Exporting Subtitles

If you have created a subtitle track in the Edit Workspace (either by typing them manually or using Oraphim's AI Auto-Transcription tool), you have several options for how those subtitles are handled during export.

In the Render Settings panel, scroll to the very bottom and expand the Subtitle Settings section.

1. Burn into video

If you select Burn into video, the text is permanently rasterized into the actual video pixels during the render.

• Pros: The subtitles will appear on 100% of devices and platforms, whether it's Instagram, a smart TV, or a billboard screen. The viewer cannot turn them off.
• Cons: The viewer cannot turn them off. If they want to watch the clean video, they can't. If they need the subtitles in Spanish instead of English, they can't change it.

2. As embedded captions

If you select As embedded captions, the text is injected into the metadata of the video container file (requires MP4, MOV, or MXF formats).

• Pros: It is a single, clean file. When the viewer opens it in QuickTime, VLC, or uploads it to YouTube, the video player will detect a "CC" track. The viewer can toggle the captions on or off at will.
• Cons: Some legacy social media platforms strip metadata out of video files during upload, destroying the embedded captions.

3. As a separate file

If you select As a separate file, Oraphim will render your clean video file, and simultaneously generate a tiny text file containing the subtitles and their timecodes.

• Format Options: Usually .SRT (the universal web standard) or .VTT.
• Pros: This is the industry standard workflow for YouTube, Netflix, and Amazon. You upload the clean video file, and then separately upload the .srt file in the platform's dashboard. This allows you to upload multiple different .srt files (English, Spanish, French) to the exact same video.

If you choose the separate file option, ensure you check the box labeled Export Subtitle but leave the "Burn into video" box unchecked.