In the dropdown menu, there’s a “Twitter” option to make your video 5:4, the ideal Twitter aspect ratio. The video preview shows you an approximation of what your video will look like after you click “Create.”įirst, use the “Video Options” section to adjust the size of the subtitled video. Once your subtitles look right and are timed out according to the video, you can adjust the appearance of the text. Just use the “ Upload SRT” button at the bottom of the editor and tweak the text by hand. Kapwing’s Subtitler supports nearly all languages, including RTL languages like Hebrew and Arabic.įrom an SRT: If you already have an SRT file with the text and timing of your subtitles, you can import it into Kapwing’s Subtitle Editor. Note: The auto-subtitle feature is in beta testing right now! Let us know what you think about it over Twitter or email.
Here's a full tutorial on foreign subtitles. Then check the translate box and select the desired language. If a subtitle is too long, you can Duplicate it and split the subtitle into two parts.įoreign Language To subtitle your video in another language, click, "Auto-generate" and select the original language. Then, manually edit and tweak the subtitles and their timings to match them to the video’s audio. Click the green “ auto-generate” button and select the video’s language to get a machine-generated transcription. Or, you can use the “Set to current time” button to adjust the timings as you listen to the video.Īutomatically: To speed up the subtitling process, you can automatically transcribe the video.
Then, use the white sliders to change the start and end time of each subtitle. If you miss a word, you can go back 5 seconds to make sure you catch it and use the space bar to start and stop the video.
Manually: If you don’t have an SRT file or want to type in captions by hand, listen to your video and manually transcribe the dialogue. Step 2: Add captionsĪfter the video loads in the editor, you can add and edit the text you want to appear in your captions.
If your video is already online (on YouTube or Google Drive, for example), you can paste the URL to import it directly. Open the Subtitle Maker and upload your video from your computer. Kapwing is a free, online video editor with a fast and simple experience for captioning videos. In this tutorial, I recommend using Kapwing’s Subtitle Maker. To start, you’ll need to upload your video to an editing tool or website. The tool can also be used to auto-generate subtitles in other languages. Adding subtitles directly and permanently into your video is the best way to ensure that your message reaches as many people as possible.
In this article, I’ll explain how to add captions to a Twitter video using a free, online subtitle tool. To add subtitles to your Twitter videos, you first need to embed text directly into the video before publishing. However, Twitter does not yet support closed captioning, meaning a video’s soundtrack (and message) don’t reach people with the sound off. Twitter launched video support in 2016, and many brands, social media influencers, podcasters, educators, and journalists regularly publish videos to their feed. They’re also more accessible to people with hearing disabilities as they give an alternative way to consume the video’s dialogue. Videos with subtitles get more engagement on social media since people often browse through apps like Twitter with their sound turned off. I'll show you how to add captions to a Twitter video using a free, online subtitle tool. Videos with subtitles get more engagement.