How to Create SRT Subtitles
An SRT file contains numbered subtitle cues. Each cue gives a start time, an end time and the text to display. A generated file is a useful first pass; check its wording and timing against the final audio or video.
1. Prepare the media that will be captioned
Use a clear, original recording no larger than 100 MB in a supported format. If you plan to caption a video, use its matching audio track or upload the video itself. Avoid transcribing a different edit: a removed introduction or a moved audio track changes the timeline.
2. Select the spoken language and transcribe
Choose the language actually spoken in the recording. AudText offers seven manual language presets plus automatic detection. Upload the file, start transcription and wait for the result. Word timestamps let you click unclear speech and replay the relevant passage.
3. Understand the generated cue boundaries
AudText uses the transcription service’s SRT when supplied. Otherwise, the browser groups timed words and closes a cue at sentence punctuation, ten words, an elapsed span of at least five seconds or the final word. Start and end times come from the first and last word in each cue. This does not replace checking reading speed and cue breaks in your final media.
4. Download SRT and correct the captions
Choose Download SRT when the result has timing data. Editing AudText’s plain transcript changes the text for copying and document exports, but does not update SRT or VTT wording or timing. Correct misheard names, missing words, cue breaks and timestamps in the subtitle editor where you use the downloaded file.
5. Check the file against the finished media
Import the SRT into a subtitle tool, video editor or compatible player. Check the beginning, middle and end for drift, and inspect pauses or overlapping speech. An intro, trim or cut in the video may require offsetting or changing cue times. SRT is a separate caption file; AudText does not burn subtitles into your video.
When to choose VTT
If your web player requests WebVTT, choose the VTT download. It uses a WEBVTT header and dot-based milliseconds, while SRT uses comma-based milliseconds. Both exports retain generated caption text; review captions in the destination player before publishing.