Repeat steps 3-7 for each caption you want to add to the video.Click on the “Fade” tab in the Text filter window and adjust the “Fade in duration” and “Fade out duration” to your desired settings.Move the playhead to the point in the video where you want the caption to appear and position the caption in the preview window.In the Keyframes tab, click on the “+” button to add a new keyframe for the caption.

Once you’ve created the first caption, click on the “Keyframes” tab in the Text filter window.

You can also position the caption by dragging it around the preview window.

In the Text filter window, enter the text for the first caption and customize the font, size, and color as desired.

Click on the “Filters” button in the top menu and then click on the “Text” filter.

Create a new project in Shotcut and import the video you want to add closed captions to.

It’s definitely worth taking it out for a spin. The fact it gets updated monthly is merely icing on the cake. Yes there are a few niggling glitches and design decisions, but that’s true for any software - paid or free.Īs it currently stands, Shotcut is a very robust and stable video editing package (it only crashed on us once when we were trying it out), with numerous features, and a good amount of flexibility you help you customise the interface to suit your needs. Many free alternatives can leave a lot to be desired, adding veracity to the old adage that “you get what you pay for”. Shotcut is a very good well rounded video editor. It comes with a vast assortment of presets, from the standard H.264 or YouTube options, to animation presets (which preserve a project’s transparency), audio only choices, exporting back onto a camcorder, onto a DVD, and even has legacy, lossless and stills options.Īnd that’s not all: with the Advanced button selected, you can also fine tune your chosen preset - although this would be solely recommended for those who know what they’re doing! Final verdict

When it’s time to share your work with others, the Export feature is there, ready and waiting. You have a vast number of options open to you when exporting your project (Image credit: Meltytech) Export

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