You can download completed or partially completed subtitles to your computer in the following formats.
Subtitle formats available in the Drop-down menu
For Public or Team videos and if you order professional subtitles at Amara on Demand
Format | Description |
SBV | YouTube format |
DFXP | Timed Text Markup Language- TTML: Distribution Format Exchange Profile, subtitles in an XML file, with file extension .dfxp, for software and media services that support the common Timed Text standard |
VTT | Web Video Text Track format, the W3C standard for video on the web. It's similar to SRT but supports a lot more features |
SRT | The standard subtitle format supported by most video players |
SSA | SubStation Alpha subtitle format. A popular format for hardcoding subtitles. |
TXT | Text transcript, without timestamps |
- If you need Timed Text subtitles with .xml file extension you can simply rename the .dfxp files by changing the extension from dfxp to .xml. The .xml extension is used by several other subtitle formats, so check if the one you require is actually Timed Text.
More subtitle formats available through Amara on Demand
Format | Description |
ITT | Timed Text Markup Language for iTunes, subtitles in an XML file, with file extension .itt, for software and media services that only support the ITT version of Timed Text |
SCC | Scenarist Closed Captions, a legacy format from analog broadcasts. Supports English captions and characters from the main western languages. |
CAP | Videotron Lambda captions, a common format in the Japanese market |
Many other formats, including custom exports, are available through Amara on Demand
Just let us know your requirements and we'll be happy to help with details for your projects
If you order professional subtitles and translations from Amara on Demand they will be delivered in a private file in the format of your choice
Download subtitles available on Public and Team videos to your computer
Go to the main video page
Click the language you want in the list of available languages next to the video player
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Task Team Style Pages
This will take you to the Video's language page
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Task Team Style Pages
Click Download Subtitles button
Select the desired format from the drop-down list
The selected subtitles will be downloaded to your computer
You will now be able to view or edit the file in the text editor of your choice or upload them to a video player
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