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Notes from the Sablate team on subtitling, translation and keeping your footage local
iMovie Subtitles: How to Add Auto Captions on Mac
iMovie has no auto captions and can't import SRT files. Four ways to add subtitles to an iMovie video on a Mac, from typed titles to Whisper and a burn-in.
Read moreSDH vs Closed Captions vs Subtitles: What's the Difference?
SDH vs closed captions vs subtitles: subtitles carry the dialogue, often translated; captions and SDH add sounds and speakers for deaf viewers. Forced ones too.
Read moreDescript Alternatives for Captions: Offline, No Subscription
Descript alternatives for captions and transcripts in 2026: four tools that run on your own computer with no subscription, and what Descript still does best.
Read moreWhere to Put Subtitles on Reels, TikTok and Shorts
Where to put subtitles on Reels, TikTok and Shorts: the safe zone each platform publishes, caption size for vertical video, and a check to run before you post.
Read moreMacWhisper Alternative for Windows: 4 Picks for Subtitles in 2026
MacWhisper alternative for Windows: four apps that run Whisper locally and make subtitle files, compared on price, GPU support, translation and burn-in.
Read moreHow to Transcribe a Video to Text for Free, Without Uploading It
Transcribe a video to text for free with Whisper on your own computer: no upload, no minute cap. The command line, Buzz, Subtitle Edit and Sablate compared.
Read moreTurboScribe Alternative: 4 Local Picks for 2026, No Upload Needed
TurboScribe alternative picks for 2026 that run Whisper on your own computer, compared on price, file limits, speaker labels, translation and subtitles.
Read moreVEED Alternative for Subtitles: 4 Picks for 2026, No Upload
VEED alternative picks for subtitles in 2026, compared on price, translation limits and whether your video has to be uploaded. Four tools, one honest table.
Read moreHow to Add Subtitles to MKV and MP4 Without Re-Encoding
Add subtitles to MKV and MP4 without re-encoding: MKVToolNix and FFmpeg steps, many languages in one file, default and forced flags, and why tracks go missing.
Read moreBest Font for Subtitles: What Netflix and the BBC Specify
The best font for subtitles is a plain, wide sans-serif: what Netflix and the BBC specify, the size rule in pixels, and why some fonts show boxes, not letters.
Read moreHow to Make an SRT File: By Hand, From a Video or From Audio
How to make an SRT file: type it in Notepad or TextEdit, time it in a subtitle editor or generate it from the audio, then save it as UTF-8 so players read it.
Read moreDaVinci Resolve Auto Subtitles: How to Get Them Without Studio
DaVinci Resolve auto subtitles need Studio, but the free version imports SRT: three free ways to make the file, one track per language, and the timecode fix.
Read moreWhisper Hallucinations: Why It Repeats Lines and Invents Text
Whisper hallucinations explained: why it writes “Thank you for watching” over silence or loops one line, what each fix costs, and how to find them in an SRT.
Read moreCapCut Alternative for Auto Captions: 5 Picks for 2026
Need a CapCut alternative for auto captions? Five picks for 2026, compared on price, where your video is processed, word-by-word styles and language support.
Read moreOffline Subtitle Generators in 2026: 7 That Run on Your Machine
Offline subtitle generators compared for 2026: seven tools that transcribe on your own computer, what each one does after the transcript, and what they cost.
Read moreHow to Add Word-by-Word Karaoke Captions to Shorts and Reels
Add word-by-word karaoke captions to Shorts, Reels and TikTok: where the word timing comes from, three ways to burn it in, and the edits that break the sync.
Read moreHow to Make Hormozi-Style Captions Without a Subscription
Hormozi-style captions explained: the font, colours, outline and word timing behind the look, and four ways to make them, from CapCut to Whisper and FFmpeg.
Read moreHardsub vs Softsub: Which One Should You Actually Ship?
Hardsub vs softsub: one is burned into the pixels and cannot be turned off, the other is a separate track. Here is which one each platform actually accepts.
Read moreSubmagic Alternative: 4 Tools for 2026 That Keep Video Local
Submagic alternative picks for 2026, compared on price, video length limits and whether your footage has to be uploaded at all. Four tools, one honest table.
Read moreSubtitle Characters Per Second: The CPS Limits Netflix Uses
Subtitle characters per second, explained: Netflix caps English at 20 CPS, Spanish at 17, Korean at 12 and Japanese at 4 — and why translation breaks yours.
Read moreHow to Translate an SRT File Without Breaking the Timing
Translate an SRT file and keep the timing: why general translators wreck timecodes, four methods that do not, and the one-line check that catches a broken file.
Read moreHow to Burn Subtitles Into a Video (Without Uploading It Anywhere)
Burn subtitles into a video on your own machine: the four methods compared, the FFmpeg commands that work, and how to avoid the quality loss re-encoding causes.
Read moreSRT vs VTT vs ASS: Which Subtitle Format Should You Use in 2026?
SRT vs VTT vs ASS compared: what each format carries, where each one breaks, and which to use for YouTube, the web, styled captions and archival video.
Read moreHow to Add Subtitles in Multiple Languages to One Video
Add subtitles in multiple languages to one video: transcribe once, translate into layers, and pick one of three deliveries — separate files, tracks, or burn-in.
Read moreWhisper Model Comparison for Subtitles: Tiny, Small, Turbo and Large-v3
Whisper model comparison for subtitles: parameters, real download sizes and speed for tiny, small, turbo and large-v3 — and why bigger is not always better.
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