Lessons
Animated captions: how to style captions people keep watching
Animated captions on your Mac: 22 named caption styles, karaoke highlights timed to each word, keyword captions, and lines kept off faces and buttons.
18 October 2026 · 7 min read
Captions and subtitles: how to caption and transcribe video
Captions that are right word for word and on time: transcribing on your Mac, animated caption styles, SRT and WebVTT files, closed captions and SDH, subtitles in other languages, and the rules broadcasters hold captions to.
Lessons
Closed captions vs subtitles vs SDH, and how to make each
Closed captions vs subtitles vs SDH: who each is for, how they differ, and how to make all three on your Mac, checked against Netflix and BBC rules.
18 October 2026 · 7 min read
Guides
How to transcribe video to text on a Mac, without uploading it
Transcribe video to text on your Mac: what Apple's built-in tools can and cannot do, and how to get a timed transcript, SRT and WebVTT with no upload.
18 October 2026 · 6 min read
Explainers
What is an SRT file? How subtitle files work, and how to open one
An SRT file is a plain-text subtitle file: numbered captions with start and end times. How to read, open and edit one, and how SRT compares with WebVTT.
18 October 2026 · 6 min read
Lessons
Audio description: what it is and how to add it to a video
Audio description is narration that tells blind and partially sighted viewers what is on screen, in the gaps between words. How to write, voice and mix it.
18 October 2026 · 7 min read
Lessons
How to translate subtitles into other languages on your Mac
How to translate subtitles for a video: machine translation and how to check it, one track and file per language, YouTube uploads, all done on your Mac.
18 October 2026 · 6 min read
Guides
How to add captions to a video on your Mac without uploading it
Animated karaoke captions, SRT and WebVTT files and closed captions, all made on your Mac. No upload, no minute limit, any length of video.
6 October 2026 · 5 min read
