Subtitles for DaVinci Resolve: SRT Import

Subtitles for DaVinci Resolve, ready to import.

Transcribe your footage, download an SRT, and drop it into DaVinci Resolve as a subtitle track you can trim, restyle and deliver. Files over 500 MB continue on the upload page. Packs from $4, credits never expire. · packs from $4 for 500 minutes, credits never expire.

SRT and VTT exports Timed to the audio Up to 10 hours or 5 GB per file First transcript free

First, make the SRT in WhipScribe.

Three steps here, then the import happens in Resolve.

Upload footage or a mixdown

Upload the rendered video, or render an audio-only mixdown of the timeline (MP3 or WAV) for a smaller upload. Subtitle times count from the start of the file you upload. Files over 500 MB continue on the upload page.

Proofread the transcript

Skim for names, places and technical terms. Signed in, you can edit or delete a line and save it before exporting.

Export .srt

Choose .srt from the export menu. The same transcript also gives you VTT, DOCX, TXT, JSON and MD.

Import the SRT into DaVinci Resolve.

These steps follow Blackmagic Design's documentation for importing subtitles.

Open the Media Pool.
Import the subtitle file. Right-click a bin in the Bin list, or empty space in the Media Pool, and choose Import Subtitle. Select your SRT and click Open. It appears in the Media Pool as a subtitle clip, marked with an ST badge.
Add it to the timeline. Drag the subtitle clip into the empty gray area above your video tracks, and Resolve creates a subtitle track for it. You can also drop it onto a subtitle track you already have. As you drag, Resolve splits the file into individual subtitle clips.
Drop it at the right moment. Resolve places the first subtitle where you drop the clip and keeps the rest in step with it, so drop it where the first line is spoken.
Style and deliver. Subtitle clips can be moved and trimmed like other clips. Blackmagic's documentation describes adjusting font, color, size and position in the Inspector, and delivering subtitles either rendered into the video or as separate subtitle files.

Labels and menus can change between Resolve versions, and newer releases add further options, such as importing a transcript for a clip and letting Resolve detect its timing. If a step looks different, check the manual for your version.

Cleaner subtitles in fewer passes.

Small choices before export save retiming work on the timeline.

Wait for picture lock

Subtitles follow the audio of the file you transcribed. If the edit changes afterwards, upload a new mixdown and export a fresh SRT.

Start from the top of the timeline

A mixdown of the whole timeline makes placement simple: drop the subtitle clip where the first spoken line begins and everything else follows.

Correct once, export many times

Fix names in WhipScribe, and every caption file you export from that transcript carries the fix, whether it's SRT for Resolve or VTT for the web.

Keep a written copy

Export DOCX from the same transcript for a script, a client review or a paper edit, without transcribing twice.

Packs from $4, credits never expire.

After that, $8 buys 1,000 minutes, $12 buys 2,000 minutes and $24 buys 5,000 minutes. Credits never expire and there is no subscription. SRT and every other export use the same minutes.

Cost example: a 25-minute short film is $0.20 on the $8 pack. An eight-episode series at 45 minutes an episode is 360 minutes: $2.88 on the $8 pack, or $2.16 on the $12 pack. See pricing for details.

$8 for 1,000 min $12 for 2,000 min $24 for 5,000 min Credits never expire

Subtitles for DaVinci Resolve, answered.

How do I import SRT subtitles into DaVinci Resolve?

Open the Media Pool, right-click a bin or empty space and choose Import Subtitle, then select the SRT. Drag the subtitle clip above your video tracks to create a subtitle track.

Why do my subtitles land in the wrong place?

Resolve places the first subtitle where you drop the clip. Drop it where the first line is spoken, or where the file you transcribed starts on your timeline. If the edit has changed since, export a new SRT.

Can I change how the subtitles look?

Yes, in DaVinci Resolve. Blackmagic's documentation covers font, color, size and position in the Inspector. The SRT itself carries only words and timings.

Should I upload the video or an audio mixdown?

Either works. An audio-only mixdown such as MP3 or WAV is smaller to upload and gives the same words and timings.

Which file formats can I upload to WhipScribe?

MP3, M4A, WAV, FLAC, OGG, WebM, MP4 and MOV, up to 10 hours or 5 GB per file. The box on this page takes up to 500 MB and larger files continue on the upload page.

Can I fix mistakes before exporting the SRT?

Yes. Signed in, you can edit or delete a line in the transcript and save it, then export. Individual subtitles can also be edited in Resolve.

How much does it cost?

Packs from $4, credits never expire. After that, packs are $8 for 1,000 minutes, $12 for 2,000 minutes or $24 for 5,000 minutes, and credits never expire.