
Subtitling 101: How to automatically add and customize subtitles with VEED
Everything you need to automatically add, customize, translate, and download subtitles like a pro using VEED.
Subtitles help increase the reach and accessibility of videos. You can translate the speech to text if the video is not in english, to make it easily understandable. According to a survey, 37% of individuals stated that they would activate the sound as subtitles enhance the video's appeal. In the initial 30 seconds of a video, viewers determine whether to continue watching or not. Including subtitles in your video helps in conveying the main idea more efficiently, allowing viewers to make a quick decision. We know how painful it can be to add subtitles to videos using complicated programs like Adobe After Effects and Premiere Pro. That’s why we’ve come to the rescue. With VEED you can click one button and your subtitles will magically appear. You can then make super-easy edits. Just click on the text and start typing. Watch your changes happen in real time. You can now add subtitles to your video in 3 different ways:
Choose which video file you want to add subtitles to. Next click ‘subtitles’ in the sidebar menu and upload a subtitle file (eg. SRT). You can also auto transcribe subtitles from the audio. VEED uses natural language processing AI to help you.
Click ‘Subtitles’ in the sidebar menu and you can start to type your subtitles. You can also turn these to a voiceover with the help of text-to-speech option under ‘audio’. Make any edits to text, font, color, size and timing. You may additionally animate the text for better effect.
Translating and downloading transcriptions are available to premium subscribers. Check our pricing page for more info. Once you’re done, just hit the ‘Export’ button and download your video file. You can further share this file as part of presentations or on social media.
Adding subtitles to your videos means that your content will be accessible to more people. 85% of all Facebook Videos are watched on mute. And on Snapchat, 1 out of every 3 videos is watched with the sound off. More and more people are choosing to watch videos without sound. Solution? Subtitles! By adding subtitles to your videos you can make your content accessible to thousands more viewers, including those who are deaf or hard of hearing.
Adding subtitles to your videos creates another element to the viewing experience: image, sound, and now text. Subtitles are a great way to capture your audience’s attention, highlight certain words or phrases, and key your viewers into the most important messages. 91% of videos with subtitles are watched to completion, compared to 66% videos without subtitles. Additionally, videos with subtitles see a 26% higher CTA clickthrough rate. Moreover, 80% of consumers are more likely to watch a full video if it has subtitles. Creating multimedia means having multiple elements, beyond just image and sound. Making engaging content has never been easier, with VEED.
You can make your videos even more searchable by including a text transcription of the entire video. All you need to do is click ‘Subtitles’ > ‘Auto Transcribe’, and our speech-recognition software will create a (.txt) text file of your entire video’s audio. Not bad, right? You can simply copy and paste the text into your video’s description, and voila!, you’ve just made your video’s transcript searchable. This will allow more people to discover your video content and ultimately leads to more views, clicks, and followers. To optimize videos better, you can also add a contrasting background or a template from VEED’s library.
Everything you need to automatically add, customize, translate, and download subtitles like a pro using VEED.
Want to bump up your engagement, improve video SEO, and make your content more inclusive? Here's how to download and upload SRT files for your next video!
A lot of social media platforms don't actually allow you to upload SRT files with your videos. This is where hard coded subtitles comes in.
You can do a lot more than just add subtitles to your videos with VEED. VEED is a fully fledged online video editing studio that works with Windows, Mac, and on all mobile devices. You can use our online movie maker to create stunning videos - add text, color grading, add progress bars, and more. Resize your videos to fit any social media platform (YouTube, Instagram, etc.) with a single click. Making your content accessible everywhere.