Make podcast clips with captions you can review.

Start with a video podcast and its transcript

Upload your recording or import a permitted video link, then let the English transcription finish before editing transcript captions. An imported video and an available timed transcript are separate things: if transcription is queued or has failed, captions are not ready just because the source can play. Sources must contain video and audio; audio-only audiograms are not supported.

Correct words that change the meaning

Automatic subtitles need an editorial check. Listen to the selected excerpt and compare it with the timed text. Correct guest names, product names, technical terms and numbers. Pay particular attention to short negatives: a missed ‘not’ can reverse an answer. Editing caption text changes the displayed words; it does not rewrite the recording’s audio or translate the speaker.

• Check the first and last caption against the clip’s selected timestamps.
• Listen again where speakers overlap or the microphone becomes quiet.
• Keep the speaker’s intended meaning when correcting punctuation and spelling.

Use a headline and subtitles for different jobs

The opening headline introduces the subject of the clip. The captions represent the speech. For example, an editorial headline such as ‘What changed our recording setup?’ can introduce a discussion, while the subtitles should still reflect the actual answer. That is an illustrative writing example, not a claim about a real customer clip. Choose from three caption sizes and review the rendered text on a small screen.

Preview the captioned MP4 before posting

Watch the render with audio, then review it muted to check whether the words remain readable and preserve the idea. Check the start, the end and any place where text competes with a face or slide. Download the 720 × 1280 vertical MP4 and publish it yourself. On-video captions are different from the description you write in a social post.

Questions before you start