Burn Subtitles

😫 The Pain Point

You have a video with an SRT subtitle file. You need the subtitles burned into the video so they show up everywhere, even on devices that don’t support external subtitles.

🚀 Agentic Solution

A Subtitle Burner that permanently embeds text into the video.

Key Features:

• Font Customization: Size, color, outline, position.
• Multiple Formats: SRT, ASS, VTT support.
• Batch Mode: Process multiple videos.

⚔️ Phase 1: Commander (Quick Fix)

For quick burning.

Prompt:

“I have a video movie.mp4 and subtitles movie.srt. Write a Python script using FFmpeg to:

1. Burn: Embed subtitles into video permanently.
2. Style: White text, black outline, bottom center.
3. Font Size: 24pt.
4. Output: Save as movie_subtitled.mp4.

Handle encoding issues (UTF-8 subtitles). Print progress.”

Result: Video with embedded subtitles.

🏗️ Phase 2: Architect (Permanent Tool)

Engineering Prompt:

**Role:** Python Tool Developer
**Task:** Create a "Subtitle Burner".

**Requirements:**
1.  **GUI:**
    *   Select video and subtitle file.
    *   Font picker, size slider.
    *   Color picker for text and outline.
    *   Position dropdown (top/bottom).
    *   Preview with subtitle overlay.
    *   Progress bar.

2.  **Logic:**
    *   Use FFmpeg subtitles filter.
    *   Handle different encodings.
    *   Option for ASS styling.

3.  **Deliverables:**
    *   `burn_subs.py`
    *   `run.bat`, `run.sh`
    *   `requirements.txt`

🧠 Prompt Decoding

• Hardcoded vs Softcoded: Hardcoded (burned) subtitles are part of the video pixels. Cannot be turned off but work everywhere.

🛠️ Instructions

1. Install FFmpeg.
2. Copy Prompt → Run.