Subtitle workflow,
step by step.
Practical guides for the subtitle tasks that actually come up.
Extract subtitles from a video
An MP4 may contain a soft subtitle track, or the captions may be burned into the pixels. Check which case you have before choosing a tool.
Sync subtitles with video
Out-of-sync subtitles come from one of three causes: a fixed offset, a frame-rate mismatch, or progressive drift. Each has a different 5-minute fix.
Translate video captions and subtitles
Transcribe the original speech, translate the text, then review timing, line breaks, and terminology before you publish the new language.
How to hardcode subtitles into a video
Hardcoding subtitles is the same as burning them in — captions become part of the video pixels permanently. Same trade-offs, same techniques. 'Open captions' is the broadcast term for the same thing.