Subtitles are useful, whether to help with hearing problems, as a guide to watch movies in a foreign language, or when there is too much noise around you. Fortunately, you can easily add subtitles even if the video doesn’t actually have subtitles stored. There are two ways to do this: just add subtitles temporarily during playback, or embed subtitles permanently in the video file. You can find out how both work in this guide.
How to add subtitles to videos temporarily
You can temporarily link subtitles to a video. This link only remains as long as the respective video is open; therefore, the subtitles are not saved directly to the video. However, this way has the advantage that it is significantly faster than saving the subtitles directly to the video file. So if you just want to quickly watch a movie with subtitles, this is the perfect way for you.
You need three simple things for the instructions: First, we use the VLC program, which many of you probably already have on your computer as a video player. If you can not Download VLC for free. Second, of course, you need subtitles. You can create them manually, for example, which is quite time consuming, especially for longer videos. Alternatively, you can download subtitles from the Internet. There are a number of websites where you can find subtitles for a variety of movies and series. And third, you need the video file.
Follow the step by step instructions or look at the Quick Start Guide in.
How to embed subtitles in videos permanently
Subtitles can also be embedded directly into a video file. This takes a bit longer, but you don’t need to relink the video and subtitles every time you play it. So if you recover a video frequently, we recommend this way.
You also need three prerequisites for this guide: First, we also use that in this case VLC program, which you can download for free. Second, you also need a subtitle file, which you can create yourself or download from the Internet. And third, of course, you need the video file.
Follow the step by step instructions or look at the Quick Start Guide in.
Quick Guide: Temporarily Link Subtitles to Video
- Open the desired video file in VLC.
- In the menu, click “subtitle” > “Add subtitle file‘ and open the one you want subtitle file.
- Subtitles are automatically displayed on the video. Alternatively, you can use the menu under “subtitle” > “under the track” To adjust.
Quick Guide: Permanently embed subtitles in a video file
- Click on VLC in the menu bar under “media” > “Convert/Save“.
- Gonna “Add …‘ and choose the one you want video file outside. activate too”Use a subtitle file“, click on “Search …‘ and select the subtitle file outside. Click on “Convert/Save“.
- Then go to “Search‘ and choose one location for the new video file. Start the conversion by clicking “begin“.
- After the conversion is complete, you can watch the video file, for example open with VLC and the subtitles through the menu in “subtitle” > “under the track” Activate.
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