Caption style · Whole sentence

Spotlight captions.

Words ahead stay dim until you reach them.

spotlight captions on a sample clip, rendered by Captuno.

What it looks like

The full sentence is on screen with the words still to come dimmed, and the spoken word turns bold and bright. Viewers see where the sentence is going without losing their place.

When you upload you can change the highlight colour and how the words come in. It works in vertical and widescreen video, in any of the 14 languages Captuno knows.

Good for

  • Calm explainers and video essays
  • Narration over b-roll
  • Quotes and voice-overs

How to get it

  1. Open the uploader in spotlight and drop in an MP4 or MOV, up to 15 minutes and 2 GB. No account or credit card needed, just an email address.
  2. Captuno writes down what's said, times every word and renders the captions, then emails you a link.
  3. Watching the preview is free. The full-quality video and its .srt file cost $1.99 for every 3 minutes of video, or less with a pack of seconds.

Caption a video in spotlight

Other whole sentence styles

  • karaoke: The spoken word turns yellow.
  • box: The spoken word sits in a coloured box.
  • jump: The spoken word hops up.
  • pulse: Capitals; the spoken word swells.
  • underline: A coloured line runs under the spoken word.

Or see all 17 caption styles.