SRT & VTT files
Make SRT and VTT files from video, with timings that hold.
A subtitle file lives or dies on its timing. Most automatic SRTs go wrong in one familiar way: the words are mostly fine, but the cues slip, and a few minutes in, each line shows up just after it has been said.
That slip comes from guessing times for a whole block of text. Here the model times every word on its own, and you can check those times on a timeline and fix them before any file is saved.
What you get
Why creators use Captionwale for this
Files built from your fixes
Download SRT or VTT from the transcript once you have corrected it. The file holds your edits, not the model's rough first attempt.
Timing you can actually look at
Each word has its own start and end on a timeline. Move one, break a line, and the cues in the file move with it.
Fits the tools you already have
YouTube Studio, Premiere and Resolve all accept the file. If you would rather skip files altogether, export an MP4 with the captions drawn in.
How it works
From upload to export
STEP 01
Add the video
MP4 or MOV. Only its audio is sent off to be transcribed.
STEP 02
Check the transcript
Correct names and terms, then split or join lines so each cue ends where a reader would expect.
STEP 03
Save the file
Download SRT, VTT or both from the same corrected words. Every paid plan includes subtitle files.
STEP 04
Put it to work
Add it in YouTube Studio, load it into your editing app, or keep it as the written record of the clip.
Questions
Asked before trying it
How are SRT and VTT different?
SRT is the older format and the one nearly everything accepts, YouTube, Premiere and Resolve included. VTT is the web format that HTML video players use, and it allows slightly more styling. You can download both from one transcript here.
Can I correct the words before I download?
Yes, that is exactly what the editor is for. Every word can be changed and every timing moved, and the file is written from your corrected version.
Which languages can I make subtitle files in?
12 of them: Hindi, Bengali, Gujarati, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Odia, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu, Urdu and Indian English, every one written in its proper script. Leaving out Urdu and English, the rest can also be romanised or turned into English.
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