Local On-Device Whisper Transcription
Unlike cloud-tethered editors that charge per minute or upload your private footage to external servers, FilmCraft integrates an offline Whisper.cpp engine. Transcribe in 99+ languages with zero data egress, complete privacy, and hardware GPU acceleration.
1 Auto-Transcribe Sequence Audio
Open the Captions & Subtitles workspace. Click Generate Transcripts from Timeline. Select your spoken language (or auto-detect) and model size (Base, Small, Medium). Click Transcribe. A dedicated Subtitle Track (ST1) will be created with perfectly synced text blocks.
2 Typography & Modern Social Styling
Select any caption block to customize the appearance across the entire track:
- Typeface: Choose bold sans-serif fonts like Geist, Inter, or Montserrat.
- Stroke & Shadow: Add a 3px black stroke and 40% drop shadow to maintain legibility against noisy video backgrounds.
- Highlight Active Word: Enable karaoke-style word highlighting in Electric Cyan or Gold for high-retention short-form video.
3 Exporting: Burned-In vs Sidecar SRT
When exporting (Cmd+M), navigate to the Captions tab. Choose Burn into Video for TikTok/Instagram/Shorts, or choose Export Sidecar .SRT / .VTT file to upload to YouTube for multi-language closed captions.