# Add Japanese subtitles & captions to video.

## The simplest subtitling solution.

Add automatic subtitles and captions to a video online. Boost your video engagement and repurpose your content like a Pro with Subly's AI service.

## Japanese video caption generator.

### No need for big budgets or to spend time on training.

Generate open or closed captions for videos automatically with, in a matter of minutes. Subly's AI speech recognition will do the heavy lifting, so you can focus on making subtitle edits and styling your video, ready to share faster with your audience. You wouldn’t share a video without image or sound. So why leave out the text?

Captions can help to get the attention of those with sound off, deaf or hard of hearing. Making sure they can understand your content, whilst engagement soars too.

How it works

## Best way to add subtitles to a video in Japanese.

Automatically add highly accurate subtitles or captions to video in Japanese. Or let professional transcribers create 99% accurate subtitles and captions for you in English.

[**Step 1**  
Upload a video in Japanese  
Upload a video from your computer, YouTube, Vimeo, TikTok... and select AI subtitles, type manually or upload your SRT file.  
Select spoken language and optionally include custom glossary words to recognise jargon and get higher transcription accuracy.  
In US English you can also choose to get your files transcribed by professional transcribers.](/content/features/japanese-subtitles#w-tabs-0-data-w-pane-0/index.html)

[**Step 2**  
Add subtitles & captions  
Add subtitles to a video, type the text in the subtitle editor, or upload your own SRT file. Subly AI will generate subtitles automatically for your video.  
Quickly make amends to the timings inside the subtitle editor or move your subtitles in the timeline. You may also preview your video with the subtitles to confirm they are accurate and in sync.](/content/features/japanese-subtitles#w-tabs-0-data-w-pane-1/index.html)

[**Step 3**  
Format, style & edit  
You can use subtitle editor to format the subtitles and apply the desired styling.  
You can also use presets to quickly apply different styling. Change the colour, font, and position of your subtitles to match your style or brand.  
Or even set the maximum characters per line or per second.](/content/features/japanese-subtitles#w-tabs-0-data-w-pane-2/index.html)

[**Step 4**  
Download your video with subtitles (MP4 / MOV / SRT / TXT / VTT)  
Simply click ‘Download’ to get your subtitles included in the video file, or as an SRT, VTT, or TXT file to use for closed captions.  
Or export the video in different sizes for social media channels.](/content/features/japanese-subtitles#w-tabs-0-data-w-pane-3/index.html)

## Over 15,000 teams are already on it.

Add multi-language subtitles, generate SRTs / VTTs, and burn subtitles in video or audio files. Get more content out the door faster.

## Subtitle guidelines (BBC, Netflix, Ted), custom vocabulary...

Subtitles should be part of every video content workflow. But it really doesn't need to take much time or knowledge of video editing tools.

We made it simple so you can get accessible content for anyone with sound turned off, without needing huge budgets or years of training.

## Add Japanese subtitles to video automatically - Subly's AI.

Generate subtitles automatically with transcription templates for BBC, Netflix, Ted, or apply your own custom CPL and CPS settings (characters per line / second).

Upload your file online and put subtitles on video in minutes. Automatic subtitle generator uses artificial intelligence (AI) to make subtitles with close-to-perfect accuracy, so you still have control to edit and style them, but don’t have to be delayed by a human.

Quickly adjust the timeline or find and replace words in the subtitle editor. Or include speakers in your video captions or transcription files.

## Style & edit subtitles.

In a few simple steps change the colour, font and position of your subtitles. Once you’ve made the changes once, save your template to use time and time again. Capture more attention and show your brand.
- Change the font, colour and position of subtitles
- Add your logo, text and brand colours
- Save your style as a template

## Create subtitled video clips. Apply social media safe zones.

Cut your videos and create clips for internal or external sharing.

Or resize your video in one click for different social media platforms: YouTube Shorts, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, TikTok... No need to use other tools, keep your workflow simple and repurpose for different channels. Help those with sound off to watch your videos in full.

## Why subtitles

## Improve UX, engagement and accessibility.

By adding subtitles to your videos, you’ll capture the attention of those watching without sound or who are deaf or hard of hearing. On Facebook alone 85% of all video content is watched without sound.

Want to stop the scroll? Put subtitles to make your video content accessible to more people. Reach more of your audience and give your content the views it deserves.

### Accessibility

Provide accessibility for viewers with hearing impairments. Help users who aren't fluent in the spoken language or have difficulty understanding accents or speech patterns.

### Experience

Enhance the experience for viewers who prefer to read along with the audio. Reading and hearing simultaneously can improve understanding of your video content.

### Engagement

Increase engagement by adding subtitles and getting the attention of those scrolling with sound off. Subtitles can make viewers feel more connected to the characters and story.

## Why users love Subly captions?
> Captions used to take 2 hours and now it takes 2 minutes. Subly has saved me countless hours.

Lewis Burgess

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