Captions

Create subtitles by speech recognition, manual entry, or .srt import — then edit cues on the timeline.

Auto captions

Needs the Whisper speech model (~670 MB) and an AI engine from Extras. Full setup steps live on Addons.

1. Select a video or audio clip on the timeline.
2. Open Assets → Text or Properties → Audio.
3. Pick a language in the dropdown.
4. Click Add auto caption or Create captions from speech.

Watch the progress bar; Cancel stops the job. Drift creates subtitle clips you can edit like any other clip.

Manual and SRT

Action	Where
Add subtitle clip	Assets → Text
Import subtitle file	Assets → Text (.srt)
Export cues	Subtitles property tab

Cue editor

Select a subtitle clip → Properties → Subtitles:

• Browse the cue list; edit text, start, and end times.
• Add subtitle at current time inserts a cue at the playhead.
• Import / export .srt from this tab.
• While the Subtitles tab is open, a cue lane on the timeline helps you scrub and adjust timing.

Styling

Styled subtitle clips use the same Text inspector as titles — font, color, outline, shadow, and alignment. See Text and titles.