In this article, we'll take a look at how to hardcode subtitles into our videos with two methods. Once subtitles are hardcoded into a video, there's no way to edit or remove them. There's one thing we have to be mindful of.

These files are the ones that are commonly needed to overlay subtitles into our videos. Additionally, some social platforms like Instagram and TikTok don't allow you to upload SRT files to their platform. People will be able to see the subtitles no matter the setup they have. For example, hardcoded subtitles have no requirements for extra plugins and files, meaning that we can display our videos with them on any computer, phone, TV, or any other device you can think of without any restriction. There are many reasons why you would want this.

This is the reason why videos with hardcoded subtitles will always have text on top of the image.

The process of hardcoding subtitles involves writing the subtitle track into the video. When a video has subtitles 'burned' into it, it will look the same regardless of where you play it. Unlike other types of subtitling, which can be freely toggled on and off during playback, videos with hardcoded subtitles don't allow this type of freedom. Hardcoding subtitles into a video means that they will display during playback no matter what.