CapCut: Generate and style auto captions

Demo summary
The video demonstrates CapCut's 'Auto Captions' feature, including applying the 'Bounce Out' animation and batch-editing the font and spelling.
Step-by-step
- Navigate to the Text menu and select Auto Captions.
- Select the spoken language and click Generate.
- Highlight all caption clips on the timeline.
- Go to Animation and select the Captions tab to choose a style.
- Ensure Apply to All is selected in the Text settings to batch-edit fonts.
- Click the Captions tab to review individual words and manually correct spelling errors.
Options
- Access caption templates via the Captions tab instead of Auto Captions.
- Save favorite animations by clicking the star icon.
Watch out for
- The auto-generation is not perfect and requires manual monitoring and review for spelling accuracy.
Tips
- Use the 'Bounce Out' animation to change the word color/style exactly as it is spoken.
- Keep 'Apply to All' selected to maintain a consistent font across the entire video.
Highlights
“In a few seconds, Cap Cut puts automatically generated captions onto our timeline.”
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