How to add subtitles to a whiteboard video
To add subtitles to a whiteboard video, record in Excalicast and generate captions on the Pro plan with Alibaba Qwen ASR (optimized for Chinese and English); you can download the result as an SRT file or burn the subtitles directly into the exported MP4.
Steps
- 1
Record your whiteboard video
Capture the explainer with voice as usual — subtitles are generated from the recorded audio.
- 2
Generate subtitles (Pro)
On the Pro plan, run subtitle generation; Alibaba Qwen ASR transcribes with timestamps aligned to your recording.
- 3
Download SRT or burn in
Download the SRT to edit elsewhere, or burn the captions into the MP4 for platforms that need hard subtitles.
FAQ
What language does the subtitle ASR support?
Excalicast uses Alibaba Qwen ASR (DashScope), which is optimized for Chinese and English and returns timestamps aligned to the recording, available on the Pro plan.