Animated Captions for DaVinci Resolve
Animated captions davinci resolve: upload your rendered clip, pick a style, fine‑tune the text, and export a video with animated captions baked in.
Create an account to generate and export your captions.
Resolve’s subtitle track stays static
DaVinci Resolve lets you add subtitles, but they appear as plain text that never moves with the speech. When you need the words to highlight as they’re spoken, the built‑in tool falls short.
Sycamore fills that gap. It transcribes your exported video, aligns each word to the audio, and lets you choose from animated templates that react to the voice.
Common caption oversights in Resolve
Leaving subtitles at the bottom where they clash with lower‑third graphics.
Put captions at the top or center so your graphics stay visible.
Exporting a single subtitle file and hoping the player will animate it.
Export the video from Sycamore; the captions are baked into the MP4.
Using a tiny font that disappears on smaller screens.
Adjust font size and outline in the editor so the text reads on mobile.
Add animated captions in four steps
Export from Resolve
Render your edit as MP4, MOV or WebM. Keep the audio track that contains your spoken narration.
Upload to Sycamore
Drop the file into the web app. Sycamore creates a word‑level transcript automatically.
Pick a template and edit
Choose a style such as Mozi or Beast, click any mis‑heard word to correct it, and set color, outline and position.
Export the captioned video
Download the MP4 with captions burned in and import it back into Resolve for final grading or upload directly.
Animated styles that fit a edit
Mozi
Beast
Word Pop
Staircase
What Sycamore offers
Word‑level timing
Captions appear exactly when each word is spoken.
15 animation presets
Choose from Hormozi, MrBeast, karaoke‑style and more.
Simple positioning
Place captions at top, center or bottom with one click.
Export ready MP4
Captions are baked in, no separate subtitle file needed.
Manual subtitle work vs Sycamore
When you try to animate captions inside Resolve you end up with a lot of keyframes. Sycamore does it automatically.
Timing effort
- Manual in Resolve
- Create keyframes for every word
- Sycamore
- Auto‑generated word timing
Animation options
- Manual in Resolve
- Limited to opacity fades
- Sycamore
- 15 ready‑made styles
Export workflow
- Manual in Resolve
- Render with subtitle track separate
- Sycamore
- Single MP4 with captions
| Manual in Resolve | Sycamore | |
|---|---|---|
| Timing effort | Create keyframes for every word | Auto‑generated word timing |
| Animation options | Limited to opacity fades | 15 ready‑made styles |
| Export workflow | Render with subtitle track separate | Single MP4 with captions |
Check your script length
The [Script Length Calculator] tells you how many words fit in a typical 30‑second clip, so you can plan your caption density.
Before you export
- Captions placed where graphics stay clear
- Font size readable on mobile
- Mis‑heard words corrected
- Highlight color contrasts with background
- Exported video matches original resolution
Add animated captions to your Resolve project
Frequently
Asked Questions
How do I add animated captions to a DaVinci Resolve video?
Export the edit as MP4, upload it to Sycamore, pick a caption style, fix any words, and export the final video with captions baked in.
Can I keep my Resolve grading after adding captions?
Yes. Export the graded clip first, then run it through Sycmore. The captions are added on top of the existing video.
What positions are available for the captions?
You can place captions at the top, center or bottom. The choice stays fixed for the whole clip.
Do I need to export a subtitle file from Resolve?
No. Sycamore creates the captions inside the video, so you only need the video file.
Is there a limit on video length for the free plan?
The free plan lets you caption up to 10 minutes of video one time, without a credit card.