Ffmpeg Captions Subtitles

Quality score: 70/100 · Category: Content · Sub-category: audio-podcast

Complete subtitle and caption system for FFmpeg 7.1 LTS and 8.0.1 (latest stable, released 2025-11-20). PROACTIVELY activate for: (1) Burning subtitles (hardcoding SRT/ASS/VTT), (2) Adding soft subtitle tracks, (3) Extracting subtitles from video, (4) Subtitle format conversion, (5) Styled captions (font, color, outline, shadow), (6) Subtitle positioning and alignment, (7) CEA-608/708 closed captions, (8) Text overlays with drawtext, (9) Whisper AI automatic transcription (FFmpeg 8.0+ with VAD, multi-language, GPU), (10) Batch subtitle processing. Provides: Format reference tables, styling parameter guide, position alignment charts, Whisper model comparison, VAD configuration, dynamic text examples, accessibility best practices. Ensures: Professional captions with proper styling and accessibility compliance.

What this skill does

Ffmpeg Captions Subtitles is a production-ready Claude Code skill (quality score 70/100) in the audio-podcast sub-category. It ships as a SKILL.md file that Claude Code auto-discovers under ~/.claude/skills/ffmpeg-captions-subtitles/ and loads when your prompt matches the skill's trigger.

Who uses this skill

The Ffmpeg Captions Subtitles skill is built for content creators, marketers, copywriters, SEO professionals, and editorial teams. It is part of the open ClaudSkills registry, a community-curated catalog of 15,000+ capabilities you can install for Claude Code — the Claude CLI agent.

How to install

Free

Manual install (2 steps)

mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills/ffmpeg-captions-subtitles
curl -L https://claudskills.com/skills/ffmpeg-captions-subtitles/SKILL.md \
  -o ~/.claude/skills/ffmpeg-captions-subtitles/SKILL.md

Or just download SKILL.md directly and drop it into ~/.claude/skills/ffmpeg-captions-subtitles/. Claude Code auto-discovers it on next session.

Skills live at ~/.claude/skills/ffmpeg-captions-subtitles/SKILL.md on macOS/Linux, or %USERPROFILE%\.claude\skills\ffmpeg-captions-subtitles\SKILL.md on Windows. See the full install guide for step-by-step instructions.

Pro

One-click install via the desktop app

The ClaudSkills desktop app installs any skill directly into ~/.claude/skills/ with one click — no terminal required. Pro starts at $9/mo or $149 lifetime.