Free guides on SRT formatting, reading speed, platform delivery requirements, and caption QC — written for filmmakers, video editors, and subtitle professionals.
Netflix
How to format SRT captions for Netflix delivery
A step-by-step guide to meeting Netflix's Timed Text Style Guide requirements — characters per line, reading speed, duration, gaps, and common rejection reasons.
Reading time: 6 minutes
Fundamentals
What is characters per second (CPS) and why does it matter?
A complete explanation of CPS in captioning — how it's calculated, what limits Netflix, BBC, Filmhub and YouTube set, and how to fix captions that are running too fast.
Reading time: 5 minutes