This guide shows how to generate intelligent subtitles for videos step by step. Meanwhile, it shows how to edit the content, font, outline width, opacity, background color, and position of the subtitles with simple clicks.

How to Generate Subtitles from Videos

Follow the guide below to translate voice to text.

Step 1. Download and Install MiniTool Video Converter

MiniTool Video ConverterClick to Download100%Clean & Safe

Click on the download button above to download and install MiniTool Video Converter on your PC. Then, launch it.

Step 2. Choose an AI Model

After switching to the Intelligent Subtitle tab, you will see the Choose AI Model pop-up. There, select the model you want and click on the OK button to download it.

Click on OK in the Choose AI Model window of MiniTool Video Converter to download the model that you have selected
Note:
The Basic Model is completely free. Although the Standard Model and Advanced Model require payment, they have better performance in accuracy and are better for professional tasks.

Step 3. Import the Video File

When the model download process completes, click on the upper-left Choose Video option or the middle part to select the video that you want to generate subtitles from.

Click on Choose Video or the middle part in the Intelligent Subtitle tab of MiniTool Video Converter to import the video file
Note:
More than a video to text converter, MiniTool Video Converter, which enables automatic speech recognition, also allows you to transcribe audio to text.

Step 4. Customize the Subtitles

When the file upload ends, go to the right side of the Player window. There, under the Text tab, you can click on the Edit icon to retype the subtitles to correct errors.

Click on the Edit icon in the Intelligent Subtitle tab of MiniTool Video Converter to edit your subtitles

For more customizable options, switch to the Style tab. There, you are free to customize the font, outline width, opacity, background color, and position of the subtitles.

Customize the font, outline width, opacity, background color, and position of the subtitles in the Intelligent Subtitle module of MiniTool Video Converter

Step 5. Specify the Output Settings

By default, MiniTool Video Converter will export the subtitle file and video file simultaneously. Determine whether to check the Export subtitle option and the Export video option based on your needs. Also, you can specify the output format of the subtitle file. The video file will be automatically saved in MP4 format.

Check/uncheck the Export subtitle and Export video option in MiniTool Video Converter to determine which files to save

Expand the bottom Output option to choose a saving path for the output files.

Expand the Output option in MiniTool Video Converter’s Intelligent Subtitle tab to choose an output location for the exported files

Step 6. Start Exporting

Click on the bottom-right Export button to begin the export process. When the file exporting finishes, the output folder will pop up.

Click on Export in MiniTool Video Converter to start the export process

Step 7. Check the Output Files

When the file exporting finishes, the output folder will pop up. Then, go to check the output subtitle and video file. Also, you can click on the Folder icon next to the Output option to locate them.

Click on the Folder icon in the Intelligent Subtitle tab of MiniTool Video Converter to locate the output files

More than a one-stop solution for video/audio conversion, video downloading, video compression, and screen recording, MiniTool Video Converter is also a speech to text converter. With it, you can create subtitles from audio/videos effortlessly.

  • linkedin
  • reddit