Mac: Create subtitles for videos - Here's how
In this practical tip, we will explain how to create subtitles for videos on your Mac.
Create subtitles for videos on Mac
With the pre-installed program iMovie you can create video subtitles on Mac:
- Open iMovie.
- Click on "Create".
- Choose "Movie". In the opened window, select "No topic" and confirm the new film project "My film" with "OK".
- Via "Import" you add a video file. Right-click on the added video file and click on the small "+" symbol at the bottom right to add it to the "My Movie" workspace. An alternative is to drag the video onto the work surface.
- Now click on "Title" at the bottom left. "Lower third" is suitable as a subtitle. Drag "Lower third" into the work area as well.
- The subtitle bar in the work area can now be dragged as long as you want. To do this, move the mouse over the bar and drag it.
- To edit the subtitle, double click on the bar. The text field opens in the top right of the playback display. You can also choose the font and font size.
- For further subtitles in other parts of the film, simply drag the subtitle into the work area again and proceed as described.
Another practical tip tells you how to add background music in iMovie.
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Start a film project via "Create".
In the new project, you can add subtitles via "Title".
"Lower third" is suitable for subtitles.
Add the titles to the work area and drag the bars to get the appropriate length (i.e. playing time) of the subtitle.
Edit the subtitles. You can use the usual formatting options in iMovie.
