Add SRT to Video

• Add SRT to video in four formats

  Upload MP4, MOV, WebM or AVI and import your SRT in one click. Each cue appears as its own segment on the timeline with the original text and timestamps intact, so you can see exactly where every line sits against the audio.

• Fix out-of-sync cues

  SRT files made for a different cut of the video drift out of step with the speech, and files with a fixed offset start wrong and stay wrong. In EchoWave you nudge individual cue timing in the subtitle editor and watch the preview update instantly, so you can confirm sync before exporting instead of discovering the problem after a render.

• Style cues with 176 presets

  Imported subtitles don't have to look like default white text on a black bar. Apply any of 176 named caption presets, including word-by-word karaoke styles with active-word fill, then adjust font, size, color and position. Custom fonts uploaded to your brand kit appear in the style picker too.

• Rewrite cues without leaving the timeline

  Click any cue to fix a typo, split a long line in two, or reword an awkward translation. The subtitle editor also supports per-word color and emphasis, so you can highlight the words that matter most in each line.

• Translate into 86 languages

  Once the SRT is imported, translate the cues into any of 86 languages, or run bilingual subtitles that show two languages at once. One approved master file can serve every market you publish in.

• Burn in for platforms that ignore SRT

  Instagram and most social feeds don't accept sidecar subtitle files, and player support elsewhere is inconsistent. Burning the text into the pixels means your captions show up on every device and platform. The hardcode subtitles page explains the trade-offs in detail.

• Export the subtitle file too

  Alongside the finished video, export your corrected cues as SRT, VTT, TXT or JSON. That matters when a platform wants a VTT file instead of SRT, or when you need a plain transcript for show notes.

• No SRT yet? Generate one

  If you don't have a subtitle file, AI auto-captions transcribe the audio with word-level timestamps in dozens of languages. Edit the result like any imported file, then export it as an SRT you can reuse elsewhere.

1. 1

   Upload your video

   Open the EchoWave editor and drop in your MP4, MOV, WebM or AVI. The canvas sizes itself to the footage automatically, and nothing about your device limits the output quality because rendering happens in the cloud.

2. 2

   Import the SRT file

   Open the subtitle panel and import your SRT. Every cue lands on the timeline with its original text and timestamps, laid out against the audio so timing problems are visible at a glance.

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   Style and sync

   Pick one of 176 caption presets, then play the video back. If a cue runs early or late, adjust its timing in the subtitle editor until the words match the speech, and fix any typos while you're there.

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   Burn in and export

   Export renders the subtitles permanently into the video on EchoWave's cloud render farm. Download the finished MP4, and grab the edited SRT, VTT, TXT or JSON alongside it if a platform needs the file.

• Client-supplied caption files

  Agencies often receive an approved SRT from a transcription vendor and a video from someone else entirely. Import both, apply the client's brand font and colors from the brand kit, and deliver a burned-in master without retyping a word.

• Localized versions of one video

  Import the original SRT, translate into any of 86 languages, and render one version per market. Bilingual subtitles cover regions where audiences read two languages.

• Social clips from long recordings

  Podcast and webinar clips need visible captions because feeds autoplay muted, and most viewers never turn the sound on. Burn the SRT in so the text plays on Instagram, TikTok and LinkedIn with zero extra upload steps.

• Course and training videos

  Caption support varies wildly between learning platforms. A burned-in version plays identically in every player, and you can export a clean SRT for the platforms that do accept files.

• Festival and screener submissions

  Festivals commonly require open captions or English subtitles rendered into the picture. Import the subtitler's SRT, check timing against the final cut, and export a compliant screener.

• Accessibility compliance

  Teams meeting WCAG or internal accessibility standards can proof every cue against the audio, correct errors on the timeline, and keep SRT, VTT and TXT copies of the corrected file.

Based on each tool's public pages as of July 2026. Features and plan limits change, so check current pricing pages before you decide.