User Manual

Subtitles and Closed Captioning Support
Subtitles are supported in DaVinci Resolve using specially typed subtitle tracks containing
specifically designed subtitle generators to add and edit subtitles for a program. Typically each
subtitle track corresponds to a single language or use, and you can change the name of a
subtitle track to reflect its contents.
Subtitle tracks can be locked, have Auto Select controls, and can be enabled or disabled like
any other track. Additionally, a special subtitle-only destination control lets you choose which
subtitle track to edit subtitle clips into. Furthermore, subtitle generator clips can be resized,
moved, edited, and overwritten like most other clips.
Subtitle track with lock, Auto Select, and enable/disable controls
Viewing Subtitle/Caption Tracks
One important difference between subtitle tracks and other kinds of tracks is that only one
subtitle track can be visible at any given time. That means if you have multiple subtitle tracks,
each for a different language, clicking the Enable control for one subtitle track disables
all others.
Viewing one subtitle track at a time
Adjusting QC Thresholds For Subtitle/Caption Timing
To help you adhere to guidelines that specify the recommended duration, line length, and
speed of captions and subtitles, the Subtitles panel of the Project Settings has parameters you
can set to warn you when a particular subtitle clip exceeds thresholds of Characters Per Line,
Minimum Caption Duration, and Maximum Characters Per Second.
The Subtitles Setup parameters in the Subtitles panel of the Project Settings
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