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BeamTake transcribes English speech with word-level timing and burns the subtitles into your video. Speech is fast, with lots of contractions and connected forms (gonna, wanna). That's why line breaks and font size matter more in English 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.
Names and brand names get spelled by ear; downloading the transcript and fixing them is the fastest route.
A practical readability rule: 32–38 characters per line reads comfortably. Caption size scales with the export ratio, so a 1080×1920 clip and a 1920×1080 video carry the same visual weight.
| Language | English (English) |
|---|---|
| Text direction | left to right |
| Recommended line length | 32–38 characters per line reads comfortably. |
| Output | burned-in captions + .srt + .vtt + .txt |
| Timing | word-level |
| Aspect ratios | 9 ratios, 1080 on the short side (2160 on Studio) |
English captions open content up to the global feed. Most viewers whose first language isn't English still follow English captions easily, so it's usually the first extra language to add.
Three common uses: social feeds that play muted, viewers who don't speak English, 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 English uses connected forms: “going to” becomes “gonna”. The transcript writes what was said, not written English; you can tidy it up in the .srt file.
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.
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