How to Edit Subtitles on YouTube: Punctuate & Capitalize Captions Quicker with ChatGPT

Subtitle editing made easy: Enhance accessibility and video ranking with well-formatted captions

In today's digital age, video content has become an essential part of communication, entertainment, and education. To make your videos more accessible and rank higher on YouTube, you need to ensure that your subtitles and captions are not only accurate but also properly punctuated and capitalized. Using ChatGPT, you can effortlessly achieve this goal. In this blog article, I’ll show you how to edit subtitles on YouTube quickly and easily, using ChatGPT to add correct punctuation and capitalize captions, making your content more accessible and increasing your video ranking. You can also watch the video tutorial here:

Edit your YouTube video subtitles by adding accurate punctuation & capitalization for easy to read captions.

Why Proper Subtitles Matter

Before we dive into the tutorial, let's understand why it's crucial to have well-formatted subtitles on your YouTube videos:

1. Accessibility: Properly punctuated and capitalized subtitles enhance accessibility for a broader audience, including those with hearing impairments or non-native speakers. Clear subtitles make your content more inclusive and user-friendly.

2. SEO Boost: YouTube uses captions to understand the content of your video. Accurate and well-structured subtitles can improve your video's discoverability, potentially leading to higher rankings in search results.

3. Improved Viewer Engagement: Viewers are more likely to engage with your content when subtitles are well-formatted, as they can easily follow the narrative, ensuring a more enjoyable viewing experience.

Now that you understand the importance of proper subtitles, let's get started on how to edit them using ChatGPT.

Tutorial: Editing Subtitles with ChatGPT

Before you begin, ensure you have a generated audio transcript for your video. You can use YouTube's built-in speech-to-text tool or any other reliable transcription service.

Step 1: Access ChatGPT

1. Open a web browser and navigate to the ChatGPT website.

2. Sign in or create an account if you haven't already.

Step 2: Create a Prompt

3. Click on "New Prompt" to start a new conversation with ChatGPT.

4. In the conversation, provide the unformatted transcript of your video along with a prompt. For example:

Without changing any of the words, can you add punctuation and capitalization to this video transcript so that I can create captions? [Copy/Insert unformatted audio transcript here]

Step 3: Chat with ChatGPT

5. Click "Submit" to start the conversation with ChatGPT.

6. ChatGPT will analyze your request and generate a properly punctuated and capitalized transcript for your video.

Step 4: Review and Edit

7. Carefully review the generated transcript for accuracy and formatting.

8. Make any necessary corrections or adjustments to ensure it aligns with your video content perfectly.

Step 5: Replace the Transcript on YouTube

9. Go to your YouTube studio > Content.

10. Find the video for which you want to replace the transcript and click to Edit the video details.

11. Click "Subtitles" and then select the “Edit” icon under the Subtitles where you want to update the new formatted transcript.

12. Select the existing transcript you want to replace and delete it. Paste the corrected transcript generated by ChatGPT.

13. Click “Edit Timings” and then click “Publish”

Congratulations! You've successfully edited your subtitles using ChatGPT, making your video more accessible and improving its chances of ranking higher on YouTube.