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BeamTake transcribes Dutch speech with word-level timing and burns the subtitles into your video. Builds compound words like German, though somewhat shorter. That's why line breaks and font size matter more in Dutch subtitles than in most languages.
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Auto-detect is available, but picking the language yourself gives better results on short clips.
Choose one of nine styles; hover over a preview to see how the export will look.
Captions are rendered into the video, and an .srt and plain-text file are created at the same time.
English words mix into speech a lot; the transcript can switch back and forth between the two.
A practical readability rule: 30–34 characters per line. Caption size scales with the export ratio, so a 1080×1920 clip and a 1920×1080 video carry the same visual weight.
| Language | Dutch (Nederlands) |
|---|---|
| Text direction | left to right |
| Recommended line length | 30–34 characters per line. |
| Output | burned-in captions + .srt + .vtt + .txt |
| Timing | word-level |
| Aspect ratios | 9 ratios, 1080 on the short side (2160 on Studio) |
Dutch is spoken in the Netherlands and Flanders. Viewers speak good English, yet watch time is clearly longer for content in their own language.
Three common uses: social feeds that play muted, viewers who don't speak Dutch, and accessibility. Most social feeds start video with the sound off; without captions, content counts as unwatched.
There's a search side too: when you upload the subtitle file to a video platform, the spoken words become searchable. That's why you get an .srt alongside the burned-in version; they do different jobs.
Punch and Ribbon put a backing behind the text, so they stay readable over busy footage. Clean and Mini take up less space and suit simple shots. Neon and Contrast read best on small screens but dominate the picture. Watching the clip at phone size is all it takes to decide.
When you pick the language, the engine transcribes for it. If the recording truly mixes two languages, choose the dominant one for the cleanest result.
Yes. Alongside the burned-in video you get .srt, .vtt and plain-text files.
Yes. Captions are rendered as part of the image with a font that covers the language's script, so there are no empty boxes.
Yes. Download the .srt file and fix it in any subtitle editor; the corrected file works anywhere that accepts subtitle uploads.
Spoken Dutch mixes in a lot of English; the transcript can switch between the two, so read the output once.
Turn video or audio into text: clean paragraphs, .srt, .vtt and an optional summary with chapters.
OpenVideo translatorTranscribe the speech, translate it and burn the translated captions into the video. .srt in both languages.
OpenCrop and resizeTurn a horizontal video vertical or square, following the speaker. Framing only, no captions.
OpenTrim videoSet a start and end and keep that part. Change the aspect ratio too if you like.
OpenSplit videoSplit a long video into equal parts, each labeled 'Part 1/5'.
OpenAdd text and imagesAdd text and/or a logo on top of your video. Choose position, size and style.
OpenProcess 30 minutes of video free every month and see the results. Upgrade if you like it.
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