MixCaptions: Video Captions

Starting a podcast is exhilarating, and exhausting. And I am loving it. But not only do you have to record and edit the show, but then there are all of the collateral pieces to make for email and social media. With 80% of viewers watching your content on mobile with no sound on, captions are more important than even. MixCaptions takes the tedious and time sucking task out of your hands (while still allowing space to edit when needed) and allows you to focus on connection and creating more great content. The price is reasonable and much less than other transcription services. I wish I would have found this weeks ago

I tried pretty much all of the apps in the appstore that were free to download, and this is the best all around! It’s easy to use, the speech recognition catches pretty much everything, omits the “um” and “uh”s and is timed on screen in a way that isn’t overwhelming or too slow, and you can keep your video in portrait orientation if need be! The only negatives i’ve experienced so far are: 1. your video has to be in 10minute increments, but it’s easy to use the trim tool to make sure you start and end the video in exact places. 2. you essentially have to pay to collect points, and depending on how long your video is you may need to buy more. i.e. i had a 10min long video to caption and i needed 600points, which is $1.99. not bad! but i think it would be better for people who plan to regularly use it if it there was an option to pay a monthly fee instead. overall though this is 100% the best app i’ve tried and i highly recommend it!

Initially, I was so impressed with this app. I uploaded a video, it captioned it, et voilá! In fact, I use captioned videos for work, and when I moved onto my second video, I paid $4.99 for additional minutes of captioning time and submitted the video. After paying, the video was black, with no sound and only captions. My operating system is up to date, as is my app. However, after paying, the app is no longer able to process my videos. What a scam! Buyer beware. Really too bad, because the freebie video they give you is so expertly captioned, but once you pay the software no longer functions. Just glad I didn’t pay for a higher number of minutes. Will be reporting to Apple.

Would love a feature where we can import multiple videos to make a longer clip/movie and the ability to move the captions anywhere on the screen. They can get cutoff on Instagram and other platforms if they’re at the bottom, and the other alternative usually places it in the middle of the screen over the subject. The top of the screen is just a little ridiculous. Other than wishing for those this app is great.

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I would have enthusiastically given this app five stars. I love the ease of creating captions, the different fonts and sizes available, and the fact that I can easily move my watermark around, adjust its size, opacity, etc. This app is perfect! Until you “run out of time” and are told you have to buy more. Wait! What?! Didn’t I pay $4.99 for the year!? Oh, apparently (after reading everyone else’s reviews) that’s only to remove the app’s watermark and give me some fonts I can’t use unless I buy more time. I will be deleting this app and searching for another. You guys are scammers! If you ever add a (responsible and unlimited download) monthly subscription option, let me know. The payment option is literally the only reason I’m leaving.