Edit captions

Before you start

Open a recorded or imported video in the editor. Caption controls need recognized words and timing information. Wait for the take to finish preparing.

Instructions

Step 1: Find the words

Move the timeline to the phrase you want to correct. Select a word in the caption reading lane, then choose Edit from its controls.

Step 2: Correct the phrase

Update the text in the caption editor. Use the phrase’s play control to listen while checking the wording.

Tap the checkmark, labeled Save caption for accessibility, to commit the text.

Step 3: Adjust the appearance

Return to the main toolbar and open Words → Captions.

Choose Style to change the caption style or Color to change the text color.

Step 4: Check visibility

Use Hide All or Show All under Words → Captions to control captions across the video.

For a selected word, use Hide Word or Show Word in its controls. Hiding caption text does not remove the spoken audio.

Step 5: Review and save

Play the edited section and check readability, spelling, and alignment with the speech.

Use Back → Save and Exit to keep working later, or Export to render the updated video.

What happens next

Saved caption edits are used in the video preview and export. The Caption field on the later Ready to Post screen is separate: it is the text you can copy into a social post.

Troubleshooting

My correction disappeared

Use the Save caption checkmark before dismissing the caption editor. Closing it another way can discard uncommitted text.

The save checkmark is unavailable

Caption text cannot be blank. To hide text, use Hide Word rather than deleting everything in the field.

Captions are hidden

Check Words → Captions → Show All, then check whether the specific word is hidden.

No caption words are available

Caption editing needs recognized words and timing information. If the take has no recognized speech, these controls may be unavailable. For imported video, speech-recognition access affects whether a transcript can be created.

Find your way around the editor

Export and save a video

Still need help?

Email support@joinmegaphone.com with what you were trying to do, what happened, and any error message. You can find your app version in Settings → About & support → Version.