Add Subtitles to Video

You can add subtitles to your video in three ways:

1. You can type them manually (the old-school method)
2. You can use our snazzy auto-caption tool (just click ‘Subtitles’ after you open your video and hit the ‘Auto-Subtitle’ button)
3. You can upload a subtitle file (for example, an SRT or VTT file). Just click ‘Subtitles,’ then ‘Upload Subtitle File

Editing the subtitles is straightforward. Follow these steps: click ‘Subtitles’ from the sidebar menu, and (once you have added subtitles) you will see a list of text boxes with your subtitles in. Each text box has clickable, editable text that will update on the video playback in real-time. You can also drag the ends of the (purple) subtitle blocks on the timeline to adjust subtitle timings.

Click ‘Subtitles’ on the sidebar, then select ‘Styles.’ This will allow you to choose font, size, letter spacing, line height, background color, alignment, bold, italics, and more.

You can translate your subtitles into over 100 different languages with a single click. Once you have added your subtitles (see above) - under ‘Subtitles,’ click on ‘Translate’. Choose the language you want to translate into, and hey presto! Your subtitles have been translated.

To shift all the subtitles forwards or backward by a specified amount, simply click ‘Subtitles’ > ‘Options’, then, under ‘Shift Subtitle Timing’, specify the amount (e.g., 0.5s). To bring subtitles forward, use a negative number (-1.0s). To push subtitles back, use a positive number (1.0s). That’s it, done! You can choose your subtitle delay to the nearest tenth of a second.

Hardcoded subtitles are subtitles that cannot be turned off by your viewer. They are always visible while the video is playing.

Closed Captions are subtitles that you can turn on/off. They are the opposite of hardcoded subtitles (sometimes called Open Captions).