Subtitle guides
Short, practical answers to common subtitle problems, each with the free tool that fixes it.
- Why are my subtitles out of sync?Late by a fixed amount, or drifting — how to tell and fix it
- Why do subtitles show weird characters?Character sets, UTF-8 and how to repair a garbled file
- SRT vs VTT vs ASSWhich subtitle format to use, and when
- How to make dual-language subtitlesTwo languages on screen at once, for learners and mixed audiences
- Subtitle reading speed and line lengthWhat CPS and line-length limits mean, and how to check a file
- How to remove SDH tags from subtitlesWhat SDH notes are, when to keep them, and how to strip them
- Export SRT from CapCut, or turn a transcript into SRTExport captions from CapCut and turn plain text into SRT
- How to sync subtitles in VLCVLC's subtitle delay keys, and how to make the fix permanent
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