Subtitle Edit - Tutorial - Getting Started

A quick guide to get you up and running with the free Subtitle Edit program.

The program can be downloaded here:

It is recommended that you also install VLC

[SuperLittleTyke]

Subtitle Edit is an absolutely fantastic piece of software. I've been running a much older version on Windows XP for a number of years, but only recently I got a new superfast PC with Windows 10, then installed the latest version of SE, which has a lot more features. I'm still only learning the basics of what this software can do, but what I wanted primarily was a way to grab speech from a foreign-language movie, in this case Spanish, and save it in a text file. It's simply amazing what this application can achieve.

[HomemdaFaina]

He actually says "Wait, wait, wait, wait!" :)

Thank you for the short and informative video.

[sranzuline]

I edited and isolated 'Safe Haven' from VHS 2 (it's my only favorite segment in the entire film). It featured an Asian language and I worried I'd suffer from time-consuming and painstaking subtitle editing using only Notepad. Good thing I saw this video and learned about the software. Thank you very much!

[Vinkovcanka]

Thanks for sharing this. I've downloaded everything as recommended and it works perfectly.

[eliasnavytanga]

Brilliant video. Thanks for taking your time to share the knowledge.

[ADiTI-bsyf]

Thanks for helping! This video means so much to me, I have been looking for a tutorial on Subtitle Edit but wasn't able to get any. Thanks to you! I am able to finish my work much faster now! 😄❤

[francescofalzarano]

thank you so much for this video, really clear and i really needed it

[NetTubeUser]

3:42 -- Subtitles don't use every word or the viewer doesn't have time to read and watch the movie at the same time. In this case, they just use "Wait..." and don't repeat the word multiple times. Subtitles always must be short, that's why they are not always perfect.

[zcztvls]

I wish there was a native version of this for macOS!

[shahabsaniei]

Hello Chris!
I have installed Subtitle Edit 3.6.6, but no matter what I do, it refuses to play a video.
I have installed VLC media player, Subtitle Edit has asked me: " SE was unable to play the video/audio file
To use the recommended video player "MPV" click on the button below", and I have done thet too, but still no video playing.

[omarabdi]

“Subtitling” definitely keeps you busy. Great hobby, but time consuming.

[meerarotti]

Thanks for the tutorial. Could you also do a tutorial for captioning an online video?

[safia.baraka]

Thank you for the tutorial 🙏 can I know if it's available for Mac?

[danko]

Hello, thank you for the video! May I ask you if there is some option how to make the subtitles lines (in the List view section) scroll down automatically as the video continues? Like a, when you want to edit the line, you have to find it in the list first... so it would be more comfortable if you are automatically always at the current line as the video. Thanks!

[francisvinquiote]

You did an excellent guide straight to the point have great thanks !

[samreenaslam]

Thank u so much sir, This is really helpful for me.

[animediaries]

Is there a keyboard shortcut for 'Play current subtitle' (The Speaker icon)

[TrendyTreasureTalks]

Can't it be done In phone? It's actually not opening

[xinek]

Can this program fix the sound on my video file? The sound in the video is very low. Or do I need another program for that?

[danibanair]

Hello, so far I haven't managed to transcribe 2 languages: Indian and Arabic with the subtitle edit. I hope someone would help me. thank you kindly