Automatic Subtitle Generation

Automatic Subtitle Generation

You can use Icareus' automatic subtitle generation tool to produce raw captions/subtitles for your videos. These subtitles can then be edited, same as any other subtitle file.

Generating subtitles automatically


Using the automatic subtitle generation tool starts on the video asset page: you will need to have selected the video you wish to subtitle, to enter its asset page.

The button for automatic subtitling is to the right of the video player, next to the "Trim" button. It says "Subtitle".



Click the button, and a modal will open:



The modal will ask if you wish to proceed with automatic subtitle generation. Proceeding will use up your monthly quota of this automatic subtitle generation service by an amount equal to the length of the video.

Generating subtitles in this manner uses an AI (=artificial intelligence) to do so. This is a resource-intensive process, which is why a monthly quota is in place. 

Currently, automatic subtitle generation can be done for these spoken languages:
  1. English
  2. Finnish
  3. Swedish
Select the language spoken in the video from the "Primary language" dropdown.



Now, click the "Yes, proceed" button to proceed with the generation process. This will open an info box below the dropdown:



You may now close the modal by clicking either the "X" or "Close" button - subtitle generation will continue in the background. Longer videos will take longer to process.



The generated subtitle file will appear in the subtitle list. It will be named according to the chosen language.

The generated file may now be edited.  (For further info in this, see article: Editing existing subtitles or captions)


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