements into Wideframe, then finish clearly named clean and reference versions.
Frequently asked questions
Not necessarily. Agree with the partner about captions, titles, logos, product interfaces, and any exceptions.
Baked-in text may require rebuilding from original sources. An editable project usually provides a much better starting point.
Preserve the approved timing unless the localization brief explicitly calls for a different edit.