Caption & Subtitle File Formats

When Is Closed Captioning Required by Law?

Whether you’re hard of hearing or have watched content in a noisy, public environment, you’ve probably benefitted from closed captions at one time or another. You’ve probably also encountered inaccurate captions that haven’t matched what’s…

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Benefits of Burn-In Captions

You’ve seen the phrase floating around: burn-in captions. It’s a common option during the late stages of video editing or when uploading your movie to an online platform or festival. But what does ‘burn-in captions’ mean? Captions are…

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What Are Machine Generated Closed Captions?

Closed captions often get overlooked, but there are many benefits to including them in your video content. Firstly, closed captions enables your content to be enjoyed by people who are deaf or hard of hearing. Secondly,…

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How to Hardcode Subtitles into a Video

Hardcoded subtitles are a popular, no-fuss option to add subtitles to your video content. With hardcoded subtitles or captions, there is no extra file. The text is ‘burned’ onto the video image itself, and nobody…

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How to Add Subtitles to DivX Videos

Adding captions or subtitles to your DivX video will not only make it more accessible to more viewers, it will also expand the reach of your content. Providing captions and transcripts of your videos can…

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