✳ CAPTIONS AND TRANSCRIPTS
SRT and VTT subtitle files
Short answer
SRT, VTT and other subtitle files: what they contain and how to use them.
3 articles
- Fix
Subtitles out of sync: find the offset and fix it
Drift is either a constant offset or a cue file written for an older cut. Measure start, middle and end, then shift the track or re-time it for the upload.
- Fix
Subtitles not showing: 5 causes and the fix for each
Captions missing on upload? Check whether the platform documents a subtitle track, whether the file is valid UTF-8 SRT, and whether processing has finished.
- Comparison
SRT vs VTT - which caption format to upload?
SRT is the universal caption format. VTT is the web-native format with optional styling. Choose SRT unless you need web-native styling cues.