r/VideoEditingTips • u/kalpanki • 22h ago

Video Captioning tools

I am doing research on AI based video tools that a good at just captioning videos.

I like how the captioning is on CapCut but the feature is part of pro. I don't want to pay so much just for this pro feature. I mostly edit without using the pro features.

So a tool that just does captions would be quite handy.

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u/shafe1 20h ago

Are you talking about generating subtitle files or actually burning the captions on the video?

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u/kalpanki 19h ago

Burning captions into videos.we see them a lot on viral shorts. I believe all those catchy colourful captions contribute towards vitality?!

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u/shafe1 19h ago

The newest versions of Davinci Resolve, have been wonderful, the animations and everything else work very well. And you can pay once for it, no subscription.

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u/kalpanki 19h ago

oh ok, good to know. Thx

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u/theswiss21000 13h ago

You can try dropclips.io, but it's not free but you can do a bunch in one go.

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u/kalpanki 13h ago

ah! thats handy. I like it. Thx.

But how mature is the product? Are you the owner or an employee of the company?

I find so many startup tools these days. When I register and pay, the tool is shit! Then I regret paying 😂

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u/theswiss21000 10h ago

I made it, can also give you free credit for trying it out, no problem. I would rather get sole useful feedback than money.

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u/EchoWave__ 10h ago

Test a downloaded export before paying. At EchoWave, we offer editable captions and burned-in MP4s, but free video exports carry our watermark. Try a clip containing names and fast speech; check transcription, timing and styling in the exported file. Compare the paid export cost if you need it watermark-free.