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--- davinci_resolve_notes [2025.06.08 07:28] – [Captioning your Movie] Steve Isenberg
+++ davinci_resolve_notes [2025.06.08 11:01] (current) – [Captioning your Movie] Steve Isenberg
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 ===Prepare the caption file===
 for Resolve version 19+, it's easier than before.
-  - Optionally remove the names from the captions  (so the caption is “hello world” instead of “John Smith: hello world”). To do this:
+  * Optionally remove the names from the captions  (so the caption is “hello world” instead of “John Smith: hello world”). To do this:
     - Copy the ...transcript.vtt file (to save its original form) to a new file, say XX.vtt.
     - Edit the XX.vtt file and remove the names from the captions
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 ===Rendering with Captions Showing===
-  * Use Custom (you can not export to YouTube directly)
+  * Use Custom
-  * Video
+  * Video tab
   * Open Subtitle Settings
-  * Export Subtitle
+    * Select export Subtitle
-  * Format “Burn into video”
+    * Format “As a separate file” -- it'll have a ''.srt'' extension
+  * Open YouTube settings
+    * Select Upload directly to YouTube
+    * Enter title, description, privacy, and category
+  * After the upload to YouTube completes, edit it, select language, and upload the ''.srt'' captions file that Resolve created, use its timing information.
+//The subtitle format “Burn into video” permanently overlays the captions into the video and they are always visible during playback. \\
+The subtitle format “As a separate file” produces a .srt file that can be separately uploaded to YouTube and allows the viewer to turn captioning on and off.\\
+The subtitle format “As embedded captions” embeds the captions into the video file's metadata and they are not visible unles the playback device or software explicitly supports and enables them.//
 ====Render just part of your timeline====