Text Filter: Burn / render text into video

You can use these filters to render text into a video.

Step-by-Step Guide: Burn Text into a Video

This guide will walk you through the process of permanently burning subtitles into your video—making them always visible, no matter which device or media player is used. This process, also known as rendering, is ideal if you want to ensure your subtitles cannot be turned off.

Step 1: Select the "Filter/Preview" tab and click the "Video Track" tab

You can add the Text filter using the "Add filter" button.

Step 2: Select Text filter and click "Add"

Step 3: Select Text and set settings

Mode

With the "Mode" function, you determine how the text is displayed on the screen. Depending on the selected mode, both the appearance and the behavior of the text change:

Text
Scrolling Text
Timecode

Outline color

Specifies the outline color of the font.

The outline color refers to the color of the border (contour) that surrounds the text.
It improves the readability of text, especially against high-contrast or busy backgrounds.
When rendering text, the outline is displayed along with the text, making the subtitle more clearly distinguishable from the video content.
A well-chosen outline color (e.g., black or white) ensures better visibility on all screen types.

Before

After

Outline

Specifies the outline strength of the font.

Line spacing

Set the line spacing in pixels.

Box color

The color to be used for drawing box around text.

Box size

Set the width of the box to be drawn around the text.

Shadow color

The shadow color determines the color used for the shadow behind the displayed text.
A well-chosen shadow color can improve readability, especially on high-contrast or busy backgrounds.