# Auto captions onto the timeline in a house style

When to use it: You need captions for a finished edit and want them on the timeline as editable text, not burned in.

Works with: [MCP Bridge for Adobe Premiere Pro](https://agentcut.dev/tools/mcp-bridge-for-adobe-premiere-pro/), [PremierPro MCP Server (ayushozha)](https://agentcut.dev/tools/premierpro-mcp-server-ayushozha/), [DaVinci Resolve MCP Server (samuelgursky)](https://agentcut.dev/tools/davinci-resolve-mcp-server-samuelgursky/), [VectCutAPI (CapCut/Jianying API)](https://agentcut.dev/tools/vectcutapi-capcut-jianying-api/), [ffmpeg-skill](https://agentcut.dev/tools/ffmpeg-skill/)

Save as: auto-captions.md

Download: https://agentcut.dev/prompts/md/agent-auto-captions.md

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Create captions for the timeline "[TIMELINE NAME]".

1. Use the app's own transcription if this tool supports it, otherwise transcribe the dialogue track locally and build an SRT.
2. Caption rules:
   - max [42] characters per line, max 2 lines (vertical video: 1 line, max 28)
   - reading speed under 20 characters per second
   - each caption on screen between 0.8 and 6 seconds
   - never split a name, a number and its unit, or an adjective and its noun across lines
3. Correct these names and terms exactly as written: [Name One, Brand Two, Product Three].
4. Import the captions as a caption or subtitle track, not as burned in graphics.
5. Apply the style: [font], [size], white text, [outline or box], bottom center, inside the title safe area.
6. List the 5 captions you are least sure about with timecodes so I can check them.
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Sources and credit:

* [Netflix Timed Text Style Guide (English USA)](https://partnerhelp.netflixstudios.com/hc/en-us/articles/217350977-English-USA-Timed-Text-Style-Guide): Line length and reading speed limits

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