{"id":8083,"date":"2021-03-29T14:10:00","date_gmt":"2021-03-29T14:10:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/localhost:10083\/?p=8083"},"modified":"2024-05-23T12:54:12","modified_gmt":"2024-05-23T10:54:12","slug":"how-to-add-subtitles-imovie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wp-staging.amberscript.com\/en\/blog\/how-to-add-subtitles-imovie\/","title":{"rendered":"How to add subtitles & captions in iMovie?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

If you are stuck and don’t know how to add subtitles to your video or you are curious about how to add auto-generated subtitles to your movie with iMovie, then this article is for you! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Have you ever wanted to subtitle a video on your iMovie and don\u2019t know how to do it? This comprehensive guide will explain to you the whole process as well as describe what subtitles and iMovie are, how to add subtitles to your videos, and how to get SRT files with Amberscript.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. What are Subtitles?<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Is it possible to add subtitles to videos using iMovie on your Apple products?<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. How to add subtitles to videos using iMovie on Mac?<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  4. How to edit and customise subtitles on iMovie on Mac?<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  5. How to add subtitles to videos using iMovie on iPhone and iPad?<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  6. How to edit and customise subtitles on iMovie on iPhone and iPad?<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  7. How to get SRT files<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  8. How to burn closed captions in iMovie<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  9. How Amberscript can help in creating subtitles for iMovie<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    What are subtitles?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    Subtitles<\/a> are texts created either on the basis of the transcript or the script of the dialogue or commentary of films, television programmes, video games, etc. They are also called captions. They are usually displayed at the bottom of the screen in a pyramid-like manner. Subtitles have various advantages, the biggest being that they make content accessible to people who are deaf or hard of hearing. To find out more about subtitles and their advantages, check out our step-by-step subtitling guide.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n

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    Is it possible to add subtitles to videos using iMovie on your Apple products?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    Definitely! Subtitles can be added to videos using the title tool. This process is a manual one, and it works this way; you add the individual block of texts into the iMovie timeline, edit it and tweak it to resemble the subtitle you want it to be.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    You should note that the subtitles are open captions<\/a> and would always appear on the video, which means they can\u2019t be turned off.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Tip: <\/em><\/strong>What are open captions? They are an essential component of a video and cannot be turned off. As a result, their quality is closely related to the calibre of the video (e.g if the video file is pixelated, this will also apply to the subtitles).<\/mark><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    How to add subtitles in iMovie?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    Firstly, as it applies to every other thing, you have to open iMovie<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    1. Now that you are in the software, import the video you wish to subtitle.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    2. Select the clip in the movie or video you wish to add the subtitles to.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    3. Next, you will see a title sign on the viewer at the top. Click the Title<\/strong> sign.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    4. After you have clicked the title sign, pick the title style you desire. Since you are looking towards having a subtitle, there are title options for the screen\u2019s bottom. They include lower<\/strong>, lower third<\/strong>, or reveal lower third<\/strong>. You can pick any of them.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n
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      1. Since your clip is selected on the timeline, double click the preferred title (subtitle) style to add it. However, you can do it alternatively by dragging the option chosen to your desired location on the clip.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      2. Now it is time to add your text. To do this, go up to the viewer. At the top of the viewer<\/strong>, there is a text box and that is where you enter your text. You can simply copy and paste.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n
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        Tip:<\/em> <\/strong>If you want to see how the option would look on the video. You would drag the option onto the clip. For example, if you want a lower third, you will click the option and drag it left to right. The program will present a preview to you.<\/mark><\/p>\n\n\n\n

        How to edit and customise subtitles on iMovie?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

        You might want to adjust the duration of the shown subtitles (title), add more captions or subtitles or customise the look of the text that you are adding. For example, if you have a one-minute video clip and want to add about seven subtitles within that one minute, you can do that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        5.1<\/strong> How to adjust the duration of your subtitles in iMovie?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

        If you want to either extend or shorten how the subtitles would appear on the screen, all you have to do is select the subtitle (title) in the timeline and do any of the following:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        1. Drag any of the edges<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

        To lengthen or shorten the duration, drag one of the edges. As you do this, the duration will start to change.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        2. Click the Clip information<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

        The clip information is an \u201ci\u201d icon above the viewer. When you have clicked this, you can enter the number of seconds you want the duration to be.<\/p>\n\n\n

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        5.2 How to change the text style of your subtitles in iMovie?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

        With iMovie on a Macbook, you can also change the text style of your subtitles (title). The colour, font, style, and even alignment of your auto-generated subtitle can be adapted. All you need to do is:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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        1. click the title clip in your timeline<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        2. click the title setting icon at the top of your viewer<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

          After you have done that, all the options that allow you to adapt your text will appear and you can pick the one you want.<\/p>\n\n\n

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          5.3 How do you trim your subtitles to the audio\u2019s dialogue?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

          After you have inputted the subtitles (titles) using all the tips above, flow is also an important aspect to consider. You will have to listen to the dialogue to type the corresponding text in each correct segment of the video. This is rather simple. All you have to do is:<\/p>\n\n\n\n