Editing

What is Auto captions ?

Also called: automatic subtitles

Captions generated automatically from a video's audio, synced to each word.

Auto captions (automatic subtitles) — Captions generated automatically from a video's audio, synced to each word.

Auto captions transcribe your audio and place synced subtitles on screen without manual typing. With per-word timing, the active word can be highlighted for the animated styles short-form viewers expect.

They're essential for faceless content: most people watch with the sound off, so captions are often the only way your message lands.

Key points

Transcribed automatically from audio
Word-level sync enables animation
Critical for sound-off viewing
Editable after generation

Browse caption styles

Related terms

Full glossary

AI voiceover

A natural-sounding narration generated from text by a neural voice model.

Audience retention

How much of a video viewers actually watch — a core ranking signal.

Faceless shorts

Short-form vertical videos made without showing your face.

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B-roll

Supplementary footage layered over a voiceover to illustrate what's being said.

Stock footage

Pre-made video clips you license and reuse as b-roll.

Local rendering

Exporting a video on your own computer's hardware instead of a cloud server.

Royalty-free music

Music you can use in videos without ongoing licensing fees or copyright claims.

Brand kit

A saved set of logos, fonts and colors applied to keep videos on-brand.

Watermark

A logo or stamp overlaid on a video — sometimes by the tool that made it.

FAQ

Auto captions, quick answers

What does Auto captions mean?

Captions generated automatically from a video's audio, synced to each word.

Why does Auto captions matter for faceless creators?

They're essential for faceless content: most people watch with the sound off, so captions are often the only way your message lands.

How does Clipmesh help with auto captions?

Clipmesh turns the whole faceless workflow — script, AI voiceover, auto-matched b-roll and word-synced captions — into a few clicks, rendered locally on your own machine, so you can put auto captions into practice without extra tools.