Auto Captions: Styles and Customization

Auto Captions: Styles and Customization

Auto captions make your videos accessible to a wider audience, improve engagement on muted playback, and boost SEO. ClipsMate's caption engine transcribes your voiceover or uploaded audio and syncs word-level captions to the video timeline.

Enabling Auto Captions

In the video editor, click the "Captions" tab and toggle "Auto Captions" on. If your video has a voiceover, the captions are generated from the voiceover text. If you have uploaded external audio, ClipsMate transcribes it using AI speech recognition.

The 9 Caption Styles

Choose from nine pre-designed caption styles, each optimized for different content types:

  1. Classic — white text with a semi-transparent black background bar. Clean and universally readable.
  2. Bold Pop — large, bold white text with a colored highlight on the active word. Popular for Reels and TikTok.
  3. Minimal — small, lowercase text at the bottom of the frame with no background. Subtle and elegant.
  4. Karaoke — words highlight in sequence as they are spoken, with a color wipe animation. High engagement style.
  5. Typewriter — letters appear one by one as if being typed. Great for storytelling content.
  6. Boxed — each word appears in its own rounded rectangle. Modern and punchy.
  7. Gradient — text with a gradient fill that matches your Brand Kit colors. Stylish and on-brand.
  8. Outline — white text with a colored stroke outline. Stands out on busy backgrounds.
  9. Neon — glowing neon effect text. Eye-catching for entertainment and nightlife content.

Customizing Captions

After selecting a style, you can further customize:

  • Font — choose any font from the ClipsMate library or your Brand Kit fonts.
  • Font Size — adjust from 12px to 72px.
  • Colors — set text color, background color, and highlight color independently.
  • Position — top, center, or bottom of the frame, with horizontal alignment options.
  • Max Words Per Line — control how many words appear on screen at once (1–8).
  • Animation Speed — adjust how quickly words transition for animated styles.

Editing Caption Text

The caption editor displays a timeline with every word and its timestamp. You can:

  • Fix any transcription errors by clicking and editing the text.
  • Adjust timing by dragging word boundaries on the timeline.
  • Split or merge caption segments for better reading flow.
  • Add line breaks to control text wrapping.

Exporting Captions

Download your captions as an SRT or VTT file from the "Export" menu. These files are compatible with YouTube, Facebook, LinkedIn, and other platforms that support uploaded subtitle files.

Videos with captions see significantly higher completion rates and engagement. Enable them on every video for maximum reach.

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