Add subtitles to video
Upload your video or pick a clip you made in the studio; the AI transcribes the speech and burns the subtitles in with the style you choose. You can also translate them into English or Turkish.
7 ready recipes
A lot of social video is watched with the sound off. Subtitles carry your message on mute, make the video accessible to deaf and hard-of-hearing viewers, and help people follow along. Making them by hand is tedious: you have to listen, type, time every line and place it on the video.
The automatic captions tool in the Captions & reframe section of Ryna Video Studio does it in one step: the speech is transcribed, timed and burned onto the video in the style you pick. Let it detect the spoken language automatically or choose it from the list; pick TR or EN under Translate to and the subtitles are translated into that language.
The subtitles are burned into the picture, so they look the same on Instagram, TikTok, YouTube or WhatsApp and you don't need to upload a separate subtitle file. The tool doesn't export an SRT file; you can read the transcript as text in the studio.
Subtitle recipes
Each card is a use case with its studio settings. “Open the tool in the studio” opens the Captions & reframe section; upload or pick your video and follow the steps on the card.
Subtitled vertical video for Reels and TikTok
Turn the horizontal video into 9:16 with Reframe first. The reframed version appears in your Results feed; open its “With this video…” menu, choose “Captions, dub, clips…” and add subtitles to the vertical version. Order matters: if you add subtitles first, a center crop can cut off the ends of the lines.
9:16Reframe firstThen subtitles
Open in studioEnglish subtitles for a Turkish video
Leave the spoken language on Auto or TR and pick EN under Translate to. The original audio stays as it is and international viewers read the subtitles in English. If you want them to hear English too, switch to the dubbing tool.
TR → ENOriginal audio kept
Open in studioTurkish subtitles for an English video
Open up an English lesson, product video or interview to Turkish viewers: pick TR under Translate to. The speaker's voice and tone are kept and viewers read in their own language.
Only use it on videos you own or have permission to translate.
EN → TRTranslation
Open in studioSubtitles in your brand color, plus your logo
If you've added a color and logo to your brand kit, tick “Use brand color for subtitles” on the captions card. Then stamp your logo in a corner of the same video with Brand stamp, which is free.
Brand kitFree logo stamp
Open in studioTidy up a talk recording, then subtitle it
For a podcast, interview or lesson recording, reduce noise and even out loudness with Audio cleanup first, then remove pauses with Cut silences. Both steps are free: clean audio is transcribed more accurately and cutting silences tightens the video.
Audio cleanupCut silencesFree
Open in studioSubtitled short clips from a long talk
Highlight clips picks the most engaging moments in the video and cuts them into short clips. Tick “Vertical 9:16” and “Burn subtitles” and every clip comes out vertical and subtitled. This tool uses credits; the amount is shown on the button.
Highlight clips9:16Subtitled
Open in studioSubtitles for a talking avatar video
Pick the presenter video you made with the talking avatar tool via “Pick from my videos” and add subtitles. Since you wrote the script, checking the subtitles against it is easy.
Talking avatarPick from my videos
Open in studio
How automatic subtitles work
The tool first transcribes the speech in the video and splits the text into timed lines. It then places the lines on the picture in the style you picked and saves the result as a new video. The original stays untouched; the subtitled version appears as a separate video in your Results feed, where you can download it.
With the spoken language set to Auto, the language is detected automatically. Auto detection is enough for clear speech in a single language; for very short recordings or speech that mixes two languages, choosing the language yourself gives better results.
Recording tips for accurate subtitles
Automatic subtitle accuracy depends mostly on audio quality. Speech recorded close to the mic, in a room without echo and with background music kept low, is transcribed with far fewer mistakes. Overlapping voices, loud music and wind noise increase errors.
If the recording is noisy, run the free Audio cleanup tool first to reduce noise and even out loudness. Names, brand names and technical terms can be misspelled, so watch the subtitled video all the way through before you publish it.
Translation: subtitles or dubbing?
Translated subtitles keep the speaker's real voice and tone; viewers hear the original while reading in their own language. That's usually the most natural choice for lessons, interviews and personal content.
If you want viewers to listen rather than read, use the dubbing tool: the speech is re-voiced in the target language, with optional translated subtitles. Dubbing has no lip sync, so subtitles work better for videos with a face talking in close-up.
Tool at a glance
- Tool
- Captions & reframe › Automatic captions
- Source
- A video you upload or a clip you made in the studio; the length limit is shown in the studio
- Language and translation
- Spoken language detected automatically or chosen; subtitles can be translated into Turkish or English
- Output
- A new video with subtitles burned into the picture; the transcript is shown as text in the studio
- Credits
- Captions cost a small number of credits; reframing, audio cleanup and the brand stamp are free
Step by step
- 1
Open the tool
Open the Captions & reframe section in Video Studio, or use the “Open the tool in the studio” link on this page.
- 2
Pick the video
Upload your own video with “Upload video”, or choose a clip you made in the studio with “Pick from my videos”. The length limit for sources is shown below the field.
- 3
Set style and language
Choose a subtitle style and leave the spoken language on Auto or pick it from the list. For a translation, choose TR or EN under Translate to.
- 4
Add your brand color
If you have a brand kit, tick “Use brand color for subtitles” so all your videos share the same look.
- 5
Add captions and check
The “Add captions” button shows the credit cost. When it's done, check the transcript and the subtitled video, then download it from your Results feed.
Is it free?
Not entirely. Automatic captions use an AI transcription step, so they cost a small number of credits, shown on the “Add captions” button. Reframing, audio cleanup, cutting silences, merging clips and the brand stamp in the same section are free. There's no subscription, and purchased credits stay valid for 365 days.
Tips
- Record speech close to the mic in a quiet room.
- Keep background music low under the voice.
- Run the free Audio cleanup tool first on noisy recordings.
- Check names and brand names before publishing.
- For vertical video, reframe first and add subtitles after.
- Make Turkish and English subtitled versions separately and upload the right one to each platform.
Copyright and accuracy
Only add subtitles to videos you own or have permission to use; republishing films, shows or broadcasts that belong to someone else with subtitles can infringe copyright. Automatic subtitles and translations can make mistakes, so always check the text before publishing on sensitive topics like health, law or finance.
Frequently asked questions
- How do I add subtitles to a video?
- Open the Captions & reframe section in Video Studio, upload your video or pick a clip from the studio, choose the style and spoken language, and press “Add captions”. The speech is transcribed and the subtitles are burned into the video.
- Can I add subtitles to a video for free?
- Automatic captions cost a small number of credits, shown on the button. Helper tools such as reframing, audio cleanup and the brand stamp are free. There's no subscription.
- Do I need to install software?
- No. The tool runs in Ryna Video Studio in your browser, and you can upload the video from your phone or computer.
- Which spoken languages does it support?
- Leave it on Auto or pick the spoken language from the list in the studio; English and Turkish are supported. Clear, noise-free recordings give the best results.
- Can I translate the subtitles?
- Yes. Pick TR or EN under Translate to and the subtitles are translated before they're burned in. If you want the audio in the target language too, use the dubbing tool.
- Can I download an SRT file?
- No. The tool burns the subtitles into the picture and doesn't export a separate subtitle file. You can read the transcript as text in the studio.
- Can I change the subtitle color and style?
- You can choose from the preset styles, and use your brand color if you have a brand kit. Font and position can't be adjusted individually.
- Can I add subtitles to long videos?
- The tool is built for short videos and sources have a length limit, shown below the source field. Split long recordings into parts and process each one separately.
Related pages
Open the tool in the studio
Upload your video or photo and apply one of the recipes. The studio shows the credit cost before it runs.
Open the tool in the studio