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--- doc:appunti:linux:video:subtitleeditor [2026/08/18 11:13] – niccolo
+++ doc:appunti:linux:video:subtitleeditor [2026/08/18 11:19] (current) – niccolo
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 For the workflow I'm interested in (adding descriptive subtitles to travel footage), I need a few simple features:
-  * Insert a title at the current position in the video
+  * Insert a title at the current position in the video.
-  * Move the title forward or backward in the timeline
+  * Move the title forward or backward in the timeline.
-  * Extend or shorten the duration
+  * Extend or shorten the duration.
 The program allows you to assign **shortcut keys** to various functions. These are the configurations I have implemented:
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 ^ C  | /AdjustTimePlugin/remove-from-duration  |
 ^ V  | /AdjustTimePlugin/add-to-duration  |
+The workflow is something like this:
   - Open the .srt subtitle file: menu File => New or File => Open
   - Open the video file: Video => Open
   - Add the waveform (real or dummy): Waveform => Generate Waveform from Video or Waveform => Generate Dummy Waveform.
-  -
+  - Press Q to play the video, press it again to stop at the desidered point.
+  - Press I to insert the clipboard content as a subtitle at current play position
+  - Press V and C to adjust the subtitle duration.
+  - Press Z and X to adjust the subtitle position.
+  - Click a specific subtitle into the tiles list.
+  - Press S to play the selected subtitle.
+  - Press A sto skip backward the play position.
+**NOTICE**: When you press the I key, the subtitle will be inserted **after the current subtitle** in the titles list, beware that also the play position is after the current subtitle, otherwise timing and position will be messed.