Guides
Caption guides
These guides cover the parts of captioning that trip people up once a video leaves the editor: where Reels and Shorts cover the bottom of the frame, whether to export a caption file or burn the text in, why Indian scripts need their own fonts, and what to check in an automatic transcript before you post.
They come out of building Captionwale and the problems its editor has had to solve. Where Captionwale is the tool being described, the guide says so, and every claim about the editor is checked against how it behaves.
The guides are published by Captionwale. How these guides are written covers the process and how to report a mistake.
31 October 2026
Keeping Reels and Shorts captions clear of the app's buttons
Reels and Shorts lay buttons and text over the lower and right edges of each video. Learn where that overlay sits and how to keep your captions out of it.
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SRT, VTT or burned-in: choosing a caption export
A caption file is text the player lays over a video, and viewers can turn it off. Burned-in captions belong to the image. What each one keeps and what it loses.
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Correcting auto-captions: names, numbers and more
Auto transcripts slip in the same spots: names, brands, English words in Indian-language speech, numbers and missed pauses. What to check, and in which order.
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Picking caption fonts for Indian scripts
Plenty of caption fonts lack Indian letters. How a device fills that gap, why one caption can mix two typefaces, and how to judge a font for a native script.
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Native script, Latin letters or English: which captions?
Native script, romanised text or an English version: which viewers find each easy, what each one costs, and how Captionwale makes all three from a single clip.
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How many words a caption should show at once
Single words, short phrases or stacked rows: sizing captions for viewers on mute, where line breaks should fall, and how Captionwale groups words by default.
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Captions out of sync: causes and checks
A steady delay and a delay that keeps growing come from different causes. Learn to tell which one your captions have, and the Captionwale tool that fixes each.
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Captioning for deaf and hard-of-hearing viewers
Deaf and hard-of-hearing viewers need more than words: who speaks, key sounds, exact wording, timing and contrast. What to add, and how to do it in Captionwale.
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