Subtitle guides

Clear, practical guides for anyone who works with subtitles: translators, editors, fans and viewers.

How to Merge Two SRT Subtitle Files: A Step-by-Step Guide

Learn how to merge two SRT subtitle files: compare them by timecode, pick the best line from each, and test the result in your player.

9 min read

An SRT file is the most widely supported subtitle format. See how numbering, timecodes and tags work, and which mistakes break playback.

8 min read

Subtitles early, late or drifting? Diagnose the cause and fix it with a simple offset, a two-point correction or a frame rate conversion.

7 min read

A practical method for comparing two subtitle translations: what to check, how to resolve conflicts and how teams can review a merged file.

7 min read

Learn the practical rules for subtitle line length, reading speed, duration, line breaks, punctuation, italics and speaker labels.

8 min read

Compare SRT, WebVTT, ASS, MicroDVD and image-based subtitles, and learn which to choose and how to convert without losing information.

7 min read

Subtitles full of question marks or odd symbols? Learn why encoding breaks SRT files and how to convert any file to UTF-8.

8 min read