How to ADD SUBTITLES/ CAPTIONS to Your Videos with Shotcut | Easy Tutorial

hello I'm Sasa and welcome to my YouTube channel vertical darts in this tutorial I will demonstrate how to add subtitles or captions to your videos directly within shortcut is a straightforward process just follow along with this [Music] tutorial to provide you with an example I have inserted a video clip from one of my previous tutorials into the timeline add an extra video track to the the timeline for the subtitles Begin by clicking open other and choose color in the preset menu select transparent and click open Drag and Drop the transparent clip onto the timeline adjusting its length to match your video now select the transparent clip navigate to the filters Tab and click the plus sign to add a filter look for text and choose text simple next let's add our first text if you have a script for the video you can simply copy and paste the sentences you can customize the font and make other adjustments to your liking adjust the text size and ensure you enable the safe area guide before finalizing its placement to do this go to toggle grid display and click the small Arrow to expand the menu then select the 80 90% safe area option keeping your text Within These parameters is crucial as it prevents the text from appearing too close to the bottom of the screen now you can listen to the audio and cut the text layer according to the sentences you must have seen the use of glit title effect for many sci-fi or horror movies press the S key on your keyboard to make the curs each effect gives kind of a TIY or ity effect to the [Music] text once you are finished you can copy the text from your script and paste it according to the video [Music] [Music] [Music] that's it you now have well coordinated subtitles for your video you must have seen the use of glitch title effect for many sci-fi or horror movies this glitch effect gives kind of a TIY or ity effect to the text you can create this similar text effect using free videoing app shortcut huh let's see [Music] thank you for watching if you found this video helpful then please give it a thumbs up subscribe to the channel and don't forget to hit that notification Bell so you will never miss an update also share your thoughts and questions in the comments below I have more video editing content on my channel so be sure to check it out bye for now I'll see you next time

Channel: Vertical Dots

Views: 1,258

Keywords: Shotcut tutorial, video subtitles, professional captions, video editing, Shotcut, transparent overlays, accessibility, SEO, content creation, subtitle placement, font selection, YouTube, video editing tips, Vertical Dots, creative inspiration

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Length: 3min 53sec (233 seconds)

Published: Tue Nov 14 2023