AI Caption and Subtitle Generator
What is the Difference Between Caption and Subtitle?
Captions and subtitles are common when watching streaming videos or movies, but many people think captions and subtitles refer to the same thing. However, they are completely different and serve unique purposes with unique traits.
Caption
Description of background noises
Description of speaker differentiation
Other information that is relevant to the video content
Closed Captions and Opned Captions
Closed captions are also known as "CC", where the viewers can turn it off by clicking on a button
Opened captions are embedded into the video during the production process where the viewers do not have any access to turn it off.
Why Closed Captions?
The purpose of closed captions is designed to increase accessibility for viewers, which provides all the audio details in video content by text.
Americans with Disability Act regulates that all public multimedia should have captions in order to make video content accessible to all groups of audiences.
Captions appear on the news, short videos, and viral clips, and they can help viewers follow the story or dialogue in a video whether or not the audio is muted.
Subtitles
Translation for the original soundtrack
Updated characters dialogues
Why Subtitles?
Subtitles are separate from the video audio, which means it assumes that the viewers can hear the sound and it is commonly used when the viewers cannot understand the original language in the audio.
Subtitles can also be used in interviews and live-streaming while people from different regions who speak different languages are watching.
There are lots of occasions when instant translation is performed.
For example, when the president is doing a campaign, most of the time the subtitles will show an instant translation when the campaign is streaming for people to speak other languages to understand.
How Caption and Subtitle Enhance Engagement with Audiences?
Improved Viewing Experience
Enhancing video content with subtitles provides viewers with an enriched viewing experience. Subtitles allow for better comprehension of the material, ensuring that the audience can follow along seamlessly without missing any crucial information. When viewers have access to subtitles, they are more likely to stay engaged throughout the entire video, leading to increased retention of the content.
Increased Retention
By incorporating subtitles, content creators can significantly boost viewer retention rates. Research has shown that videos with subtitles are watched until the end more frequently than those without. This is because subtitles aid in maintaining the audience's focus and understanding, resulting in a higher likelihood of completing the video. The presence of subtitles ensures that viewers remain captivated by the content from start to finish.
Click here to read more about the importance of subtitles.
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Inside the editor, you are able to add captions, subtitles, and even voice-overs for your video.
You will have various choices for your text fonts.
Boolvideo can help translate your videos into over 100+ languages, enabling you to reach diverse audiences effectively.
Voice-over plays a key role in increasing audience engagement, while they do not need to focus on captions and subtitles, since the audio is repeating similar content.
Utilize Boolvideo's voice-over feature by pasting your video script into the scene editor. This will save you lots of time if you need a voice-over in your video.
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