Subtitles

Explore the world of subtitles and their impact on content consumption. Learn how subtitles can improve accessibility, comprehension, and global reach.

Subtitles have revolutionized the way we consume content by bridging language barriers and enhancing the overall viewing experience. With Happy Scribe's automatic subtitling service, you can easily add accurate and well-timed subtitles to your videos, ensuring a seamless and engaging viewing experience for your audience.

Subtitles not only cater to individuals with hearing impairments but also assist in comprehension for non-native speakers and those who prefer watching content without sound. Moreover, subtitles can help expand your content's reach to international audiences, allowing you to connect with viewers across the globe. Discover the power of subtitles with Happy Scribe and unlock your content's full potential.

Shot changes

How Do Shot Changes Impact Subtitling?

Henni Paulsen
Henni Paulsen
Posted in Subtitles
3 min read

Shot changes - transitions between different camera angles, scenes, or locations - are fundamental to storytelling in video, but also pose unique challenges for subtitling. We’ll dive deep into what shot changes are exactly and why they’re super important for providing top-quality subtitles.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG): Why They Matter for Subtitling and Transcription

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG): Why They Matter for Subtitling and Transcription

Henni Paulsen
Henni Paulsen
Posted in Subtitles
4 min read

Discover why the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) are crucial for subtitling and transcription, helping media companies ensure inclusivity and reach a wider audience. This article explains how WCAG standards support the deaf and hard-of-hearing community with high-quality, accurate subtitles. Learn how following these guidelines can improve your content’s accessibility and create a more inclusive digital experience. Written by Henni Paulsen, June 2024.

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How To Make Audiovisual Content EAA-Compliant

Henni Paulsen
Henni Paulsen
Posted in Subtitles
4 min read

In this article, you'll learn all about the European Accessibility Act (EAA) and its requirements for making audiovisual content accessible through subtitles and captions. It also explains how automating the subtitling process can save you time and money, improve accessibility, and engage a broader audience. Article written by Henni Paulsen, June 2024.

How to add subtitles

How to Add Subtitles to your Video

André Bastié
André Bastié
Posted in Subtitles
5 min read

Not sure how to add subtitles to a YouTube video? In this article you will find some of the best and easiest ways to add captions to videos.

What is the Best Subtitle Font? (Top 5)

What is the Best Subtitle Font? (Top 5)

André Bastié
André Bastié
Posted in Subtitles
2 min read

Your subtitles need to be readable and perfectly synced with the video and perfectly follow the reading skills of your audience. For example, you don't make subtitles for adults the same as subtitles for children.

How to Transcribe Instagram Stories and Videos

How to Transcribe Instagram Stories and Videos

André Bastié
André Bastié
Posted in Subtitles
2 min read

Transcribing your Instagram stories is great way to improve your SEO and maintain strong Google Search rankings for your videos. Instagram stories are one of the most popular features of Instagram, but most aren’t accessible to deaf and hard of hearing people. So what to do? How do you

How to Create a WebVTT File

How to Create a WebVTT File

André Bastié
André Bastié
Posted in Subtitles
2 min read

Creating a WebVTT subtitle file is lightening fast with Happy Scribe's Subtitle Generator. This tutorial shows you how.

How to force subtitles to appear on Youtube?

How to force subtitles to appear on Youtube?

André Bastié
André Bastié
Posted in Subtitles
2 min read

Adding subtitles to your Youtube video is a great move if you want to increase your viewership and make your content more accessible for deaf and hard of hearing. By default Youtube does not display closed captions. In this tutorial, we will show you step by step what to do

Crucial Reasons Why You Need Show Notes

Crucial Reasons Why You Need Show Notes

André Bastié
André Bastié
Posted in Subtitles
2 min read

Crafting quality show notes has many benefits, but creating them doesn't have to be time-consuming. We show you the benefits and how automatic transcription can speed up the process.

Hacks for transcribing interviews for your dissertation

Hacks for transcribing interviews for your dissertation

André Bastié
André Bastié
Posted in Subtitles
2 min read

It’s that time of year when dissertations are being put together for submission. With anything from 10,000 to 15,000 words to type up, it can be both an exhausting and time-consuming process. However, with dissertations accounting for a sizeable chunk of your final grade, it’s also

Essential Productivity Tools for Journalists

Essential Productivity Tools for Journalists

André Bastié
André Bastié
Posted in Subtitles
2 min read

If you are a journalist, you know that your job depends on your ability to be productive. From note-taking to automatic transcription to cloud storage, here are the five most essential productivity tools that you should be using.

Tools All UX Researchers Should Use

Tools All UX Researchers Should Use

André Bastié
André Bastié
Posted in Subtitles
2 min read

There are hundreds of UX researcher tools out there. We at Happy Scribe have both scoured the Internet and asked our service designer friends to isolate the top rated UX researcher tools for you.

The Difference Between Closed Captions and Open Captions

The Difference Between Closed Captions and Open Captions

Henni Paulsen
Henni Paulsen
Posted in Subtitles
2 min read

There is nothing quite like enjoying a good film, series or documentary, and really getting immersed in the story. But what happens when that great piece of art is not in a language you can understand? And what happens when you can see the video but physically can’t hear the audio? That’s where subtitles and closed captions (CC) come in. Both bits of timed on-screen text offer language access and language accessibility, supporting a full viewing experience, but they do so in different ways. In this article we are going to explain how.

Three essential tools that all 
freelance writers should use

Three essential tools that all freelance writers should use

André Bastié
André Bastié
Posted in Subtitles
2 min read

If you’re one of the many freelance writers that makes up the ‘gig economy’, you’re in good company. Latest figures suggest that there’s 2 million freelancers in the UK, most of whom work in professional and technical occupations – namely writing. As self-employment has grown, so has the

How to create AVID Markers from an automatic transcript

How to create AVID Markers from an automatic transcript

André Bastié
André Bastié
Posted in Subtitles
2 min read

For documentary producers, it can be very important to create markers to fast-track the editing process. Postproduction and production companies can use Happy Scribe to fast-track their projects. Creating transcripts is making the post-editing process much more efficient. However, when you have dozens if not hundreds of recording hour to

How to create Adobe Premiere Markers from an automatic transcript

How to create Adobe Premiere Markers from an automatic transcript

André Bastié
André Bastié
Posted in Subtitles
2 min read

For documentary producers, it can be very important to create markers to fast-track the editing process. Postproduction and production companies can use Happy Scribe to fast-track their projects. Creating transcripts is making the post-editing process much more efficient. However, when you have dozens if not hundreds of recording hour to

5 great tools for journalists and writers

5 great tools for journalists and writers

André Bastié
André Bastié
Posted in Subtitles
2 min read

Marc and I have curated a list of tools for you that could be useful in your everyday jobs. It includes five tools that we love and that, we believe, could be useful for you too. Don’t hesitate to contact me at andre@happyscribe.co to tell us about