Add burnt-in captions
To add burnt-in captions to a video, navigate to your desired video, then click "Edit" and open the Captions panel. From here, you can choose from a variety of branded caption styles and fonts.
Note
Editing caption text must be done in the transcript editor on the media page.
Toggle the setting on to generate burnt-in captions for your video. If you stitch another media to your edit session with captions enabled, captions will automatically be added to the new media as well. Burnt-in captions will always be visible in Wistia and in video downloads.
Note
Burnt-in captions generated via Social Clips cannot be edited.
Caption presets
In the "Presets" tab of the Captions panel, select from a variety of existing caption styles.
Hovering over a preset will allow you to preview the animation style, and clicking it will apply the preset to your video. You can adjust the appearance to your liking with our style options.
Caption style
Click the caption text in the video preview, then open each dropdown menu to customize the color, size, font, style, and position.
Note
The caption style you choose will be applied to the entire video and cannot be altered for a specific clip or segment.
In the "Style" tab of the Captions panel, you'll find more granular text design controls.
These controls include the following:
Optimize word count for social
Font size
Text alignment
Capitilization
Stroke weight
Text shadow
Text background
Text animation