---
name: remotion-captions
description: Transcribing, displaying and animating captions
version: 4.0.526
source_repo: remotion-dev/skills
source_type: official
source: remotion-dev
date_added: '2026-09-21'
risk: unknown
---
## When to Use
- Use when this upstream workflow matches the user's stated goal.
- Use when the task requires the procedures documented in this skill.

All captions must be processed in JSON. The captions must use the [`Caption`](https://www.remotion.dev/docs/captions/caption.md) type which is the following:

```ts
import type { Caption } from "@remotion/captions";
```

This is the definition:

```ts
type Caption = {
  text: string;
  startMs: number;
  endMs: number;
  timestampMs: number | null;
  confidence: number | null;
  pageBreakAfter?: boolean;
};
```

## Generating captions

To transcribe video and audio files to generate captions, load the [transcribe-captions.md file for more instructions.

## Displaying captions

To display captions in your video, load the [display-captions.md file for more instructions.

## Importing captions

To import captions from a .srt file, load the [import-srt-captions.md file for more instructions.


## Examples

```text
User: Apply this skill to my current task.
Assistant: Follow the workflow in this skill, cite limitations, and ask before risky steps.
```

## Limitations

- Imported upstream skill; verify credentials, permissions, and safety boundaries before execution.
- Does not replace environment-specific validation, testing, or maintainer review.