Subtitle Guides
Practical guides to video subtitles, file formats and choosing the right output.
How to Add Subtitles to a Video
A practical workflow from your original footage to checked subtitles, a captioned video or a separate subtitle file.
02What Is an SRT File?
Read the structure of a SubRip subtitle file, inspect an example and choose when to use SRT instead of burned-in captions.
03What Is a VTT File?
Understand WebVTT timing, cue settings and speaker labels, with a minimal example you can edit and convert.
04Open vs Closed Captions
Choose between captions burned into the picture and a separate track that a viewer can control.
05Closed Captions vs Subtitles
Understand what information a text track carries, and how that differs from whether it can be switched off.
06What Are SDH Subtitles?
Dialogue, speaker labels and meaningful sound descriptions: what to include when preparing subtitles for deaf or hard-of-hearing viewers.
07How to Add Captions to TikTok Videos
A file-to-export workflow for TikTok: generate, correct, position and download readable video subtitles.
08How to Add Subtitles to Instagram Reels
A file-to-export workflow for Instagram Reels: generate, correct, position and download readable video subtitles.
09How to Add Subtitles to YouTube Videos
A file-to-export workflow for YouTube: generate, correct, position and download readable video subtitles.
10SRT vs VTT: Which Subtitle Format Should You Use?
Compare SRT and WebVTT with a timed example, practical conversion limits and a choice between switchable subtitles and a captioned MP4.
11How to Add SRT or VTT Subtitles to an MP4
Use an existing subtitle file with a video: import, check the timing, edit the words and export a captioned MP4 without retranscribing the speech.
12How to Fix Subtitles That Are Out of Sync
Tell a fixed subtitle delay from gradual timing drift, apply the right change and check the beginning and end before downloading.
13Choosing a CapCut Auto Captions Alternative
Compare a subtitle workflow with the task you actually need: existing SRT/VTT, generated captions, editable timing or a captioned video with clear export limits.
14How to Choose Readable Fonts for Video Subtitles
Choose subtitle fonts by testing real words on moving video: letter shapes, contrast, line length and mobile-size playback matter more than a trending preset.
15Export Subtitles as SRT, VTT, TXT or MP4?
Choose a subtitle output for the next job: a switchable text track, a readable transcript or a styled captioned video.
16How to Download a TikTok Video and Add Subtitles
Keep one video through download, subtitle review and captioned export, with clear source-watermark and plan limits.
17How to Transcribe a Video to Text
Create and correct a readable transcript, navigate with timestamps and choose TXT, timed subtitles or a captioned video.