> ## Documentation Index
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# Add captions or repackage talking-head footage

> Choose between subtitles and designed overlays without changing the underlying footage.

HyperFrames has two focused workflows for existing talking-head, interview, or podcast footage.

| You want                                                                        | Choose                      |
| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | --------------------------- |
| Accurate subtitles or expressive captions                                       | Embedded captions           |
| Titles, lower thirds, quotes, data callouts, side panels, or picture-in-picture | Talking-head recut          |
| To remove pauses, reorder speech, or change the underlying edit                 | A custom General Video edit |

<Frame caption="One shoot, three vertical cuts, each with its own kinetic captions. The footage underneath is untouched.">
  <video className="aspect-video w-full object-cover bg-zinc-100 dark:bg-zinc-900" src="https://static.heygen.ai/hyperframes-oss/docs/images/showcase/wfv2-captions.mp4" poster="https://static.heygen.ai/hyperframes-oss/docs/images/showcase/wfv2-captions.jpg" autoPlay muted loop playsInline />
</Frame>

## Captions only

```text theme={null}
/hyperframes Add captions to interview.mp4. Keep the footage untouched.
Use a clean two-line style, emphasize product names in our brand green,
and deliver a vertical version.
```

The caption workflow preserves the original footage and adds a synchronized caption layer.

## Designed overlays

```text theme={null}
/hyperframes Repackage podcast-clip.mp4 with designed overlays.
Keep the footage and audio untouched. Add speaker names, three pull quotes,
and a side panel for the two statistics mentioned in the transcript.
```

The recut workflow uses the transcript to place designed information around the existing clip.

## Approve the treatment

Confirm:

* whether the footage and audio must remain untouched;
* the aspect ratio and safe space around the speaker;
* caption density, line length, and emphasis style;
* names, titles, terms, and numbers that need manual verification;
* which moments deserve overlays;
* whether the result must work without sound.

## Review

* Correct names and wording before styling.
* Confirm captions follow the speech.
* Check that overlays do not cover faces or important footage.
* Keep every graphic on screen long enough to understand.
* Watch once with sound and once muted.

Use [Captions in Studio](/studio/captions) for text, timing, and style changes.

## Common problems

| Problem                                      | Better direction                                              |
| -------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Every spoken word is emphasized              | Reserve emphasis for the few words that change meaning.       |
| Overlays cover the speaker or source footage | Establish safe regions before styling.                        |
| A pull quote repeats the caption underneath  | Use overlays to add structure or context.                     |
| Captions are correct but too fast to read    | Reduce words per line and adjust holds.                       |
| The request actually needs speech editing    | Use the custom video workflow and say the footage may change. |

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="Edit captions in Studio" icon="closed-captioning" href="/studio/captions">
    Correct words, timing, and visual treatment.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Choose another workflow" icon="route" href="/workflows">
    Return to the source-and-outcome chooser.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>