If your job requires video editing and using several different programs every day, you have definitely come across DaVinci Resolve, and you have probably been using it daily.
This excellent editing program focuses on colour correcting and nonlinear video editing, and it is suitable for Windows and Mac OS devices.
If you have been creating short movies or videos through this software, you will be glad to find out that there is a new way of adding subtitles to it that can make your performance a whole lot faster and easier!
These methods work in both the DaVinci Resolve free version and the DaVinci Resolve Studio.
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Why use subtitles on your videos?
Uploading subtitles to different videos is very important for all social media creators because it can make their content a lot more exciting and suitable for watching, even on mute (which most people do on phones).
If you are a Youtube creator, you probably know that search engine optimization works in favour of those videos with subtitles. This is one more reason you should download DaVinci Resolve and start making the content of the highest quality.
Even though their previous features and filters were quite simple and you couldn’t do too much to control and add your subtitles, there is a great new feature available to everyone right now.
Quick video of how to create subtitles in DaVinci Resolve
Step-by-step guide
1. Open the ‘Edit’ tab

2. Enable the ‘Effects’
This will open your ‘Effects’ panel in the bottom left of your screen where you will find the subtitle effect for DaVinci Resolve.

3. Search for ‘Subtitle’ in your effects panel

4. Drag & drop the ‘Subtitle’ effect onto your timeline & select it
Drag and drop the effect directly from the effects panel to your timeline. It will only allow you to drop it on its only subtitle track above the video tracks.
Once it’s in the timeline, click on the subtitle track to open its settings.

5. Edit your settings
Here you can adjust your captions. to create a new caption or sentence, all you need to do is click the ‘Add New‘ button.

If you open the ‘Style‘ tab in the subtitles settings, you can edit the font, size and colours. This is where you customise it to your needs.

6. Export your subtitles
Go to the ‘Deliver‘ tab

Edit the subtitle settings
You can find these subtitle settings in the panel on the left. Scroll down to the bottom of the custom settings.

After you have done editing, you can export your subtitles as a separate file, which is an excellent option for YouTube creators and subtitling movies and TV shows.
You can export the subtitles as – ‘As a separate file‘, ‘Burn into video‘ or ‘As embedded captions‘.

Once you find the right option for yourself, all you need to do is render the video and continue uploading your content to social media platforms.
Video tutorial
How to import subtitles & captions into DaVinci Resolve
Follow the below steps to import SRT or FCPXML captions:
- Go to ‘File‘, select ‘Import…‘ or ‘Import AAF, EDL, XML‘.
- Choose the SRT or FCPXML file to upload.