Subtitle formats and how to work with them: SRT and WebVTT, timecodes, and getting captions onto a video.
How to get a usable SRT out of a YouTube video, why Studio hands you SubViewer instead, and why someone else's captions are a rights question first.
A destination-first guide to SRT, VTT, SBV and ASS, plus the one rule that decides whether converting your subtitle file costs you anything.
Subtitles that are wrong from the first line and subtitles that slide further out as the film plays need two completely different fixes.
Translated subtitles are two jobs, not one, and doing them in the wrong order multiplies every transcription error into every language you publish.
Captions, subtitles and transcripts are three different deliverables for three different audiences, and most caption tracks fail on quality rather than absence.
Before you caption anything, you have to pick between burned-in subtitles and a separate file - and that one choice decides everything you do afterwards.
Convert SRT subtitle files to Word documents in seconds — with or without timestamps — plus formatting options for interview and meeting transcripts.
How to convert plain text or a script into a valid SRT subtitle file: automatic conversion, timing rules, line-length limits, and common mistakes.
Three free ways to download YouTube subtitles as SRT files in 2026 — with exact steps and fixes for videos without captions.
SRT vs WebVTT side by side: real differences, when each format is required, and how to convert between them without breaking your subtitles.
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