Corel VideoStudio Help | Adding titles with the Subtitle Editor

Adding titles with the Subtitle Editor

To add subtitles automatically with Speech to Text

To create subtitle segments with Voice Detection

To add subtitles manually with the Subtitle Editor

To import subtitle files using the Subtitle Editor

To edit subtitles by using the Subtitle Editor

To save subtitle files using the Subtitle Editor

The Subtitle Editor lets you add titles to video or audio clips. Easily add on-screen narration to slideshows or song lyrics to music videos. The Subtitle Editor is a great tool for ensuring that subtitles appear exactly how you want them to, with the text, spellings, and information you want.

You can add subtitles automatically by using Speech to Text. Speech to Text lets you specify a language and run a scan of a clip. Any detected voices are transcribed to text. You can then review and polish the text.

Another tool you can use is Voice Detection. This tool identifies sections of your clips that include voice and creates subtitle segments. You can then manually enter the text for each subtitle segment.

Use timecodes to match subtitles to clips precisely when adding subtitles manually or editing subtitles that you’ve imported or created with the Speech to Text or Voice Detection tools.

You can import supported caption files and edit them. VideoStudio provides support for YouTube SubViewer (.SVB) files.

Note: Using shortcut keys in the Subtitle Editor can speed up your editing. For more information, see Subtitle Editor shortcut keys.

The Subtitle Editor window consists of a preview area (upper left), clip playback and scan controls (lower left), the subtitle toolbar (upper right), and the subtitle segments area (right).

You can export your subtitle files to platforms like YouTube.

To launch the Subtitle Editor

1 Select a video or audio clip in the Timeline.

2 On the toolbar, click the Subtitle Editor button

The Subtitle Editor dialog box appears.

You can also launch the Subtitle Editor dialog box by right-clicking a selected video or audio clip in the Timeline and choosing Subtitle Editor.

To add subtitles automatically with Speech to Text

1 In the Subtitle Editor window, click the Speech to Text tab.

Speech to Text will be activated only if your video clip has audio.

2 From the Specify the source language drop-list, choose a language.

3 Click the Scan button.

It takes a few moments for the scan to complete the transcription. When complete, subtitle segments and text appear on the right side of the window. Review and fine-tune the subtitles as required.

You can also access Speech to Text directly from the Timeline by selecting a clip that has audio, and clicking the Speech to Text button on the Timeline toolbar.

For better voice detection results, it is best to use videos with clear speech and less background noise. This feature works best for video tutorials, speeches and video presentations.

To create subtitle segments with Voice Detection

1 In the Subtitle Editor window, click the Voice Detection tab.

Voice Detection will be activated only if your video clip has audio.

2 Select settings in the Voice recording quality and Sensitivity drop-lists that correspond to the characteristics of the audio quality in your video.

3 Click Scan.

The program will automatically detect subtitling segments based on audio levels.

The subtitle segments are added to the Subtitle list.

4 Type the text you want into each subtitle segment.

To add subtitles manually with the Subtitle Editor

1 In the Subtitle Editor dialog box, drag the Scrubber or play the video to the part where you want to add titles.

2 Using the playback controls or manual scrubbing, click the Mark in

and Mark out

buttons to define the duration of each subtitle.

Each subtitle segment manually added will appear in the Subtitle list.

You can also click the Add a new subtitle button to add a subtitle segment on the current location of the scrubber. If you click this button while the scrubber is on an existing subtitle segment, the program will seamlessly create an end point of the existing subtitle segment and the start point of a new subtitle segment.

Click the Waveform view button to display the audio waveform of the video clip. This is helpful in determining areas that have significant audio levels.

To import subtitle files using the Subtitle Editor

1 Click the Import subtitle file button

and browse for subtitle files that you want to import.

2 Click Open.

The selected subtitles appear in the Subtitle list.

All subtitle segments previously added manually or automatically, along with its properties, will be replaced by the selected subtitle files.

To edit subtitles by using the Subtitle Editor

1 For each subtitle in the Subtitle list, click thetext to activate the text box and type the text you want. Click outside the text box when you finish editing the text.

Repeat this step for all subtitle segments.

2 You can further customize titles in your project by using the following options:

Part	Description
	Delete selected subtitles — Deletes the selected subtitle segment
	Join subtitles — Merges two or more selected subtitles
	Time offset — Introduces timing offsets for the entry and exit of subtitle segments
	Text Options — Launches a separate dialog box where you can customize the font attributes, style and position of subtitles

3 Click OK.

All segments in the Subtitle list will appear on the Title Track in the Timeline.

To save subtitle files using the Subtitle Editor

1 Click the Export subtitle file button

and browse for the path where you want to save the subtitle file.

2 Click Save.