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Add French subtitles to your video

BeamTake transcribes French speech with word-level timing and burns the subtitles into your video. Liaison blurs word boundaries to the ear. That's why line breaks and font size matter more in French subtitles than in most languages.

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subtitles · fr
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Françaislanguage
9caption styles
9aspect ratios
LTRtext direction
4Kmax output
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What you get

How it works

Add French subtitles to your video: step by step

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01

Add your video

Paste a link or upload a file.

02

Choose French

Auto-detect is available, but picking the language yourself gives better results on short clips.

03

Pick a style

Choose one of nine styles; hover over a preview to see how the export will look.

04

Burn in the subtitles

Captions are rendered into the video, and an .srt and plain-text file are created at the same time.

The most common problem with French subtitles

If the font lacks accented letters (é, è, ç) you get empty boxes; BeamTake's caption font covers the full Latin set.

A practical readability rule: 32–36 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.

What you get

  • French subtitles burned into the video
  • Word-timed .srt and .vtt
  • Plain-text transcript
  • Nine caption styles
  • Text direction: left to right
  • Font size scaled to the ratio

Technical summary

LanguageFrench (Français)
Text directionleft to right
Recommended line length32–36 characters per line.
Outputburned-in captions + .srt + .vtt + .txt
Timingword-level
Aspect ratios9 ratios, 1080 on the short side (2160 on Studio)

Where are French-speaking viewers?

French isn't just France: Belgium, Switzerland, Québec and much of West Africa watch in French. One caption language reaches viewers on three very different continents.

Where French subtitles pay off

Three common uses: social feeds that play muted, viewers who don't speak French, 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.

How to choose a caption style

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.

FAQ

What if there's speech in another language besides French?

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.

Can I get the subtitle file separately?

Yes. Alongside the burned-in video you get .srt, .vtt and plain-text files.

Does the font support this language?

Yes. Captions are rendered as part of the image with a font that covers the language's script, so there are no empty boxes.

Can I correct the transcript?

Yes. Download the .srt file and fix it in any subtitle editor; the corrected file works anywhere that accepts subtitle uploads.

Anything to watch out for in French subtitles?

Vocabulary differs between Québec and France; if you know your audience, adjust the output to match.

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