How do I add subtitles to a video automatically?
Use an editor with built-in AI transcription: in EseCut you drop in your video, click auto-caption, and the audio is transcribed into short, editable caption lines already sized and positioned for the frame — free, with 21 animation styles to pick from. Fixing a misheard name is a double-click, and one "apply to all" restyles every caption at once.
Avoid the old two-tool workflow (generate an SRT file somewhere, then import and restyle it) — it wastes time and the styling never quite fits vertical video. Captions are worth automating properly: most social viewers watch muted, and captioned videos consistently hold retention better.
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