Style captions

Change the look of captions instantly — TikTok bold, minimal clean, boxed contrast, and more. Step-by-step.

Apply complete caption styles in one command. No need to adjust individual settings — skins handle everything.

What you need

  • Captions already generated on your timeline
  • About 10 seconds to apply

Step 1: Ensure captions exist

Check:

  1. Look at timeline — do you see orange "Captions" clips?
  2. Play video — do captions appear in the preview?

If no captions:

  1. Follow the Auto-caption a video tutorial first
  2. Return here when done

Step 2: Open Agent panel

  1. Click "Agent" in top-right header
  2. Wait for panel to slide open on the left

Step 3: Apply caption skin

Type your request:

For TikTok/Reels:

"Restyle captions with TikTok-bold"

For clean looks:

"Apply minimal-clean caption skin"

For accessibility:

"Use boxed-contrast captions"

For documentaries:

"Apply documentary-lower caption style"

Step 4: Review result

  1. Play video — captions update instantly
  2. **Check:
    • Font weight
    • Colors and contrast
    • Background (if any)
    • Stroke/outline
    • Animation

Available skins

| Skin | Look | Text | Stroke | Background | Best for | |------|------|------|--------|------------|----------| | tiktok-bold | Bold, high impact | Heavy font | Thick white/black | None | TikTok, viral clips | | minimal-clean | Subtle, elegant | Clean sans | None or thin | Subtle blur | Education, clean content | | boxed-contrast | Accessible | Medium | None | Solid dark box | Any background, accessibility | | editorial-highlight | Premium | Editorial | None | Underline bar | Premium content, docs | | neon-pop | Glowing | Rounded | Glowing outline | None | Gaming, music, nightlife | | documentary-lower | Classic | Sans | None | Lower-third bar | Interviews, documentaries |

What gets restyled

The agent updates:

| Property | TikTok | Minimal | Boxed | Editorial | Neon | Documentary | |----------|--------|---------|-------|-----------|------|-------------| | Font | Bold sans | Clean sans | Medium | Elegant | Rounded | Classic sans | | Size | Large | Medium | Medium | Medium | Large | Medium | | Weight | Bold | Regular | Medium | Regular | Bold | Regular | | Stroke | Heavy | None/none | None | None | Glow | None | | Background | None | Subtle | Solid | Underline | None | Bar | | Animation | Pop | Fade | Slide | Fade | Pulse | Slide |

Targeting specific captions

Restyle all captions:

"Restyle all captions with minimal-clean"

Restyle only some captions:

"Restyle the first minute's captions with boxed-contrast"

"Apply neon-pop to the hook caption only"

Selective targeting:

  1. Click specific caption on timeline to select it
  2. Ask agent: "Apply TikTok-bold to selected caption"

Template defaults

Creator templates auto-apply their default caption skin:

| Template | Default skin | |----------|--------------| | TikTok | tiktok-bold | | Podcast | boxed-contrast | | UGC ad | boxed-contrast | | Product demo | minimal-clean | | Cinematic | documentary-lower | | Music | neon-pop |

Override:

"Apply TikTok template, but use minimal-clean captions"

Manual customization

If skins aren't perfect:

Adjust individual properties:

  1. Select caption on timeline
  2. Open Properties panel (right side)
  3. Click "Text" tab
  4. Adjust:
    • Font → "Inter" or system fonts
    • Size → drag or enter number
    • Fill color → click color picker
    • Stroke → set weight and color
    • Shadow → adjust blur and offset
    • Background → toggle and color

Screenshot: Manual caption styling

Tips

  • Skin first, tweak after — applying a skin overwrites manual styling
  • Font size matters — larger for TikTok, smaller for docs
  • Contrast is key — boxed-contrast works on any background
  • Animation adds energy — neon-pop's glow pulse feels alive
  • Safe zones — documentary-lower stays in bottom safe zone automatically

Troubleshooting

| Issue | Fix | |-------|-----| | Skin won't apply | Generate captions first, then style | | Style too strong | Ask "lighter caption style" or switch skin | | Wrong font | Skins set fonts; manual edit to override | | Animation distracting | Ask "remove caption animation" | | Background too dark/light | Switch skin or manual: Properties → Background → adjust opacity |

See also

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