What is a Video Transcript? 📝
A video transcript is like a text version of everything said in a video. It helps you see and edit the words.
How Do I Change the Words in My Transcript? ✏️
First, you need your transcript. It can be made for you or you can upload it. You can upload a file like .srt when you make a new video. Look for the "advanced editing" part.
1. Change Text Directly ✍️
Click on the words you want to change.
Type to fix spelling errors.
Make sentences better.
Make sure words match the video.
Example: Change "gonna" to "going to."
2. Add New Dialogue/New Line ➕
Put your mouse where you want to add text.
Right-click your mouse.
Choose "Add Now."
You can add words before or after other text.
Example: Add "Welcome to the tutorial!"
You can add a new line by using the Add Before or Add After buttons shown in the screenshot.
Add Before lets you insert a new line above the current one.
Add After lets you insert a new line below the current one.
3. Delete Dialogues 🗑️
You can delete a line by clicking the Delete button shown in the screenshot.
This removes the selected dialogue block completely.
You can also use the shortcut Ctrl + Delete for quick removal.
How Do I Combine or Split Dialogue? ✂️
You can make sentences longer or shorter.
Merge Dialogue (Combine)
If two sentences are separate but should be one, you can join them.
Choose the first sentence you want to combine.
This joins the current sentence with the next one.
Merge After
Click Merge After to combine the current line with the line below it.
Use this when the next segment continues the same speech and doesn’t need to be separate.
Merge Before
Click Merge Before to combine the current line with the line above it.
This is useful when two segments belong to the same dialogue or speaker and should be one continuous line.
Split Dialogue (Divide) ✂️
You can split long sentences into two parts.
Move the play bar on the sound wave in the video.
Right-click your mouse.
Choose "Split at cursor position."
A window will pop up. Move the bar to decide where to split.
Click "Save." Now you have two sentences instead of one!
You can also right-click on the selected dialogue to access the Split dialogue option.
This allows you to divide one long dialogue into two parts.
After adjusting the text for each part, click Save to apply the split.
How Do I Change the Timing of the Dialogues? ⏱️
Timestamps link words to the exact video part.
You will see times next to the dialogue.
Click on these times to change them.
Make the start and end times match the video.
You can also move or stretch the sound wave.
You can directly edit the timecodes shown in the timestamp section.
Simply click on the start or end time and type the new values.
This allows you to fine-tune the timing of each dialogue segment manually.
What to Do After Editing Your Transcript? 👀
After editing, always watch your video to ensure everything is accurate. Play it back to verify both the timing and the text.
🎉 By following these steps, you can effectively edit the transcript of your video, ensuring that the text matches the content perfectly and provides a smooth viewing experience for your audience.