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Add subtitles to a video

Most social video is watched muted, so captions matter. Type them on the timeline or import an existing .srt file, then burn them into the picture or export a sidecar file.

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How to add subtitles

  1. Click Add subtitles, import your video and put it on the timeline.
  2. In the Text panel's Captions tab, choose Import captions file… to bring in an .srt, or Create new caption track and then Add caption at playhead for each line.
  3. Style the font, size, colour and background in the caption properties (the Captions and Graphics workspace puts everything in one place).
  4. Press Ctrl/Cmd+M (File › Export › Export) to open the Export page: tick Burn Captions Into Video for social media, or use Export captions… in the Text panel to get an .srt for YouTube.

Good to know

Automatic speech-to-text is optional and off by default in the browser build, so captions are typed or imported.

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